Originally Posted by
NutLoose
The thing with an Army Langley is oddly enough, they issue orders not requests..
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Yes, I noticed that when I was S Met O 1BR Corps.
However, military history is rich with examples of units holding non-inventory items, it certainly would not be the first time that the chain of command was kept in the dark, or turned a blind eye.
One account I recently read is of a Mountain battery, British India, with a complete "spare gun", brand new, built from indented parts, and hidden from inspection awaiting the day it was needed against Japan.
In the current case, if I were CO regiment fighting for survival, I might take a short term view The analogy is a Conqueror among Centurions and a Firefly among Shermans.
The Bde commander [or however UKR organises] needs to know about the trophy to issue what would be a very sensible order.