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Originally posted by Natsef-Amun:
If most weapons 'use' supplies when they are fired, don't you need to put a supply crate on your defense satellites? 
In theory, yes.  In reality, the game allows you to keep firing when you run out of supplies (even on ships); however, movement is reduced to 1 or 0.  Since satellites can't move anyway, running out of supplies on a satellite has no effect.