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Graphic: Russian Air Assault Company (VDV)

Graphic depicting the pure unreinforced Russian Air Assault Company, part of Separate Air Assault Brigades and Air Assault Regiments. This is based off of the doctrine provided in a VDV textbook. 

As with most Russian units, the Company HQ has key staff personnel which are carried in vehicles provided by a separate Headquarters Squad (at higher echelons a signals unit). In this case, it includes a Company Commander, Deputy Company Commander, Deputy...

Video: How the M1 Abrams is Reinforced for Combat

New vid on US Army Armor Company Teams, explaining common methods of task organizing armored combined arms units at the company and battalion levels.

Graphic: U.S. Armor Company Team

A notional task organization of a U.S. Army Armor Company Team in a high threat area. Solid lines represent organic units while dotted lines are attached from outside units.

Attachments:

• From Mechanized Infantry Company (CAB): The Armor Company has swapped 3rd platoons with a Mechanized Infantry Company to gain a Bradley IFV/dismounted infantry component.

• From Headquarters & Headquarters Company (CAB): An Ambulance Squad has been attached for med...

Graphics: Modern Japanese Combat Divisions

We now have graphics for every JGSDF (modern Japanese army) maneuver division. Next up is brigades.

Graphic: Russian 200th Motor Rifle Brigade (Arctic)

New graphic showing the current organization of the Russian 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (Arctic) which has elements engaged near Kharkiv in Ukraine.

Financial Report: Q1 2022 (January to March)

New financial report listing all revenues received and expenses paid during the first quarter of 2022. Note that Youtube ad revenue is paid out about one month after it is earned, and sponsorships can have a 1-2 month lag time from the sponsor placement publishing to getting paid.

Video: What Russia’s Letters REALLY Mean (Mapping the ‘Z’)

New video that explains the letters on Russian vehicles and maps where specific markings are being used (mainly because people keep posting the wrong interpretation in the comments of all my Ukraine videos).

Graphics: Russian 2nd Guards MR & 4th Guards Tank Divisions

New/updated graphics depicting the Russian 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division and 4th Guards Tank Division. These divisions are subordinate to the 1st Guards Tank Army and elements of them are fighting in Ukraine south of Sumy (east of Kyiv). Note that we do not know if the divisions are fully engaged, but we have observed elements of at least 2 (if not 3) of the 4th Guards' maneuver regiments as well as elements from its artillery regiment.

Video: The Russian Tanks in Ukraine: T-80 “Flying Tank”

New video on the T-80 tank (which Russian units have them, a very simple guide to the variants and where they've been found in Ukraine and what units those are a part of)

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Video: Mapping Russia's Most Costly Tank Losses

New video that geolocates big-ticket Russian tank/ground vehicle losses and identifies unit affiliates where possible

Video: Where Russia Attacked and Where They’re Headed | Days 1-3

New video that gives a brief overview of Russia's advances into Ukraine in the first 2-3 days of the invasion. This is mainly for orientation purposes, so anyone who isn't familiar can visualize the movements being made. It doesn't go super in-depth with specific engagements because of all of the unverified information floating around.

Update

Hi everyone, apologies for the delay in videos. I've been exceptionally distracted with all of the Ukraine War updates and making sure the Battle Order Discord server has sufficient moderator coverage. I am considering dropping what I was working on in terms of videos and doing some sort of Ukraine War map update to give people an idea of the big picture. Learning about the future US Army Armored Division just doesn't seem all that necessary right now. 

But there is so much unverif...

Video: How France Fought a Lightning War in Mali

New video that takes a look at the maneuver phase of Operation Serval, France's intervention in Mali, and the organization of the forces involved. Special attention is paid to France's method of task organizing combined arms task forces.

Sneak Peek: France's 1st Conventional Units Arrive in Mali

New sneak peek showing France's initial deployment of forces to Mali as part of Operation Serval. The movement brought together three company task forces into one combined arms battalion, drawing from units that immediately prior to commitment were in 4 different countries.

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Sneak Peek: War Returns to Mali (Op Serval)

New sneak peek showing the introduction to our next video on how France fought a lightning war during Operation Serval.

Video: Guide to Russia's Tank Force

New video on the organization of Russia's tank force, including the platoon, company, battalion, brigade/regiment and division levels. We also briefly go over how Battalion Tactical Groups work.

Graphics: Future US Army Divisions (WayPoint 2028)

As part of research for a future video series, I made graphics depicting the proposed division organizations for the U.S. Army as part of WayPoint 2028. This is part of the Army's effort to refocus on division-centric large scale combat operations. The division types are the Joint Forcible Entry Division (Airborne and Air Assault), Light Division, Heavy Division, and Pene tration Division. 

Accompanying article: 2022-01-10 05:15:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Video: Guide to U.S. Mechanized Infantry Squads (1980s)

New video on the evolution of the U.S. Army Mechanized Infantry Platoon (both M113 and M2 Bradley) during the 1980s

Sneak Peek: US Mechanized Infantry in the 1980s

Sneak peek of our upcoming video on the US Army Mechanized Infantry Platoon & Squad in the 1980s. This part includes a map animation that shows which units deployed to West Germany (or earmarked to deploy there in the case of war under Reforger) and South Korea had M113s and Bradleys.

Video: Guide to the French Infantry Squad

New video that lays out the organization of the French Army Infantry Squad and the new equipment they are adding to it

New Squad Graphics

In the interim between videos I often do graphics because I find them fun and also they help lay the groundwork of research for future videos: https://www.battleorder.org/graphics

The website now has quite a few. In particular, it has *almost* complete histories of the evolution of Australian, Canadian and British rifle sections from the early Cold War to the present. Quite a few have info that is either not ea...

Call for Questions (100k Q&A)

In honor of hitting 100,000 subscribers, I want to do a Q&A on the second channel. Leave any questions you want answered in the comments of this post! Patrons of higher rank will be prioritized earlier in the video.

I will likely not answer questions that have to do with "What do you think about x military?", "Which gun is better?" or "Can you do a video on x country?"

Link to the 2nd Channel: https://w...

Financial Report for All of 2021

Here is the financial report for the entirety of the year 2021, including all income, expenses, taxes and charitable contributions.

Video: Guide to Chinese Army Ranks (NEW Reforms)

New video explaining the rank structure of the Chinese PLA Ground Forces. It includes the enlisted and officer ranks, as well as officer grades, which are a system of job titles that actually supersedes the rank system in importance.

Graphic: US Army Ranger Squad (2019)

Graphic I made with the input from a guy who served in the 3rd Ranger Battalion as recent as 2019. 

Organizationally, the Rangers are similar to normal light infantry up to the company-level with only minor modifications. For this reason, they could be considered the Army's most elite true infantry. What they differ in is their missionset, selection standards, deployment tempos, and budgets for gear and training. The Ranger specialize in missions like airfield seizures, direct acti...

Graphics: Russian VDV and Ukrainian Mechanized Squads

Two new graphics depicting the current organization of the Russian VDV Airborne Squad (BMD-mounted) and the Ukrainian Mechanized Infantry Squad (BMP-2/BMP-1/BTR-80/BTR-70). More in-depth details and accompanying pictures can be found on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battle.order/

Video: Britain's Future Deep Strike Unit Explained [No Ads]

New video explaining Britain's Future Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Teams, a new formation that combinations long-range precision artillery will armoured cavalry. It's basically combining their pre-existing Artillery Brigade with the historical Reconnaissance Brigade.

This video will be sponsored, so you get it ad free.

New Australian Rifle Section Graphics

We've updated some of our Australian Infantry Section graphics, all viewable here: https://www.battleorder.org/aus-graphics

New Canadian Rifle Section Graphics Page

Our website has a new page for Canadian Infantry Rifle Section graphics from all eras: https://www.battleorder.org/cdn-graphics