Supply depot

"Every CO worth their salt knows the importance of a supply line. Without a depot fully stocked with fuel and ammo, warfare is simply impossible."

The supply depot houses all the goods, tools and accessories that are necessary for the running of a terran base. It is used by both military units and colonists.

Overview
"In order to equip additional personnel you must have enough supply depots to support them."

- Terran adjutant

Under the Terran Confederacy, supply depots were standard for military bases and possessed a universal design. This design was that of a low, one-story, metal-clad structure, a spacious waiting area and a counter separating said area from the storage racks on the other side. Such storage includes weapons, ammunition and even SCVs.

During the Second Great War, through research of protoss artifacts, Doctor Egon Stetmann gained insight into protoss architecture and was able to develop orbital depots&mdash;supply depots capable of being dropped from the Hyperion and surviving entry through a world's atmosphere to a point designated by a SCV-planted beacon.

StarCraft
The supply depot is by far one of the most important buildings in the terran tech tree. Similarly to the pylon (protoss) or the overlord (zerg), it provides "supply points" which allow for the construction of new units. Unlike overlords and pylons, however, it does not have any additional abilities.

StarCraft II
In addition to providing supply in StarCraft II, the depot gains the ability to lower and rise from the ground. When lowered ground units may pass over it. Unlike the Perdition turret, it is not considered burrowed or hidden when lowered.

Heart of the Swarm
A special supply depot skin is unlocked via leveling in Heart of the Swarm.

Nova Covert Ops
In Nova Covert Ops, orbital depots are unlocked automatically, allowing for quick deployment of supply depots.

Co-op Missions
Jim Raynor gains the following upgrade to supply depots in Co-op Missions.

Development
Small units could originally pass between supply depots. This was removed by September 2007.

Known Depots

 * Supply Depot 7