Battle Order

Script: History of the USMC Rifle Squad (1917-2020s)

New script on the history of the US Marine Corps Rifle Squad, from before World War I to the future.

Update: Long Service Role on Discord

Patrons who have supported Battle Order for more 9 months or longer now get a "Long Service" role on our Discord server. It has a distinct colour and is displayed at the top of the members list (only under admins).

In case you haven't already, you can join our Discord chat room here: https://discord.gg/Sqm5NBs

E-Booklet: East German Motorized Rifle Company

We have a new 19-page e-booklet on the East German Mot-Schuetzenkompanie (Motorized Rifle Company) in the late 1980s including sections on the organization, personnel, weapons, vehicles, seating arrangements in the BMP-1, and a comparison with the equivalent Soviet company.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/umsmwv9czsonhbs/East%20German%20Motor%...

Laborwave ‘90: East Germany’s Motor Rifle Company | Organization

New video on the East German Motor Rifle (Mot.-Schützen) Company in the late 1980s.

Script: DDR Mot-Schützenkompanie

New script on the East German Motor Rifle Company during the late 1980s.

Financial Report: September 2020

A report of Battle Order's revenue and expenses for 1 September to 30 September 2020.

DDR E-Booklet Update

Updated draft of the upcoming East German Motor Rifle Company e-booklet (a Patreon exclusive) with a cover design and new page designs.

Next video and Patreon-exclusive booklet

Next video is going to be on the East German Mot-Schutzen Company during the late 1980s. It will release as normal, but I am also doing a grad school project in conjunction with it where I design a booklet to go along with it. This booklet, which will include the organization of the company, explanatory text, graphics, and a comparison between it and the equivalent Soviet company will be made available for free to Patrons around the same time the video goes up.

Here are some screenshots...

Dragon Rising: Guide to China's Modern Infantry Squads

New video outlining the organization of China's different infantry squads.

Script: Guide to China's Modern Infantry Squads

Script for an upcoming video looking at China's modern rifle squads.

E-4 Mafia: Why The U.S. Army Has So Many Specialists

New video on the history of the Specialist rank in the US Army.

Video: Modern Russian Motor Rifle Company | Organization & Tactics

New video on the organization and tactics of the Russian Motor Rifle Companies.

Video: Origins of "The Brass" & U.S. Officer Rank Myths | Q&A + Comments

New comments/Q&A video addressing some of the comments left on the Silver Outranks Gold video. Some topics include the various myths surrounding silver outranking gold, the origin of the term "brass" referring to generals and the Bull Ensign.

Combined Arms: America's WW2 Tank Unit Tactics

New video on the US Army Armored Division during WW2 and how they conducted combined arms operations.

Financial Report: August 2020

A report of Battle Order's revenue and expenses for 1 August to 31 August 2020.

Script: US Army Armored Combat Commands (WW2)

New script for an upcoming video on the US Army Armored Division, its organization and American combined arms tactics during WW2.

Why Silver Outranks Gold (in the US Military)

New video on why silver outranks gold for officer insignia in the US military.

More Tubes, Less Bang?: Late WW2 Soviet Artillery Critique

New video critiquing Soviet artillery practice late in World War II.

This video has been demonetized, so I need to get Youtube to manually review it because it does not violate their guidelines. So it will be late for the public, but on time for my Patrons!

Script: More Guns, Less Bang?: Late WW2 Soviet Artillery Doctrine (Pt. 2)

New script for Part 2 of our series on Soviet Artillery during WW2. 

Tsar of Battle: Late WW2 Soviet Artillery Doctrine (Pt. 1)

A new video on the Soviet Artillery doctrine during the latter half of World War II, covering basic organization and theoretical offensive doctrine.

Script: Tsar of Battle: Late WW2 Soviet Artillery Analysis (pt. 1)

New script for an upcoming video series analyzing Soviet artillery during the late war. This is part 1, which covers organization and doctrine/tactics. Part 2 will compare Soviet artillery use to German and American artillery use, as well as offer a critique and analysis of it taking into consideration strategic and operational factors.

Video: U.S. Army Rank Insignia of WW2

New video on US Army ranks, their insignia, pay and positions they filled during World War II.

Soviet Submachine Gun Unit Tactics (WWII)

New video on the Soviet Red Army's use of submachine guns during World War II and the tactics of their dedicated SMG units.

Script: Soviet SMG Tactics (WWII)

Going to be recording a new video soon on the Soviet submachine gun units and their doctrine during World War II. Here is the script

Script: US Marine Ranks of WWII

New video is going to be coming out Monday morning on the US Marine Corps rank structure during World War II. Here we have the script for that video

Script: US Army Ranger Company on D-Day

We have a new video dropping Sunday 7am PST on the US Army Ranger Company organization for D-Day. You can get a glimpse at the script for the video here!

Working on a New D-Day Ranger Company Video

British Army Motor Company (1944-45)

 New article on the British Army Motor Company (mechanized infantry within Armoured Brigades) from 1944 to the end of WWII 

Article: British Army Recce Squadron (1944-45)

New article on the British Army Reconnaissance Squadron during 1944 and 1945. These were armoured car-equipped reconnaissance formations that provided Infantry Divisions with a highly mobile and versatile reconnaissance capability. 

Website Update: New Country Page Style

Been working on some ways to make the organization of the country-level pages more clear. I've added new header styles to the US and UK country pages and grouped articles by the Division they were a part of.