Battle Order

Graphics: Swiss Army Infantry Squad & Platoon

New graphics for our new article on the Swiss Army's Territorial Infantry Platoon: https://www.battleorder.org/...

Article: West Germany Panzergrenadier Company (1966-71)

New article on West Germany's early mechanized infantry companies dated from 1966. 

We Got the Patches!

We got the patches in! We're in lockdown for 8 days still and I want to get some cards printed to go along with them, so I expect to be shipping them out in 1.5 to 2 weeks. All Sergeants Major who ...

Video Roadmap (June 2021)

Here is the plan for video releases next month:

Thursday, 3 June — Vietnam's Modern Rifle Squad (Snapshot)

Thursday, 10 June — Japan's Modern Tank ...

Snapshot: Vietnam's Modern Rifle Squad

New short-form video on the structure and equipment of the Vietnamese Army's (PAVN) infantry squad.

Next video will be a long-form look at Japan's tank forces.

Poll: Choose Our Next(ish) Video

Out of the following options, what topic would you like to see a Snapshot (short form) video on?

Next video will be a Snapshot video on the modern Vietnamese rifle squad, followed by a long ...

Video: British Army Rifle Section (Snapshot)

New quickfire video looking at the British Army Rifle Section. I'm testing out short format videos to see how they'd perform and also to give me more time to research and animate my normal longer v...

Next Video: Japanese Tank Forces

Next video will most likely be a look at the modern Japanese tank forces. They have some interesting things going on, including 3 MBTs and 1 wheeled light tank, all with different states of being i...

Video: America’s New Armored Cavalry Scouts | Structure & Equipment

New video on the Cavalry Squadrons in U.S. Army Armored Brigade Combat Teams. The Cav Scouts received a shakeup in organization and equipment in 2016 to increase their lethality. This goes over the...

New Branding & Intro Slate

I updated Battle Order's logo and logotype when I made the Media Kit. Here is an application of the diamond logo and logotype on the intro slate (the staticy/distorted one near the beginning of eve...

Update on Next Video (18 May)

Here's a work-in-progress slide of the current U.S. Army Cavalry Scout Platoon. We will be looking at the key reforms that occurred to the Cavalry Squadron in 2016, with the reorganization of the s...

SgtMaj Patch Update (16 May 2021)

An update to the Sergeant Major patch saga, my guy says he is shipping my order out to me now.

Behind the Scenes: Media Kit

Here is an exclusive look at a media kit I just created for Battle Order

SgtMaj. Patch Update

Just got these pics of a sample patch from my patch guy

Patreon Membership Free for May

Hey everyone. Because grad school and life have gotten in the way this month and I haven’t been able to crank out videos, I am going to pause billing for next month. I intend to publish more vide...

Sweden's Armored Forces | Structure & Equipment

New video on Sweden's Mechanized Battalions (the ones with Leopard 2s and CV90s)

Animation Test: Swedish Mechanized Battalion Garrisons

New animation test visualizing where Sweden's mechanized/armored battalions are currently garrisoned.

Work in Progress Slides: Swedish Armored Infantry

Some work in progress slides for the upcoming video on Swedish mechanized units. Apologies for the delay on the video. Grad school has been pretty full-on this month with the projects and I'm getti...

Patch Update: Material Mock-up from Manufacturer

Some movement on the patch front. Just got this mock-up showing the planned depth of the rubber patch (subject to change).

To remind you, this patch will be available to all Sergeants Major (...

Patch Update

We've placed an order for 100 rubber patches featuring this design. The manufacturer will be making the mold and producing a sample over the course of the next week. 

Ultimately, we inte...

Video: Japan’s New Rapid Deployment Forces

New video on Japan's new Rapid Deployment Regiments — specially organized and equipped combined arms battalions intended for rapid response to international threats and natural disasters.

Sneak Peek on the Japanese Rapid Deployment video

Basically the same map animation as before, but with sound effects, music, voiceover and a new transition added.

Map Animation Test

Just dropped 280 shmackos on the Geolayers 3 plug-in for After Effects and will be using it judiciously in the next video (on Japanese Rapid Reaction Regiments). Here is my first go after a map ani...

50k Q&A | Video Making Process, Personal Questions & Pringles

New Q&A video in honor of reaching 50,000 subscribers!

Financial Reports for January & February 2021

Little late, but here are our financial reports for January and February 2021.

Strykers: The U.S. Army’s Medium Infantry | Structure & Equipment

New video on the US Army's Stryker Infantry — their medium force mounted in the Stryker ICV. Note to Patrons, this is a reupload due to a sound issue.

Early VDV: The Red Army's Experimental Paratroopers (Pre-WW2)

New video on the development of Soviet airborne doctrine and unit organization during the interwar.

Q&A for 50k

Might do a Q&A when we hit 50,000 subscribers! As Patrons, you get first priority for Q&As. Leave questions in the comments of this post and we might give them an answer!  

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New Chinese Armored Brigades | Structure & Equipment

New video on China's Heavy Combined Arms Brigades (their main armor and tracked IFV units).

Script: Chinese Heavy Combined Arms Brigades

New script on Chinese armored/mechanized infantry units.