Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2007: 134-142

The Systems of POL Support of Combat Units in French Army and in the ACRInformational pages

Ing. Vladislav Vincenec, plk. gšt. Ing. Jaroslav Linhart

ACR by Ing. Vladislav Vincenec, Col. GSO Ing. Jaroslav Linhart. All military units can hardly do without the POL (which stands for Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants), rations, maintenance support and services, controlled in field conditions by Logistics. The authors depict logistic system in the French Army and compare it with that in the ACR. The Fuel Service of the French Army (SEA-Service des essences des armées) represents independent branch of the French Army. They explain its role, purpose and functions. Several charts and tablets comparing data of French tank trucks accompany the description of the SEA. The authors divide POL services in the ACR in several categories: introducing new POLs (Czech Defence Standard 051625); POL technological equipment, cars, vehicles; and finally stationary installations, built in according to long-term planes. Since 2004, the POL in the Czech Army has been supplied via the civilian Administration of the State Material Reserves, the deliveries of POL are carried out by civilian hauliers as it is more economic. The Czech POL logistics system at the tactical level is organized along French SEA lines.

Keywords: armed forces of the czech republic,logistic support,pol,france

Published: December 15, 2007  Show citation

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Vincenec, V., & Linhart, G.J. (2007). The Systems of POL Support of Combat Units in French Army and in the ACR. Czech Military Review88(4), 134-142
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