<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Battle Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battle Order is a multimedia website dedicated to explaining concepts in military history—particularly the organization and equipment of units.]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:57:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.battleorder.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Canadian Army’s Total 2026 Restructure Explained ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Army is restructuring from one being based around 4 regions (west, central, east and Atlantic) to one based around 4 functions (warfighting, homeland defense, garrison support, and training). This video dives into how Canada's new divisions will be organized in much greater detail than as been published through official media. Here is the order of battle as of September 2026, not including further out changes that may or may not take place (like an Aviation Brigade under 1 Cdn...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/ca2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa517095462f0629b9e3911</guid><category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category><category><![CDATA[21st Century]]></category><category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/a_y7eaGt18M" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The USMC's Craziest Marine Division Structure (1947-49)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Depth Section video I talk about the U.S. Marine Corps short-lived J-series Marine Division that was used from 1947 to 1949. It was an unorthodox organization resulting from the shrinking of the corps post-WW2 and was the first purpose-built peacetime Marine Division (except for the H-series of 1946 that didn't change much). Instead of being based on 2 Infantry Regiments manned at cadre levels (about 50% manning) which would be expandable to 3 Infantry Regiments during wartime (the...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/usmc-jseries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9c07c4ac0d7a57cc48d3d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Cold War]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:05:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/eDGDFGRWBkA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force 1-28 Infantry: The Last Permanent Light Infantry "Task Force"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Task Force 1-28 Infantry  was a light infantry battalion task force from 2015 to 2020 under the 3rd Infantry Division. When it existed 1-28 IN was the only “organic” light infantry task force in the army. In this case, they use task force to refer to a reinforcement to the typical battalion structure and not a task organized unit, because the add-ons were organic to its MTOE and they shared the same  regimental affiliation. It's not like a typical battalion task force, where the supporting...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/us-tf1-28</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3bbf2aef2d6b352474b3c</guid><category><![CDATA[21st Century]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_4839233ea10042e7ba7172bb96741c1a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle Order × Kaiserreich: New England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the Kaiserreich team at all. This is a gallery of military worldbuilding content I've made inspired by New England in Kaiserreich. Kaiserreich is a Hearts of Iron IV alt history mod where the point of divergence is essentially the U.S. not entering the Great War in 1917 and the Central Powers winning, causing a cascade of events including socialist revolutions in the United Kingdom and Metropolitan France. The U.S. not entering World War I is an...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/kr-newengland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c7cc972c7d18238cb0e8d</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_1779535b39a34918b31242b0fb6c69c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle Order × Kaiserreich: WCA/CSA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the Kaiserreich team at all. This is a gallery of military worldbuilding content I've made inspired by the Worker's Congress of America (WCA) in Kaiserreich. This is the new name for the Combined Syndicates of America (CSA). Kaiserreich is a Hearts of Iron IV alt history mod where the point of divergence is essentially the U.S. not entering the Great War in 1917 and the Central Powers winning, causing a cascade of events including socialist revolutions in...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/kr-wca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7cb276f1f88bc38bde18ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:12:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_e999e3068db94a149785f46e7f87b869~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interwar U.S. Army Division &#38; Brigade Graphics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graphics > American Orders of Battle > Interwar U.S. Army (1920-1940) This is a gallery of organizational graphics for Interwar U.S. Army Divisions, Brigades &#38; Regiments including any units roughly from 1920 to 1940 (excluding units that fought during World War II with an organization adopted prior to the war). Contents Mechanized &#38; Armored Forces Armored Division (Nov 1940) Mechanized Division (Tentative) (1937) Red Mechanized Force / 7th Cavalry Brigade (Reinforced) (Aug 1936) Mechanized...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/us-orbat-interwar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660d59318ab98ae544899ed8</guid><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Interwar]]></category><category><![CDATA[Graphics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_4cbf77befde24bb3967befe936ef6ac6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Honest John Nuclear Missile Battery of 1960]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honest John was a nuclear-capable unguided rocket. In Infantry and Armored Divisions ans EAD Honest John Battalions it was mounted on the M139, the heavy-duty version of the 5-ton 6x6. The M289 launcher with a very long 12.9 meter long launch rail is depicted here although the M386 launcher with the shorter rail would’ve been coming in around this time. Each battery had the organic means to assemble the delivered rockets and load them, either with a 5-ton wrecker or with the M405 missile...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/us-hj1960</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3ba34d36a85c300c0a7b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Cold War]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:53:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_7209099834a74d88a59ca590920246bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swedish Lvkv 90 Air Defense Platoon Structure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lvkv 90  is a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the CV9040. Lvkv Platoons provide battalion-level air defense within Mechanized Battalions, the Leopard 2/Strv 122 (soon to be Strv 123) and Strf 9040 (CV90) force. This was the platoon structure as of 2025, based on my conversations with an Lvkv operator. Each Lvkv 90 is crewed by 7. The Vehicle Commander (including the Platoon Leader and Deputy) manages the vehicles maneuver and ground combat, while the Fire Controller...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/se-lvkv90</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3b853954483bc0387cd5f</guid><category><![CDATA[21st Century]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_e43cde4f9a794e98abb7773c95366595~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why U.S. Infantry Regiments got Armor in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[New video on how the U.S. Army authorized self-propelled howitzers for its Infantry Regiments during World War II. Cannon Companies were artillery organic to the Infantry Regiment supplementing the Division Artillery. It was one of the most interesting sub-units in the regiment in my opinion because every theater did something differently. I cover the following: The history of the Infantry Regiment's organic artillery from WW1 through WW2 The overall organization of the Cannon Company in 1942...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/can-co-pacific</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a59f440cb28250fe83d0a71</guid><category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/LirPWlwODLU" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorized Rifle Platoon of the 9th Infantry Division (1987)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the 101st got stripped down Chevy Colorados the 9th Infantry Division was riding around in Humvee utes By 1987 the mission of the 9th Infantry Division was “to rapidly deploy to a contingency area, establish or expand a lodgment, and defeat enemy armed forces ranging from light infantry to tank and motorized forces.” The Infantry Division (Motorized) was also intended to be particularly suitable for desert and arid mountainous terrain where forces are required to maneuver over extended...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/us-9idplatoon-1987</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3b56b11b9dfb4baa4eac7</guid><category><![CDATA[Cold War]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_38f1b3853ae6410dbd73af940fc494f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force: The Expeditionary Regiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[BO Task Forces > The Expeditionary Regiment "No Distance too Great"     The Expeditionary Regiment is one of four Battle Order Task Forces that Patrons and Channel Members can put their names down. Unlike the regular supporter shoutouts names on the Task Force rolls stay there forever even after their support ends. The Expeditionary Regiment is themed on amphibious forces, wheeled mechanized forces, and extreme weather specialties. In the future it will be one of the tools I use as part of a...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/tf-expeditionary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bbe16c9e68b02b39899e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_9bdb3a926f86430fb135574320c97dbe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force: 1st Siege Artillery Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[BO Task Forces > 1st Siege Artillery Group "Terror in Support"     The 1st Siege Artillery Group is one of four Battle Order Task Forces that Patrons and Channel Members can put their names down. Unlike the regular supporter shoutouts names on the Task Force rolls stay there forever even after their support ends. The 1st Siege Artillery Group is themed on artillery, air defense, missile, and STA forces at echelons above division. In the future it will be one of the tools I use as part of a...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/tf-1siege</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bbc2dc9e68b02b3989539</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:38:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_a6ee21931b3d4d329a8b638f560f8d8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force: 66th Shock Regiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[BO Task Forces > 66th Shock Regiment "To Force a Decision"     The 66th Shock Regiment is one of four Battle Order Task Forces that Patrons and Channel Members can put their names down. Unlike the regular supporter shoutouts names on the Task Force rolls stay there forever even after their support ends. The 66th Shock Regiment is themed on heavy armor and mechanized forces. In the future it will be one of the tools I use as part of a military worldbuilding series, examining real-world case...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/tf-66shock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bb9b9fa58f0a255d78d10</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:30:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_fa2b50178fbe4be6b596b5063e2bfeb6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force: 13th Airmobile Regiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[BO Task Forces > 13th Airmobile Regiment "Everywhere at Once" The 13th Airmobile Regiment is one of four Battle Order Task Forces that Patrons and Channel Members can put their names down. Unlike the regular supporter shoutouts names on the Task Force rolls stay there forever even after their support ends. The 13th Airmobile Regiment is themed on airborne, airmobile, and ultralight motorized infantry forces. In the future it will be one of the tools I use as part of a military worldbuilding...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/tf-13airmobile</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4bb35e4b45b0060e251b6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Worldbuilding]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_867bdf1ba73b40ce963a9b35be5ac58b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_518,h_779,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Rifle Section vs. France Infantry Squad (1967)]]></title><description><![CDATA[New video comparing the French Army's Light Infantry Rifle Squad (Groupe de combat) and the Australian Army's Rifle Section in 1967 (the year of one of France's organizational reforms and when the Australian's released an infantry platoon pam). For the Australians both the doctrinal and the Vietnam-specific variations are covered. This video covers the weapons and organization of both in detail, the basic formations each squad/section employed, and tactical vignettes. For the French the...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/au-fr-1967</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a48e9b2f7b480551f0f0f77</guid><category><![CDATA[Cold War]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vietnam War]]></category><category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category><category><![CDATA[France]]></category><category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:02:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_17ab1073292c4361a9c91ea72f5e6ea7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USAAF P-61 Night Fighter Squadron (14 September 1944)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Organization > United States > Night Fight Squadron (14 Sep 1944) This is a summary of the organization and major equipment of a U.S. Army Air Forces Night Fighter Squadron (T/O&#38;E 1-67, September 4, 1944), as well as Changes No. 1 (14 December 1944) and No. 2 (19 August 1945). These were U.S. Army Air Force units equipped with P-61 Black Widows. Note this only covers the T/O organization and not task organizations. Flight A Flight B Flight C Illustration by Plane Encyclopedia...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/usaaf-p61sqdn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3f9361f69fbd60c76b9e3c</guid><category><![CDATA[U.S. Army]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:31:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_3adea0c500c44c1ca3f83f76d12d62c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USMC C-Series Rifle Squad of the 1980s: 11-man and Short-Lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[When journalists or even Marines talk about the current 13-man Rifle Squad consisting of 3 teams, they often say that it has been the Marine's squad organization since World War II. This is more or less true, it has served continuously since 1944 if you include the era of the M79 Grenade Launcher where the squad had 14 men. However, in the early 1980s the U.S. Marine Corps briefly implemented an 11-man Rifle Squad  organization in some units. The main incitation was the need to reduce the...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/usmc-squad-1982</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3ac4e954483bc0387b546</guid><category><![CDATA[Cold War]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_4abcd1bbfad249d98dfe21d22fcc7534~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Armored Panzergrenadier Squad (July 1944)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The German Armored Panzergrenadier Squad  per the July 1944 KStN . One of four Panzergrenadier Battalions in the Panzer Division of the time were intended to be mounted predominantly on half-tracks, while the remainder were motorized. Both the armored and motorized variants were authorized 2 MG42/34 machine gun teams in the light configuration on the dismount, although the armored variant also had the half-track's on-board MG that was manned by the co-driver. The armored variant was also...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/german-armored-panzergrenadier-squad-july-1944</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3aaa0d142869289e7ef2c</guid><category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category><category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_471cfc27388d49c0840dff8d14dc2397~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's New on Battle Order? (2026 June 13)]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the new unit organization graphics and additions to the archive added to the Battle Order site recently.]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/new-6-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2d21bb00dbe48b1c76b627</guid><category><![CDATA[What's New?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:04:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_144d1d7c9b4c47068079835eafe0f2b0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Machine Gun Section of 2026 (M240B)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Marine Machine Gun Section per the most recently published doctrine. Unlike the U.S. Army (which has maintained a rifle platoon-level Weapons Squad employing MMGs and sometimes anti-tank since the M60 was introduced) the U.S. Marines have always had a more classically structured rifle company-level Weapons Platoon that includes a Machine Gun Section. This section consists of 3 squads, and each squad has 2 M240B teams for 6 total per weapons platoon/rifle company. While the Marines'...]]></description><link>https://www.battleorder.org/post/u-s-marine-machine-gun-section-of-2026-m240b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3a8a2072d140cb95b7a76</guid><category><![CDATA[21st Century]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a137e0_eb7f21ea432843afa0ad2f8318575753~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Battle Order</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>