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France's 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (1er RIMa) has converted one of its armored squadrons into a "drones de chasse" or hunter-killer drone squadron. It involves stacks of vertically launching FPV drones, loitering munitions, and fixed wing ISR drones to support the brigade and independent battalio

New video on Sweden's Lvkv 90 platoons. The Lvkv 90 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun variant of the CV90 and they provide close-in, organic air defense to Sweden's mechanized battalions. How is Sweden’s ARMORED ANTI-AIR Organized? (Lvkv 90) (YouTube)

New video on recent structure changes to the 25th Infantry Division's Artillery Brigade (DIVARTY), particularly how it seems to be a pilot for adding a HIMARS rocket artillery battalion to light divisions U.S. Army Divisions Rearming with HIMARS (New Info) (YouTube)

New video on the weaponry, vehicles and organization of the Mexican Marine Infantry Battalion from the squad to battalion-level, as well as how their rank structure works Mexican Marine Arsenal from Squad to Battalion (Pt. 2) (YouTube)

New video on the Battle of Abidjan in Ivory Coast (2011), with a focus on the French Army's operations and order of battle. The latter half of the video is about an combined arms raid the French conducted during the battle to enable the arrest of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo How France did a Thu

New video on U.S. Army scout platoon designs in the 1980s that included motorcycles, as well as some tidbits on other applications of motorcycles in conventional units at the time before their demise in the 90s The Forgotten U.S. Army Dirt Bike Scout Platoons (YouTube)

New video on the organization and equipment of the new Multipurpose Company the U.S. Army is implementing with its light infantry battalions in replacement of the old Weapons Company. The video mainly focuses on what's being done by the 101st Airborne Division and what was tried vis-a-vis robot plat

New video on the complete history of U.S. Army Tank Company organization (unreinforced) from the first tank company TO&Es in 1918 to today. There are 14 distinct snapshots included. Thank you for your patience, this took a while to put together. 100 Year Evolution of the U.S. Army Tank Company (YouT

🇲🇽 New video that overviews the history of the Mexican Marine Corps, its current high-level structure, the nature of its cooperation with the United States, and how its role and reputation has evolved. The structure and weaponry of the Mexican Marines from squad to battalion-level will be included

🇺🇸 New video on how the U.S. Marines redesigned their Marine Division and doctrine to tackle the challenges of nuclear warfare; choices that have pretty much carried over to the modern day in many cases. This is what I've been working on for the past month, as it's basically 2-4 times longer than

🇹🇼 New video looking at the structure, weaponry, and role of the Taiwanese (Republic of China Army) Special Operations Team and Battalion What Taiwanese Special Forces would do against China (YouTube)

New video on Colombia's Mechanized Cavalry units, including platoon/squadron organization, the platforms they use (including newly received ones from the US) and overall force structure Colombia’s Evolving Mechanized Cavalry | Unit Loadout (YouTube)

New video on the structure, role, and major equipment of the U.S. Army's Military Police Company, as well as a little about the ongoing restructure and how MPs will fit into future divisions Anatomy of a U.S. Army Military Police Company (YouTube)

New video on the organization of current German tank units, the lineage of the post-Cold War Leopard 2 variants, and how their enlisted rank structure works How German Leopard 2 Tank Units are Equipped (YouTube)

New video analyizing footage of a Malian Army infantry squad drill. This is a collab between me and the Combat Arms Channel. I extract clues on their squad organization and weaponry Theo from CAC goes frame-by-frame talking about what they're doing in this drill, the tactics being employed and teach

New video on the U.S. Army's old LARC-LX / BARC, a huge 4x4 amphibious truck and ship-to-shore connector that aided in maritime logistics operations. The video covers the specifications of the LARC-LX, its limitations, unit-level capabilities, unit organization, and its service history in the U.S. A

New video on the Malian Army's conventional force structure, how they task force in GTIAs, what major vehicles are in service, and a brief overview of the conflict's geography for those who aren't familiar. Mali’s Glorious “Armored” Corps (YouTube)

New video on the French Army's EBRC Jaguar Armored Cavalry units, particularly their new platoon design France's New JAGUAR Armored Units (YouTube)

New video on Mexico's Motorized Cavalry Regiments. These are Humvee, pickup truck and armored truck-mounted formations which (aside from their conventional missions of recon, counter-recon, security, and raiding) are most well known for internal security patrolling the streets of Mexico Mexico's Sic

New video the the Patriot surface-to-air missile system. I talk about components of the Patriot system, particularly the missiles, how Patriot units are organized, how the different parts of the system are emplaced, unit-level tactics and its limitations. I think this is my second longest video ever

https://youtu.be/KRO0fRznNew New video on 🇨🇴 Colombia's Motorized Road Control Companies or Plan Meteoro Companies, now called "squadrons". This is basically about Colombian Army units raised to secure certain segments of highways during a military surge in the 2000s. Tractor trailers (doctrinally

New video on Mexico's Armored Force, including its Mechanized and Armored Reconnaissance Regiments. I look at their major equipment (i.e. they range of vehicles, some French from the 1980s, some indigenous, and some American from the 1940s) and unit organization from the squad to brigade level. I'm

New video on some recent news regarding French Infantry Regiments and infantry weaponry. The key points are: 1. Increasing firepower with new anti-tank weapons, including NLAW, and adding 120mm mortars back into the regiments. 2. New units in the regiment for operating drones, loitering munitions, r

New video on the evolution of Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. This covers their evolving identity, particularly after Russia's first invasion in 2014, and how its original units changed over the past 3 decades. It goes back to Soviet times and gives a brief explanation of the reorganizations happening

I've uploaded the current day squad segment of the US Army Ranger squad evolution video as its own video, because it's the most popular time period but because the video was so long only about 20% of viewers got to the modern part (the average viewer did not make it through the Vietnam segment). Exc

New video on: The U.S. Army's tactical firefighting teams (the ones that'd deploy to austere/isolated bases and help out during domestic wildfires, not such much domestic installation fire departments) How many teams are needed for bases that serve different sizes of aircraft, or specialty units lik

New video that covers all of the U.S. Army's 10+ Recon/Scout Platoon designs that were in service in Brigade Combat Teams, Battlefield Surveillance Brigades, and the Armroed Cavalry Regiment in the late 2000s. Every U.S. Army Recon Platoon of Iraq’s Worst Years (YouTube)

New video on a planned but not implemented TO&E for 2d Cavalry Regiment that would've seen it structured like a classic Armored Cavalry Regiment but equipped with Strykers. This is part of the "What They Took From Us" series, as 2d ACR was ultimately converted in an infantry-dominant Stryker Brigade

M42 Duster, a twin 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The video covers: 1. Its basic capabilities (range, tracking speed, etc) 2. The same basics of the M16A1 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (quad 50) based on a half-track which it was paired with organizationally 3. The structure of Duster units fr

New video on the Zuzana 2, a Slovakian 155mm self-propelled howitzer, and Slovakia's artillery organization down to the battery level, and their plans for expanding their overall artillery force Zuzana 2 155mm: Slovakia’s Heavy Artillery (YouTube)

I threw together a short that gives a quick overview of the current US Army Ranger Squad to take advantage of the assets I prepared for the main video, and also because only 25% of watchers got to the part that talks about the modern day.

New video comparing the tank unit organization of East & West Germany in 1989 East vs. West German Panzer Units Compared | Hyperwar 1989 (YouTube)

New video on the complete evolution of 🇺🇸 U.S. Army Ranger squads from their founding World War II, to their time in Korea, Vietnam as long-range reconnaissance patrols, the formation of their current iteration in 1974, and today. The segment on the present-day Rangers also spends a lot of time on

New video about an ultralight motorized scout concept that one of the 25th Infantry Division's cavalry troops is developing. This was written about in the Fall 2022 issue of Armor, but one of the NCOs from the test platoon reached out to me with updated and more detailed info on how it's been refine

New video on Soviet experiments in 1987 with a Light Motor Rifle Division, which attempted to create a more air transportable division by motorizing with light GAZ-66 trucks and integrating airborne armor platforms used by the VDV The Soviets’ Experimental Light Motor Rifles (1987) (YouTube)

New video on South Vietnam's Cadillac-Gage V-100 Commando (XM706) units, which were focused mainly on route security, convoy escort, and mobile intervention missions V-100 Commando: Cutest Armor of Vietnam? (YouTube)

New video on how to read the most common symbols Russia uses on its military maps and training manual graphics How to Read Russian Army Battle Maps (YouTube)

New video on West Germany's Panzergrenadier units in the 1960s, from squad to division Panzergrenadier '66: Germany’s 1st IFV Infantry Units (YouTube)

New video on the U.S. Army's Air Cavalry Combat Brigade when it was formed, its doctrinal role as a mobile anti-armor force, organization at the time of its creation down to the company-level, and how attack helicopter companies in general task organized and cycled helicopters for combat (taking int

New video on the evolution of U.S. Army Air Cavalry from the early 1960s to today. The air cavalry talked about are attack/recon helicopter formations that conduct reconnaissance and security for maneuver divisions. How U.S. Air Cavalry Evolved in 60 Years (YouTube)