Movies have completely undermined the sense of scale of mechanized warfare in the minds of most people. Nothing compares with reality.
@Shvetsario
8 күн бұрын
That's why I study real life warfare and strategy for my worldbuilding
@JanB1605
6 күн бұрын
It bugs me that in movies they sometimes throw around "platoon", "company", "battalion" or even "brigade", sometimes even in the wrong order of size (a brigade smaller than a company for example) and then show a dozen or maybe a couple dozen guys. A platoon is roughly 20-40 people in most NATO countries. Companies are 100 to 200, approximately. That's already a lot of people.
@pyrrhus6264
6 күн бұрын
@@JanB1605 Or a division that’s like 30 guys
@gardnert1
5 күн бұрын
Reality undermines it. You will mever have things laid out like that. You always split your forces between front line, reserves, a refit/rest units. You will also conform to your terrain and operational needs. There's no scenario where this formation will need to exist.
@pierrew1532
5 күн бұрын
@@gardnert1 Desert Storm was probably a lot like that
@iamscoutstfu
3 ай бұрын
Alright private. Put all of this away, thanks.
@DCI_LeoDan_
2 ай бұрын
This is the most badass arts and crafts project I've ever seen.
@alexroselle
5 күн бұрын
There’s a lot to say about America and our history in the way that “football field” has replaced “acre” as our common unit of area.
@Laotzu.Goldbug
3 күн бұрын
RIP homeowners.
@323guiltyspark
3 күн бұрын
How many football fields big is a football field?
@Sou1xd
2 күн бұрын
Acre foot is our water measurement!… however it’s still measured in my brain as football field with a different name soooo nvm. 😂
@The_Red_Off_Road
19 сағат бұрын
We’re not farmers anymore. At the time of the civil war, most of the soldiers on both sides were farmers. That changed around Korea to Vietnam
@christopherneufelt8971
10 сағат бұрын
However in my village we traditionally divide the land by tennis fields. Church areas of course in bowling units.
@normalusername5223
28 күн бұрын
0:50 of course the standard american measurements. How many football fields it is across. But the question is, how many Ford F150's does it weigh?
@alexroselle
5 күн бұрын
And how many cheeseburgers does it consume per day?
@Loraxpilot
5 күн бұрын
Sure beats the PowerPoint I made at Ft Knox back in 1992 😅😅😅
@jamsya493
6 күн бұрын
I love how football fields are an actual unit of measure
@NatorGreen7000
5 күн бұрын
same
@Its-Just-Zip
5 күн бұрын
It's an easy shorthand when you're measuring in hundreds of meters because a football field is almost exactly 100 m long. You can just use it instead of saying 200, 300, or 400 m
@death_parade
5 күн бұрын
@@Its-Just-Zip For a nation with a military that take brevity codes to an extreme, saying "football field" instead of "100 m" just sounds ironic.
@highxbye
4 күн бұрын
@@death_parade Unironically, it's most likely better (at least you could argue) in the case of the U.S. military. For many, a "football field" probably carries more contextual understanding than "100 m" as they've likely seen one and know what it feels like to run across one, so in terms of spatial comprehension to brevity, the tradeoff is probably worth it. But I agree, very ironic.
@PirateMF
4 күн бұрын
@@death_paradeAmericans doing everything to avoid using the metric system.
@neurofiedyamato8763
4 ай бұрын
measured in good old American football fields. very cool visualization
@gameprofcaa
Күн бұрын
Nice display of GHQ Micro-Armor. Correction on the scale - it's 1:285th scale (effectively 1mm per foot). What's not mentioned is the sheer amount of firepower (combat power) possessed by an actual ABCT and the amount of precision that can be achieved by those weapons. Logistically, keeping that force supplied is critical.
@dzcav3
7 күн бұрын
Very useful visualization
@matthewgraham6980
4 күн бұрын
And imagine, the we have three Armored Divisions. Each with three BCTs. Mechanized warfare is truly massive.
@NotShadows
3 күн бұрын
…In active duty. Not including Sustainment Brigades Not including Aviation Brigades Not including Division’s assets The scale is massive
@steppahouse
3 күн бұрын
Incredible.
@LocatingGoku
3 күн бұрын
i fucking love football fields
@1bskemp
3 күн бұрын
As of 2019, when I was a company commader with 1st BDE 1st CAV, everything was at 70% strength (personnel and equipment) and was led by an Infantry officer
@G4x5da
2 күн бұрын
Why the Infantry officer remark? 1st Cav div is a combined arms division and led by infantry officers just like any division. They retained the “cavalry” name for historical reasons
@1bskemp
2 күн бұрын
@@G4x5da "Thank you sir for letting me play with your tanks..." was the quote the BDE CDR gave to the DIV CDR during his change of command. A change of command with an Armor Officer who appreciated and understood tank maintenance. CABs are bullshit and so are infantry officer that lead them.
@mcRydes
Күн бұрын
Did the armored forces fighting in Gulf Wars I and II use these formations? Or is this organization and structure the product of more recent reorganization?
@SpassMacher2000
5 күн бұрын
How do drones effect this formation
@ComfortsSpecter
Ай бұрын
Incredible Freedom Amazing Demonstration Mostly Understood but This Is Invaluable in Reminding Me of The Perspective and Showcasing Potential Lesser Patrol Tactics Thank You so Much for This Public Service The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds
@Jeff55369
3 күн бұрын
Seems like you guys should start using augmented reality overlays. You could use something like ARMA for positioning.
@darkmattergamesofficial
4 күн бұрын
Football fields are the best unit of measurement for us Americans. We can all intuitively understand it
@emiel_nl
8 күн бұрын
why is the artillery in front of the tanks?
@ryanmartin279
6 күн бұрын
It is artillery to support the brigades cavalry squadron. Unlikely to actually be allocated since all our cavalry troops have organic mortars in their formations. Plus guns went to Divarty recently so doubt they’d be forward supporting cavalry like that haha
@emiel_nl
5 күн бұрын
@@ryanmartin279 doesn't that expose the artillery or is the range to short to be put behind the armor?
@MrCosinuus
4 күн бұрын
@@emiel_nl The more forward your own artillery is, the further it can reach into enemy terretory. Imagine the forward scouts would recieve enemy artillery fire, but your own artillery is too far behind to offer effective counter artillery fire. And other then in the model, the scouts are probably several miles ahead off the main body. It's their job to scout ahead after all. Also, the scout bataillion has a tank company of it's own. So that artillery is still behind a first line of 36 Bradleys (3 troops with each two plattons of 6 Bradleys) and a second line of 14 Abrams tanks (one company)
@sforza209
3 күн бұрын
I’m having a hard time understanding where in the world would a formation like this fit any where?
@Synaps4
3 күн бұрын
Well it must have worked well in open deserts like Kuwait, Iraq, etc. You'd have space there, but I think you're right in most cases the terrain will never let you spread out like this and you must be fighting in columns up the main roads.
@cube44w
2 күн бұрын
You don’t fight in a BDE on line like this massive movement. BNs will have movement corridors and each have a sub objective which achieves the overall mission. Within the BNs is the COs who are executing the BN mission. Fighting in a massive line like that isn’t possible or desirable.
@radoslawbiernacki
2 күн бұрын
Ok this seems to be the only useful and actually proper content on this profile ;) Why it has University in the name is mistery for me.
@KENKENNIFF
2 күн бұрын
4000 people is about what you can fit in a moderately sized office building, I guess this is like a moderately sized business but spread out to avoid enemy fire.
@HYPERIONNakayama
4 күн бұрын
I have more respect for those who develop these massive op orders. That's crazy organization
@yescharliesurfs
Ай бұрын
The British army is smaller than this
@TheLiamster
9 күн бұрын
That is not true at all
@yescharliesurfs
9 күн бұрын
@@TheLiamster yeah I think they have the RtR and two cavalry regiments which means they have three of the units shown in the vid
@yescharliesurfs
6 күн бұрын
To clarify there are THREE regular tank battalions in the British army, organised into two regular brigades (12th and 20th ABCT).
@death_parade
5 күн бұрын
@@yescharliesurfs British Army does not follow the ABCT orbat, does it?
@G4x5da
2 күн бұрын
@@death_paradeyes they do. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_of_the_British_Army?wprov=sfti1#Field_Army
@TimothySielbeck
4 күн бұрын
This used to be called just a brigade. I wonder why the ptb felt the need to "enhance" the description?
@daepikduck
4 күн бұрын
BCTs have organic assets that allow them to deploy in dependent of division support. Biggest warfighting function is fires. BCTs have an organic FA BN, unlike the pre-BCT structure where FA BNs were organic to DIVARTY.
@gardnert1
5 күн бұрын
That is two tactical nukes worth of forces.
@seanpadraig1266
21 сағат бұрын
Too much information for the CCP and PLA who is trying to learn all our tactics and capabilities.
@aksmex2576
4 күн бұрын
1200 vehicles and 450 personnel?!? That is a wierd ratio.
@josephkoppenhout6034
4 күн бұрын
He says 45 hundred, so 4500.
@tonyHern865
4 күн бұрын
In one nuke it's all over
@heinedenmark
Ай бұрын
Not enough infantry.. if you look at what's going on in Ukraine.
@jb76489
Ай бұрын
No shit Sherlock, what do you think the word “armored” means? Next you’ll tell me that bomber squadrons don’t have enough infantry either
@heinedenmark
Ай бұрын
@@jb76489 Armoured doesn't mean they can't be defeated. Look at Russia armoured columns in the start of the invasion. Almost no infantry. Result was that they were easily defeated by ATGMs and other portable AT weapons.. genius.
@productionkos8816
Ай бұрын
Ibct have more infantry w strykers. Abct have fewer
@productionkos8816
Ай бұрын
@@heinedenmarkAbct & Ibct will work together as a task force. Don’t know how it will fair against Russia
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