Main supply route explained

A main supply route (MSR)^[1] is the route or routes designated within an area of operations upon which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations^[2] and humanitarian operations.^{[3] [4]} MSR is a term that is also used in insurgency and irregular war scenarios.^[5]

Because of the intense and predictable flow of constrained military traffic MSRs can often become targets for opposing forces, as was the case with the Airport Road in Baghdad, a short but dangerous route.^[6]

See also

• Line of communication
• Military logistics
• Humanitarian Logistics

Notes and References

1. Web site: MOD Acronym List, p 258. 5 July 2017.
2. Australian Defence Force (1994). ADFP 101 Glossary. Staff Duties Series. Canberra: Defence Publishing Service.
3. Book: Underwood. James R.. Guth. Peter L.. Military Geology in War and Peace. 1998. Geological Society of America. 9780813741130. 214–215. en.
4. Book: Shrader. Charles R.. The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1992-1994. 2003. Texas A&M University Press. 9781585442614. 19. 5 July 2017. en.
5. News: Syrian rebels defeat Isis to capture main supply route to Turkey. 5 July 2017. The Independent. 7 April 2016.
6. News: Burns. John F.. On Way to Baghdad Airport, Death Stalks Main Road. 5 July 2017. The New York Times. 29 May 2005.