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Swedish Lvkv 90 Air Defense Platoon Structure
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 Fir
Motorized Rifle Platoon of the 9th Infantry Division (1987)
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 maneu
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Why U.S. Infantry Regiments got Armor in the Pacific
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 Canno
Australia Rifle Section vs. France Infantry Squad (1967)
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
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Cold War Japanese Military Manuals
A collection of Cold War Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Manuals, including on the Rifle Squad and Company.
21st Century US Marine Unit Organization & Manuals
Archive > Post Cold-War > Post-Cold War U.S. Sources > 21st Century U.S. Marine Unit Organization & Manuals Miscellaneous Documents • Tables of Organization Miscellaneous Documents with Organizational Info Title Date Remarks II MEFO 3100.3E, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), Commanding General II MEF 11 May 2018 Includes detailed troop lists for reinforcing or augmenting units on a MEU, but not the T/O of units kept complete (MEU C
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