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· Sep 11
Thread of Squad/Section Graphics (Firearms-Centric)
1 | 🇺🇸 U.S. Marine Rifle Squad, phased in with new equipment from 2020
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1 | 🇺🇸 U.S. Marine Rifle Squad, phased in with new equipment from 2020
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When the squad is so thicknormous you have to make a new format
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The USMC Amphibious Recon Battalion of WW2 is the forerunner of their modern-day Recon and Force Recon Battalions. The images below are how they would have looked as a company and battalion from late 1943 to the end of the war. Neat fact is that 21st Commandant James Jones father commanded them!
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The USMC Amphibious Recon Battalion of WW2 is the forerunner of their modern-day Recon and Force Recon Battalions. The images below are how they would have looked as a company and battalion from late 1943 to the end of the war. Neat fact is that 21st Commandant James Jones father commanded them!
My website now has a "What's New?" section that will have the major additions to the site over a period of time in one place, including the high resolution versions of graphics, videos, archival material and articles. www.battleorder.org/post/new-1-2...
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
My website now has a "What's New?" section that will have the major additions to the site over a period of time in one place, including the high resolution versions of graphics, videos, archival material and articles. www.battleorder.org/post/new-1-2...
I have 3 new archive pages with tons of TO&E and ORBAT information:
U.S. Army & Marines during the Cold War www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
U.S. Army & Marines during WW2
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British Army during the Cold War
www.battleorder.org/post/uk-manu...
U.S. Army & Marines during the Cold War www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
U.S. Army & Marines during WW2
www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
British Army during the Cold War
www.battleorder.org/post/uk-manu...
US Army & Marine Cold War TO&Es
This is the collection of U.S. Army Manuals and TO&Es of the Cold War. I have purchased some myself, but most are things I've found online and want to backup (anyone who has spent time looking at old ...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I have 3 new archive pages with tons of TO&E and ORBAT information:
U.S. Army & Marines during the Cold War www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
U.S. Army & Marines during WW2
www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
British Army during the Cold War
www.battleorder.org/post/uk-manu...
U.S. Army & Marines during the Cold War www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
U.S. Army & Marines during WW2
www.battleorder.org/post/us-toe-...
British Army during the Cold War
www.battleorder.org/post/uk-manu...
🇺🇸 The U.S. Army Cavalry’s Machine Rifle squad of the early 1930. Each Rifle Troop had a Machine Rifle Platoon with enough squads to give each Rifle Platoon one as an attachment (4 in wartime, 3 in peacetime). They used a modified variant of the BAR, the M1922 Machine Rifle
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🇺🇸 The U.S. Army Cavalry’s Machine Rifle squad of the early 1930. Each Rifle Troop had a Machine Rifle Platoon with enough squads to give each Rifle Platoon one as an attachment (4 in wartime, 3 in peacetime). They used a modified variant of the BAR, the M1922 Machine Rifle
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A challenge with force design is you have to index on a scenario to grade the design; this does not mean you have to design against a lone scenario, but it does mean you have to balance tradeoffs between your design and different scenarios
You can't just gesture broadly at the ~future of war~
You can't just gesture broadly at the ~future of war~
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A challenge with force design is you have to index on a scenario to grade the design; this does not mean you have to design against a lone scenario, but it does mean you have to balance tradeoffs between your design and different scenarios
You can't just gesture broadly at the ~future of war~
You can't just gesture broadly at the ~future of war~
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Shot/shot/shot/chaser
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Shot/shot/shot/chaser
Trying out a simpler thumbnail style
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trying out a simpler thumbnail style
This is REAL science, done by REAL scientists
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is REAL science, done by REAL scientists
We won WW2 with "Beautician" as a billet
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We won WW2 with "Beautician" as a billet
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Still amazing that AI can’t perform basic arithmetic but I’m expected to believe this is the glorious future
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Still amazing that AI can’t perform basic arithmetic but I’m expected to believe this is the glorious future
New Patreon video on US Army Long-Range Surveillance doctrine, structure and use on exercise during the late 1980s. They were the successors to the LRRPs/Rangers of Vietnam and provided division and corps commanders with intel gathering in the deep area www.patreon.com/collection/1...
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
New Patreon video on US Army Long-Range Surveillance doctrine, structure and use on exercise during the late 1980s. They were the successors to the LRRPs/Rangers of Vietnam and provided division and corps commanders with intel gathering in the deep area www.patreon.com/collection/1...
The 27th Infantry Division has one of the hardest insignias
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The 27th Infantry Division has one of the hardest insignias
Apparently when the 4th Marines was reactivated in 1952 they added a 4th rifle company to its 3rd Bn (K/3/4) and a whole new 4th Battalion to test quadrangular structures at the battalion- and regimental-levels (but had to reverse it when it deployed to Japan under 3MARDIV)
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Apparently when the 4th Marines was reactivated in 1952 they added a 4th rifle company to its 3rd Bn (K/3/4) and a whole new 4th Battalion to test quadrangular structures at the battalion- and regimental-levels (but had to reverse it when it deployed to Japan under 3MARDIV)
youtu.be/icw2nZevooI 🇫🇷 New video released from the backlog covering a peculiar era of French Infantry Weapons Platoons.
France’s Weirdest Infantry Weapons Platoon? | Depth Section
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November 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
youtu.be/icw2nZevooI 🇫🇷 New video released from the backlog covering a peculiar era of French Infantry Weapons Platoons.
Me when the Army didn't get Cavalry Divisions (Mechanized) partially because the Chief of Cavalry wouldn't let horse regiments be converted for that purpose, so the Army had no choice but to create a separate Armored Force. Literally gave nothing and lost everything
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Me when the Army didn't get Cavalry Divisions (Mechanized) partially because the Chief of Cavalry wouldn't let horse regiments be converted for that purpose, so the Army had no choice but to create a separate Armored Force. Literally gave nothing and lost everything
Millennials and Gen Alpha both represented
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Millennials and Gen Alpha both represented
youtu.be/vS06jcCUju4 🇹🇭 New video on the organization, weaponry and vehicles of Thai Reconnaissance Cavalry Companies and Platoons. Towards the end it goes into doctrinal options for task organization and some examples of tactical situations where those options may be applied.
Thai Cavalry Platoons are Peak Cold War
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November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
youtu.be/vS06jcCUju4 🇹🇭 New video on the organization, weaponry and vehicles of Thai Reconnaissance Cavalry Companies and Platoons. Towards the end it goes into doctrinal options for task organization and some examples of tactical situations where those options may be applied.
I think the laptop I bought with COVID bucks 5 years ago is reaching its limit lol. A 20 second clip using After Effects new 3D functionality taking 1.5 hours to render
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I think the laptop I bought with COVID bucks 5 years ago is reaching its limit lol. A 20 second clip using After Effects new 3D functionality taking 1.5 hours to render
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The Indian Army's elite Sikh Light Infantry emerged from the Royal Pioneers of British India. Its battalions still recruit primarily from the Mazhabi and Ramgarhia communities, legendary for their resilience in harsh environments, and fierce martial spirit.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Indian Army's elite Sikh Light Infantry emerged from the Royal Pioneers of British India. Its battalions still recruit primarily from the Mazhabi and Ramgarhia communities, legendary for their resilience in harsh environments, and fierce martial spirit.
It was perfect, down to the last minute details
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It was perfect, down to the last minute details
🇺🇸 New and updated graphics of National Guard Pentomic Divisions (PA, SC, FL, CA, NY). The graphic count is now 14 Pentomic-era Divisions and 2 separate Infantry Brigades/Combat Commands
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🇺🇸 New and updated graphics of National Guard Pentomic Divisions (PA, SC, FL, CA, NY). The graphic count is now 14 Pentomic-era Divisions and 2 separate Infantry Brigades/Combat Commands
youtu.be/394prfENU4k New video covering the development history, specifications, and unit organization of the 2S9 Nona-S Airborne Self-Propelled Gun-Mortar in the USSR, Russia and Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦
Guide to Russia’s 2S9 Nona-S Airborne Artillery
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October 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
youtu.be/394prfENU4k New video covering the development history, specifications, and unit organization of the 2S9 Nona-S Airborne Self-Propelled Gun-Mortar in the USSR, Russia and Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦
youtu.be/i0hSE_wrfQw New video about the British Army's short-lived mid-2010s organization for its Foxhound Light Protected Mobility Companies, briefly explaining the requirements behind its somewhat suboptimal organization.
Britain's Most Cursed Infantry Company Design?
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October 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
youtu.be/i0hSE_wrfQw New video about the British Army's short-lived mid-2010s organization for its Foxhound Light Protected Mobility Companies, briefly explaining the requirements behind its somewhat suboptimal organization.