| “ | A heavy duty shipping transport truck designed by Bassett Motor Society. It’s built for hauling the heaviest of equipment over long distances with ease. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The BMS - Packmule Flatbed (also known as a Flatbed Truck or Flatbed) is a logistical vehicle designed to transport various Shippables, including certain vehicles, and large amounts of crates, materials, or resources, over long distances.
The BMS - Packmule Flatbed holds one passenger and houses a crew of one soldier:
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The BMS - Packmule Flatbed is not equipped with a main armament.
The driver can interact with nearby structures by pressing or +. They retrieve items from stockpiles twice as fast compared to on foot and can retrieve three times the normal amount from stockpiles by pressing +.
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Garage  |
30 x Refined Materials  |
BMS - Packmule Flatbed  |
30  hits |
Mass Production Factory  | 216 x Refined Materials | 3 crates  of 3 x BMS - Packmule Flatbed | 01:15:00 |
| Mass Production Factory | 270 x Refined Materials | 4 crates of 3 x BMS - Packmule Flatbed | 01:40:00 |
| Mass Production Factory | 315 x Refined Materials | 5 crates of 3 x BMS - Packmule Flatbed | 02:05:00 |
Mass Production Factory orders must have at least 3 crates.
The BMS - Packmule Flatbed can be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.
It cannot be packaged or transported by another vehicle. As such, it must be driven to its destination, regardless of where it is.
The Crates of BMS - Packmule Flatbed produced by Mass Production Factories can be packaged and transported by any Shipping Vehicle then submitted to a Storage Depot or Seaport to be stored and unpacked.
The BMS - Packmule Flatbed is a vital part of the logistical supply chain, either for resource collection, material transportation, or equipment transportation. Despite all this, it requires any type of crane in order to be used effectively.
Due to the importance of these vehicles, they should always be stored within a Seaport or Storage Depot, and never on the side of a road. This is especially true for the frontlines, as it allows for more targets for partisans, as well as them potentially blocking AI defenses from shooting nearby enemies. While they can carry a ton of equipment, such as crates in a Shipping Container, Flatbeds with Shipping Containers should NEVER be driven to a frontline as the crates cannot be taken out and used there.
If destroyed while carrying cargo, it's important to note that only Material Pallets, Resource Containers, Shipping Containers, and Liquid Containers are dropped. All other carried cargo is destroyed along with the Packmule.
| Update | Changes |
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| Update 1.55 |
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| Update 1.54 |
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