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Q&A Call for Questions

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.

Video: Emergency French Army Deployments Post-Invasion

New video on the French Army's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with rapid response deployments to Estonia and Romania.

Video: The British-led Tank Mission on Russia’s Border

New video on the British-led NATO eFP Battle Group in Estonia and its most recent order of battle.

Accessing the Discord Server (Age-Restricted)

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 ca...

Video: U.S. Navy Rifle Squads (Landing Parties)

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...

Primary Sources: Ukrainian Military Textbooks (2004-22)

https://www.battleorder.org/post/ukr_textI've uploaded some Ukrainian military textbooks from between 2004 and 2022. They're in Ukrainian.Included: An organizational chart and equipment list doc for Mechanized and Tank Battalions from 2004 General Tactics textbooks from 2008, 2016 and 2018 t...

Primary Sources: 1970s US Army divisions/nondivision unit organization charts

https://www.battleorder.org/post/usa-70s-refdata Same as before with the org charts and TO&Es but in the 1970s

Primary Sources: 1960s US Army division org charts

https://www.battleorder.org/post/usa-60s-refdataI'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)...

Video: All Vehicles in French Tank Companies

New video on the internal structure of French Tank Squadrons (Companies) in a more detailed/small scale way than the previous videos

Video: Inside Polish Armored Infantry (Squad to Division)

New video on Polish Mechanized and Motorized Infantry units from squad to division, include future developments

Work-in-Progress: Polish Mechanized Infantry

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

Video: Ukraine’s Mech Infantry Structure & Equipment

New video looking at the organization of Ukrainian Mechanized Infantry units from squad to brigade, with special attention paid to Javelin units

Trailer: Ukraine Great Raid of 2014

Another sneak peek of a video I'm working on

Sneak Peek: Zelenopillia Rocket Attack (Ukraine 2014)

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 Battle Order Financials

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.

Video: Defeat of Russia’s Arctic Brigade [UPDATE]

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.

Video: The Real Cost of US Army Combat Units

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.

Primary Source Organization Reference Data on Website

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 in...

South Vietnamese Army Graphics

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...

Video: What the Numbers on Chinese Tanks Mean

New video on how to read Chinese tactical markings on vehicles

Graphics: Ukrainian Squads and French Reconnaissance Task Forces

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 thei...

Video: Why France Mixes Jeeps and Tanks

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 in...

Sneak Peek: Why France Mixes Tanks & Jeeps

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 ...

Graphic: French Armored Recon Regiment (DLM), 1940

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 bran...

Thumbnail Peek: Why France Mixes Tanks & Jeeps

Working on a script on France's long history of mixing literal jeeps with armored vehicles because it's quirky and fun

Video: Evolution of French Tank Regiment (1989-2022)

New video on the evolution of French Tank Regiments from the late 1980s to todayThis 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 somethin...

Video: How China’s New Artillery compares to the U.S.

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.

Purchase: Acoustic Panels

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!

Store Relaunch (New Shirts)

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 medic...

Video: Mapping Russia’s Battered Arctic Battle Group

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