The downside is the logistical "tail," which means it takes awhile to get parts.

General Wallace wanted a better idea for the Chinese logistical tail, and now he was getting it.

The StarGate is being tied up with your reinforcements and their logistical tail.

They will be expected to make contact and stop the forces, without flank support or logistical tail.

Most of the German logistical tail consisted of horse-drawn vehicles.

In part this was because his army lived off the land and had no big logistical 'tail'.

The rest were in the administrative and logistical "tail" required to support them.

Although Grant insisted that the army travel light with minimal artillery and supplies, its logistical "tail" was almost 70 miles.

Still, the logistical tail tends to slow things down quite a bit.