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Scales of issue
List of authorised maximum levels of holdings of stores, equipment and vehicles as established by Mission HQ, for use by contingents to meet their operational commitments; "scale" refers both to the formula used to calculate the quantities and to the resulting stores allocated (engineer stores, supply/ordnance stores, defence stores); also found: 'contingents should be scaled for 6 months spare parts and assemblies', 'first line scales (for ammunition)', 'a generous scale of smoke and illuminating rounds', 'sufficient scaling of spare parts', 'scale of ammunitions'; 'scales of issues'; 'daily ration scales', 'scale of hygiene chemicals', 'a scale of issue (for medical and dental stores)
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- Industry/Domain: Military
- Category: Peace keeping
- Company: United Nations
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