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The '''Departmento Munitorum''' is a department of the [[Administratum]] devoted to the general administration, supply and command of the [[Imperial Guard]], however despite its neccesity it is often viewed by [[Imperial Guard]] as ineffective. The Munitorum has ultimate responsibility for the raising of new [[regiments]], training of troops, provision of equipment and supplies, and transportation of troops and equipment to and from theatres of war. It is primarily a logistical organisation, like the Administratum, but while the Administratum deals with civilian logistics, the Munitorum deals with the logistics of war.
==Overview==
The Munitorum is financed by [[Tithe Grade|tithes]] of men, money and material, and all Imperial planets able to support the Imperial military forces in a sector are regularly called on to do so. To make sure the tithes are provided as and when required, representatives of the Departmento Munitorum are present on almost every Imperial planet. Representatives of the organisation are also present on all [[Imperial Navy]] ships, and wherever Imperial guard forces are stationed.
The Munitorum is organised to allow each level of the organisation to respond effectively to threats, regardless of size and location. The local departments of the organisation can raise tithes from worlds close to a war zone without needing a response from the higher levels of the Departmento Munitorum. As the level of a threat increases and more local departments of the munitorum become involved, the amount tithed, and the amount of planets tithed from, increases. At this point higher levels of the Departmento Munitorum will also become involved, and may funnel additional resources from other parts of the Imperium in to a war zone. The local Departmento Munitorum presence in a subsector has the ability to impose instant tithes, without forewarning, as and when required. Because of this, central command is not needed, due to the functional autonomy of each level of the organisation.
==Organizational Structure==[[Image:MunitorumOrg.jpg|thumb|right|Organization of the Departmento Munitorum{{Fn|1}}]]===Command===The Departmento Munitorum is represented and overseen{{Fn|1}} by three members of the [[High Lords of Terra]]:
* [[Lord Commander Militant]] of the Imperial Guard
* Chancellor of the [[Estate Imperium]]
* [[Master of the Administratum]]
===Senior Offices===
The Departmento Munitorum has four '''Senior Offices''', each answering to one of its three directors:{{Fn|1}}
*'''Officio Tactica''' - Subordinate [[Lord Commander Militant]]
*[[Schola Progenium]] - Coordinated with the [[Adeptus Ministorum]].
*'''Office of the Imperial Pursary''' - Subordinate to the Chancellor of the [[Estate Imperium]]
*'''Office of Records''' - Subordinate to the [[Master of the Administratum]]
===Offices===
Below the senior offices are a vast multitude of lower Offices each overseeing a different task.{{Fn|1}}
===Segmentum Command===
The lowest level of Munitorum strategic command is at the [[Segmentum]] level, overseeing Munitorum activities in its respective region. Each Munitorum Segmentum command is in turn divided into a [[Sector]], [[Sub-sector]], and planetary command.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Munitorum Manuel]] pg.11
*[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]]
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