“Ok, I’ll explain this a different way. What does the US Army Ordnance Corp do today? They are responsible for equipping the Army with all forms of weapons, ammunition, artillery, missiles, explosives, etc. This is exemplified by the current mission statement:”
What does the term “combined ARMS” refer to?
Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. Combined arms doctrine contrasts with segregated arms where each military unit is composed of only one type of soldier or weapon system. Segregated arms is the traditional method of unit/force organization, employed to provide maximum unit cohesion and concentration of force in a given weapon or unit type.
For example, during the Nepoleonic wars, it was common to have Infantry, Calvary and Artillery all following their own command and doctrine.
The Ordnance Corp supplies the arms requirements for all arms.