Departmento Munitorum
From Lexicanum
The Departmento Munitorum is a department of the Administratum devoted to the general administration, supply and command of the Imperial Guard. 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.
The Munitorum is financed by 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.
The Departmento Munitorum is represented 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
