Hey guys. I'm thinking about doing a Q&A on the second channel. Post any questions you have as a comment here. I will also be looking at the questions from last time I posted one of these but didn't do the video.
2023-03-06 16:00:34 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on the French Army's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with rapid response deployments to Estonia and Romania.
2023-03-05 19:56:29 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on the British-led NATO eFP Battle Group in Estonia and its most recent order of battle.
2023-03-03 12:54:42 +0000 UTC View Post
If you use Discord and have an iPhone, you will be restricted from accessing age-restricted servers by default. By of Discord's new community guidelines, we had to mark channels where discussion of firearms might happen as "age-restricted" which got us labelled as a NSFW server.
If you cannot access the Discord on your iPhone, here is a tutorial on how to fix it. Alternatively, logging in on desktop and going to User Settings > Privacy & Safety will give yo...
2023-03-02 13:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Brief look at U.S. Navy Landing Party Rifle Squads during WW2 and 1950-60. These were ad hoc landing parties that were pulled from the complement of a ship for certain duties ashore.
This is a short video I started right after finding an interesting document yesterday. A longer video on US Army drone units (MQ-1C Gray Eagle) is in the works.
2023-02-25 07:28:40 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.battleorder.org/post/ukr_text
I've uploaded some Ukrainian military textbooks from between 2004 and 2022. They're in Ukrainian.
Included:
https://www.battleorder.org/post/usa-70s-refdata Same as before with the org charts and TO&Es but in the 1970s
https://www.battleorder.org/post/usa-60s-refdata
I've uploaded basically complete organization charts/personnel and equipment lists for US Army divisions in the 1960s. Included are the Infantry & Airborne Division, armored infantry, and separate infantry brigades from the late Pentomic era (1961),...
2023-02-15 13:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on the internal structure of French Tank Squadrons (Companies) in a more detailed/small scale way than the previous videos
2023-02-05 06:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on Polish Mechanized and Motorized Infantry units from squad to division, include future developments
2023-01-30 01:16:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Some work in progress shots of the Polish mechanized infantry. Their video will be done in a couple of days. Just been taking a while because of the pseudo-3D stuff and I've been trying to get more feedback from servicemembers
2023-01-28 18:16:18 +0000 UTC View Post
New video looking at the organization of Ukrainian Mechanized Infantry units from squad to brigade, with special attention paid to Javelin units
2023-01-13 18:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Another sneak peek of a video I'm working on
2023-01-01 17:30:21 +0000 UTC View Post
A work-in-progress of the Zelenopillia rocket attack in 2014, when a Russian BM-21 Grad battalion crossed just over the border into Ukraine and destroyed 2 Ukrainian battalions encamped 12km away.
No sound effects yet
2022-12-24 14:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm going to do one of the annual financial reports graphics in the New Year but here is a spreadsheet breaking down Battle Order-related revenue and expenses in 2022. It is essentially 2.25x greater than 2021's pre-tax income when accounting expenses.
2022-12-23 10:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick video update on my original video covering the Russian 200th Motor Rifle Brigade's doings in Ukraine, with new info reported by the Washington Post.
2022-12-18 11:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post
New video comparing the annual costs of different types of US Army units, factoring in the external support and administration they need to function. They're also compared to some things in other branches, like a carrier strike group and different types of air force squadrons.
2022-12-11 04:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post
I've uploaded a bunch of primary source tables of organization and equipment from the Cold War. I found them on the USAHEC site, but they are not searchable at all on Google and the files were huge (200-300MB+). So I optimized the PDFs and made them a little more searchable. The American ones include very good unit organization charts and vehicle count tables. They also include things like the subunit's missions, capabilities, allocation, and logistical data in some cases.
I have more t...
2022-11-29 18:45:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Made a page for some new South Vietnamese (ARVN) graphics I made this week after finding some TO&Es in an archive. https://www.battleorder.org/vn-graphics They include:
- ARVN Airborne Rifle Company
- Regional Force Mechanized Platoon (Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando)
- Regional Force River Patrol Company (Higgins Boat)
- ARVN Airborne Rifle Squad
- ARVN Tactical Base Intelligence Sq...
2022-11-26 17:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on how to read Chinese tactical markings on vehicles
2022-11-21 19:27:57 +0000 UTC View Post
A few new graphics. The first are of Ukrainian Mechanized Squads based on manuals from 2008 and 2016 (three graphics because each squad is a little different). This isn't to say this is current SOP, and especially the "Groups" are likely intended as situational ad hoc things becuase their descriptions even in the doctrine aren't consistent.
Second is a French Reconnaissance & Intervention SGTIA (SGTIA-RI) which is a company-sized task force designed to provide reconnaissance/scoutin...
2022-11-18 16:56:13 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on:
- The role of French cavalry regiments (incl. Leclerc MBT, AMX-10RCR, and some of the dedicated reconnaissance squadrons)
- The role and history of light vehicles (like jeeps and VBL scout cars) supporting French armored vehicles, including tanks, going back to early WW2 and U.S. Army influence
- The likely historical reasons the French mix light vehicles into tank platoons
2022-11-12 20:18:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Sneak peek to an upcoming video talking about the role light vehicles play in France's tank units (as well as the overall structure and purpose of the tank and AMX-10RC wheeled units as context).
Taking a little bit longer because I completely trashed the original script to make it make a little more sense and be a little more relevent to modern tactics. ALso trying out some new things with After Effects, like this 3D table/picture effect
2022-11-07 05:17:57 +0000 UTC View Post
New graphic showing the administrative configuration of the French Régiment de découverte, the main reconnaissance element of their Light Mechanized Divisions (cavalry branch) during the Battle of France. One regiment was also diverted to Charles de Gaulle's 4th Armored Division (infantry branch) in 1940. Here's an article about the division as a whole: https://tmg110.tripod.com/french_a2.htm
2022-11-02 07:28:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on a script on France's long history of mixing literal jeeps with armored vehicles because it's quirky and fun
2022-10-29 04:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on the evolution of French Tank Regiments from the late 1980s to today
This is a supplemental. Basically I'm researching a main channel video that dives deeper into French tank platoons/squadrons of today and found some interesting stuff with the history.
In the future if I find something obscure information that I'd like to make a video on but I know won't do well, I'll throw it on the second channel and take less time making it (this one took just 2 days to thro...
2022-10-26 14:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on Chinese artillery platforms and structure from the company to group army (corps) level, with brief comparisons between it and how the U.S. does things.
2022-10-21 18:18:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Recently got about $200 in high quality/thick acoustic panels and also a windscreen for my mic to make my room less bad to record in. Thanks for the support everyone!
2022-10-14 16:35:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I recently relaunched my store with some new shirt designs if anyone is interested in that: https://battleorder.myshopify.com/
I tried to keep the prices as low as possible because I don't expect to get rich off it, except for the "Cyborgs" charity shirt where all profits will go to medical aid for Ukraine.
I think the shirts are very soft and others who have gotten them say that material is good as well, s...
2022-10-11 06:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on Russia's 200th Motor Rifle Brigade (Arctic), including its original 2014 incursion into Ukraine and mapping its movements before and after the 2022 invasion
2022-10-08 18:41:36 +0000 UTC View Post