A main supply route (MSR) is the route or routes designated within an area of operations upon which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operationsAustralian Defence Force (1994). ADFP 101 Glossary. Staff Duties Series. Canberra: Defence Publishing Service. and humanitarian operations. MSR is a term that is also used in insurgency and irregular war scenarios.

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.

See also

Line of communication Military logistics Humanitarian Logistics

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