Why German Panzer Troops wear Pink
- Nov 30, 2024
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New video on why 🇩🇪 German tank troops started wearing pink as their branch color.
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Task Force 1-28 Infantry: The Last Permanent Light Infantry "Task Force"
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
U.S. Army Honest John Nuclear Missile Battery of 1960
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
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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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