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The typical ammo dump will have several of the following elements:

  • A ''buffer zone'' or cleared area of at least several hundred feet (sometimes as much as 1-2 Km or 1 Mile ) surrounding the facility, in the event of an explosion

  • ''Perimeter security'', such as a fence, to avoid casual access by unauthorized persons

  • ''Guards'' equipped and in numbers relative to the potential threat from enemy forces

  • ''Bunkers'' (Magazines) where ammunition is stored under lock and key

  • ''Blast barriers'' (Traverses), such as an earth berm or buried pit, to divert the force of the blast (typically upward, but sometimes to the side) in case the ammunition detonates

  • ''Safety Distances'' are calculated between storage sites (magazines) and outside infrastructure to limit damage and set max holdings of net explosive content per site.

  • A ''loading area'' (Transit Building or Area) for transferring stored ammunition to and from trucks, ships, etc.

  • A ''flooding system'' in large facilities to put out a fire or prevent an explosion in a magazine.

  • An ''Ammunition Repair Facility'' or workshop will be found in many ammunition facilities. This facility is used for the repair, breakdown, inspection, and manufacture of ammuntion held within or brought to the Depot.

  • A ''Destruction Area'' (Demolition Range) used for the disposal by burning or detonation of defective, surplus, or obsolete ammunition and explosives.


Ammunition dump as a term is more commonly ascribed to sites that store munitions "in the field" for imminent or immediate use. These are often targets for enemy artillery attack or air attack.


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