As a side note, there is another squad organization floating around that's 10-men with 1 Squad Leader (with a UBGL), 1 Deputy Squad (with a UBGL) Leader, 2 SAW Gunners, and the remainder riflemen. However, I've only seen this in one place (and copy pasted from it elsewhere) with no supporting photos so it is not included in the video.
Cameron Campbell Basically the Japanese in WW2 had three lmgs and three light mortars per platoon, with the light mortars concentrated in a weapon squad while each rifle squad received an lmg. Thus in Imperial Japanese infantry doctrine, mortars were king.
@@LongVu-lh9el You forgot about 2 Air defence battalions in both regiments and brigades (they have the same equipment iirc). First one is called an "AA artillery-missile battalion" and has 6 artillery-missile vehicles (2S6 Tunguska or ZSU-23-4 Shilka with Igla missiles) and a sub-unit with a number of hand-held AA missiles. The second one is an "AA missile battalion" with just 12 2K35 Strela-10 vehicles, to be replaced with 12 9M337 Sosna-R. Sometimes important units have a different air defence system here. For example a 39th separate motor rifle brigade based in Sakhalin is armed with 8 S-300V systems here. Some others may have 12 Tor-M1-2/M2 missile defence systems.
@@LongVu-lh9el What you described as a "122mm gun, towed or on BMP" is actually a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun. Towed D-30s are out of service in ground forces by now, they are only used for training, in VDV and Rosgvardia internal troops. There are also often 152mm self-propelled guns, like 2S3 and 2S19 in regiments instead of 2S1s, this used to be mostly in tank regiments, but nowadays it's also very common in rifles brigades, not sure about rifle regiments. It can be subject to change or variation though. There's also nuance, like motorized rifle regiments' tank battalions sometimes having 31 tanks (3 companies) instead of 41, like brigade tank battalions do. Also you're completely wrong about brigade artillery. They don't have "just one battalion" - they have, on paper, three. The Russian name for an artillery battalion is "дивизион", which obviously doesn't have nearly the same amount of personnel as an infantry battalion. Practically this means a brigade will have 36 self-propelled howitzers, usually 152mm and in the third, rocket artillery battalion there will be 18 BM-21 Grad or Tornado G 122mm MLRS.
Your attention to detail, quality, ease of understanding/breaking down of topics of all your video subjects is both really educational and entertaining. The fact you only have about 20K subs is a crime. Keep up the awesome work 👏
Not that amazing considering the fact theyve adopted a "steal everything that isnt nailed down" approach to technology, intellectual property, and ideas and what they cant steal/copy they buy. Combine that with the fact they realized having a massive land army didnt matter jack when they saw Iraqs massive but poorly trained and modestly equipped army get slaughtered in Desert Storm so they realized they needed to downsize relative to their population and that extra funding they saved allowed them to modernize and their growing economy also helped alot. The fact they want to become an imperial power again makes it all the more important to have a strong, more elite military similar to what the british did (large militaries make it almost impossible to have an over seas empire while a small elite force makes it easier)
@@arthas640 You do realize the NATO alliance including US practically outnumbered the Iraqis 8 to 1 in terms of manpower, vehicles, jets and naval assets used right? The Iraq war was literally a group of 10+ advanced nations bullying Iraq.
@@arthas640 look the US military steals anything they dont have too. Its the only responsible thing to do. What do you want them to do? Risk their soldiers life just bc of moral concerns about “stealing” technology concepts?
@@arthas640 check out all the nazi war criminals pardoned by the USA and Soviet union for the sake of knowledge. Where do you think a big portion USA’s advanced tech came from
@@hitmanyang319 They did cover up many Nazi's but people tend to overstate how much tech the US and Soviets took. The US had the Nazis beat in many fields by the end of the war and really the only areas the Germans were ahead in were jets and rockets, both things the US was already developing on their own but that the Germans could improve. Other areas the Germans excelled at were mostly civilians fields, like physics, and many of those scientists moved to the US willingly because the Germany economy was devastated, the US had some of if not the best research facilities and universities in the world, and the US could pay more then anyone else. People also tend to forget that the German aerospace industry was non existent after the war, it took years to even restart and decades to rebuild. Countries as far off as Argentina were hiring German engineers to start civilian aircraft industries or to refine their own domestic designs. Basically the US and Soviets used the Germans to advance their aircraft and rocket designs but that was pretty much it. The other stuff they "took" was just to compare to what they'd developed themselves. The Germans were really struggling towards the end on R&D so their later tech was actually inferior to what the Soviets and Americans made on their own so the German versions were just a curiosity and not some brand new thing
LOL you're technically right but we don't know if that's the actual name of the role in the military. Man I wish I could find out, too bad I don't have the time to join the army.
Great video, I just hope East v West conflicts never get to the point of war. Both sides put the best people that their countries have to offer into their armed forces. The loss of human capital (i.e. lives) from war is irreplaceable because, paradoxically, the best people tend to die first. Hopefully we can keep it to war games, and flexing at each other on occasion.
Americans just have to accept that even though Chinese copy and imitate everything we do, that does not mean we should underestimate them or take it as a sign of weakness. They are basically hitting the fast forward button to catch up and potentially surpass the US Military and the only way to do that is to copy what works best.
It's honestly stupid to not copy from the best, especially in weapons development when survival takes precedence. "Yes we should reinvent our tech so to not trigger the netizens"
@@berettaxd7566 No you are wrong, don't take it too much for granted that everything is a sheer copy from you. Reverse engineering is a demanding job that very few of this world could do.
It looks like it fulfils a similar role as the British Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform. A light, all terrain platform primarily used by airborne units.
multiple variants packs much larger guns were developed from this platform for export purposes. there were MLRS, AA, 120mm howizer/mortar. Quite a potent vehicle.
@@kutter_ttl6786 Actually, that little thing is developed on the Supercat platform PLA imported them and made a few changes to make the vehicle fit their requirement
@@MrBlueBurd0451 Yup! The prominent muzzle brake and carrying handle reminded me of the Denzel. Yet due to its massive barrel and large magazine, plus the rather industrial-looking buttstop, the grenade launcher presents a unique silhouette
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In the most recent equipment update, all the QBZ-95-1 service rifles will be replaced by QBZ-191 assault rifle, carbine and SAW. They are also ditching the UCP, in favor of terrain specific camo, 8:06 is one of the new camo.
@@buckplug2423 To my knowledge QBZ-191 is supposed to replace QBZ-03(which never fielded in great numbers), intended more for the elite units, kinda like Army's HK416 or russian AN94. The qbz95a will still be the rifle for most regular units.
@@kevintang5473 Where did you get that? because QBZ-191 is intended to be the service rifle to replace QBZ-95. QBZ-03 was never intended for elite units, they were mostly used by border units. so to replace that with QBZ-191 doesn't make any sense. Also in the 2019 National Day parade it's made abundantly clear that QBZ-191 is being the next service rifle, since all the combat units were seen with them. oh and btw CCTV7 made a documentary stating that it was a service rifle.
@@obsidianstatue is QBZ191 the official designation? That's the name netizens came up with, I doubt they'd keep it. Irregardless, the new rifle looks amazing!
In a "strengthened infantry squad"， Besides the standard 95/95-1 automatic rifle and two 95/95-1 squad machine guns，it also equipped with two sniper rifles (including one Type 10 high-caliber sniper rifle), two Type 93 rocket launchers, Type 89 heavy machine gun, Type 98 anti-tank rocket launcher and Type 04 automatic grenade launcher. In addition, the squad is also supported with a professional sapper（pioneer）. This special squad is under command of the company and separated from other normal squads ， individuals in this squad can be deployed in any squad of the company due to battle missions. So there’s actually no variants in standard squads，they just got supported by a separated fire squad in their company.
jesus christ, that's a lot of firepower. Are there situations were such a squad is used as a unit, like for example in defence or during a company assault?
@@buckplug2423 the special squad is not used to fight as a normal squad，each member（s） of the special squad will be deployed to platoons or squads under the same company command. Such deploys will depends on battle missions of each platoon or squad. A platoon with anti-tank mission will likely be support by type 98 ATRL. A platoon with defense mission will likely be support by type 89 HMG，and so on. The special squad is directly under the command of the company commander，and its slowly expanded into a “firepower platoon ” after 2018.
The similarities to the American Army Infantry are apparent. Its good to know how other countries organize their military. Most developed nations have mechanized brigades so the similarities are unsurprising.
It seems to be working for them, most Western countries usually try to take inspiration or copy tactics or doctrines from the US too (understandably, look at the most powerful current military and just see what they're doing right). It also differs from Russia who just seem still use their old Soviet doctrines and own Soviet era tanks and equipment despite being quite outdated especially now seeing it in action. China is just looking at what Western armies do well and just doing that.
@@PrestonGarvey-j3g well they've come a long way since even then. Besides their military seems to be growing more and more every year and they'll probably replace a lot of it anyway.
I watch your videos a lot and this is the most useful video for my job specifically. If we can have more videos on the modern Chinese structure that would be very useful for studying as a grunt. Thanks and keep it up!
Did anyone see that throw at 9:25? I had to rewatch it 4 times before I could accept that he threw that smoke 3ft. I'm surprised China hasn't censored that clip.
here is a deep misunderstanding about us think we are stubborn or something, but actually we are just normal people like anywhere else in the world, if you want, come here to find out exactly what we look like maybe you will change your mind.
Interesting! I find their IFVs and vehicle mix to be well thought out and compelling. The closest we could do is an MTLV based heavy / medium and amphibious structure, with Striker components as needed for occupation or operations other than war involving lots of road and plains movement. Light forces get M113 based heavy components with modernized Weasel M29C type light tracked vehicles and HMMWV and Jeeps as needed. Include Amphibious modifications packages and armor packages as appropriate, include the M113 vehicle family Cavalry vehicle we never used. Add EFOGM systems to supplement heavy mortars and missiles.
@@eee9034 Hey, ignorant. The 10.10 is the national day of Republic China, which commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of 10 October 1911. When is the Taiwan National Day in your delusion?
Amphibious Brigades have one and only one objective: be the spearhead leading the liberation of the Taiwan Island. Since EFV's cancel , PLA suddenly has the best AFV that can swim (type05s) CSK181, or Warrier Gen3 as is nick named is springing up everywhere, giving most mot.infs units whom have never been armored up an entry to AFV, also can equip a weapon station. There is CSZ181 that is a longer, 6x6 version, full armored or with a truck bed plus armored 4 seat cabin. Also air assault brigade (not marine)is forming now, but choppers are lacking to build more of them. QBU88 doesn't appear in normal squads THAT often, and optic is still hard to find on QBZ95 that often. Some units will have some modified T95 to ease the problem of not having a rail to mount optic, but it only comes in small amounts. PF98 120mm have a computerized optic to give more accuracy to the shots, but that shit is still too big in my opinion... 6:44 the AGL gunner should be 榴弹发射器手 8X8 Bobcat(山猫) got solid axle with no suspension (medic version excepted) so it can only be used for short range assault, not long marches. Also you may see a huge smoke cloud appears when a QBZ95 fired, that is from the plastic inert round used in war exercise. Normal ball ammo is just fine.
Also some ranting...some journalists working for PLA knows jack shit about military, and pictures may have mosaic on none-secret info for no reason. Edit dudes mixing material from years ago with no connection what so ever, confusion everyone...
I’ve only recently discovered your channel, but have found it to be very well done and informative. If possible could you do a video covering the Warrant Officer in the US Military?
Could you do a video on the Section Organisation of around 10- 14 men in the Indian Armed Forces ? Information isn’t readily available online but a lot of folks on twitter can help you with that, would be interesting to see the Worlds Largest Armies and how they Operate.
I think in the case of the Chinese they may be playing up the camera and making sure squads that get published in the media have one. For the Russians, they took DMRs out of the squads during the 2009 reforms. Generally speaking in American practice DMRs (7.62mm) are battalion assets but I believe they've been deployed to the squad before (even if it's just an M16 with an optic). The Marines want to put the M38 SDMR (5.56mm) in the squad though, but that's basically an M27 IAR receiver with a different optic and a suppressor
I would also assume the US doesn’t have a DMR specialist in every squad due to every rifleman having a similar capability due to their magnified optics. Chinese and Russian infantry almost exclusively use iron sights. I suspect the DMR man in some Chinese squads is an attempt to partially make up for the rest of the squad being unable to engage western (especially US) infantry at the same engagement distances.
The DMR is an answer to some common problems of large conscript armies with relatively low resources. The Russians and Chinese alike tend to expect their riflemen to be fighting without a lot of training or logistical support. So, they concentrate on training a few men to be extremely good shots rather than trying to train all their riflemen to be decent shots. It also gives them an ability to engage common threats, like machinegun nests, without resorting to logistically-expensive support weapons like artillery. The PLA rather likes the idea of Ping the DMR being able to knock out that machinegun nest with a few aimed rifle shots rather than Lin the Squad Lead ordering expensive rockets or mortar shells on it. Tsing the Rocketman is of course annoyed he doesn't get to lighten his load by firing his rockets sooner, but he is a a disciplined soldier and will not blow his load prematurely at the wrong time. Uncle Sam, when he goes to war, tends to be a little more generous. He gives his riflemen very accurate rifles, theoretically trains them to use those rifles well, gives them plenty of access to optics and other cool gadgets to help their aim, and he doesn't mind trucking in vast quantities of heavy weapons to blow the heck out of any enemy that is foolish enough to let him get the range on them. However, you will note that certain units, like the Marines, do want squad-level DMRs because they, too, want to be able to operate without all the heavy weapons that the Army traditionally enjoys. Why use your AT4 on that machinegun when you might run into a BMP? Of course, the average Marine will probably still use the AT4 on the machinegun, but at least they give lip service to the idea.
Let PLA tell you what is CQB .jpg Well, the reason why the PLA doesn't attach the grenade launcher under the rifle because every man in the squad all bring a disposable rocket launcher -- the DZJ-08. Similar in status to the US army's AT4 but the DZJ-08 can launch indoors. Some pictures show that even the cookhouse squad also have it (to be honest I not sure of its authenticity). Quite cool when it launch have to say.
There is no place else on UA-cam where one can get this level, or just an honest intellectual attempt performed by investigators, as well as with historical background to support every point, no assumptions except where cited in big letters. Honest and toiling the material,
China is already stronger and more influential than the US ...and don't forget to consider China was nothing just decades ago. They will continue rising with insane speed...it's true ...that dragon has been woken. What other countries should do is work on their domestic vitality and economy. The game is all money now, not military. Some people are very slow to realize this tho. Don't blame em, the west is warmongers and so are their citizens
Right now I'm pretty sure the USA would wipe out China in a conventional conflict, the US has heaps of real experience. In another 20+ year maybe things will be different
Could you please compare the organization of US Army Combat Aviation Brigade Vs Chinese Army Aviation ones. So few coverage on the latter. And keep up the good works.
@@jeremysong7010 comparing two organisations and comparing warfare strategies are different things. Chinese Army Aviation Brigades maintains similar quantities and aircraft class as of US Army Combat Aviation Brigades, (PLAGFAF has 10 Avn Bde with about 1000 AC total) I don't think anyone else can come close, even the Russians!! Especially when you consider the growth rate of PLAGFAF .
Okay, here is what I can find on a Special Forces Company, if you have any questions I can help hopefully answer most of them. This just Organization, source has not updated in a few years but is most likely still 100% accurate except for the MOS or Military Occupation Specialty, especially for the Warrant Officers. This is the typical SF Company Active Duty, or National Guard. (Delta Force does not share this organization, Delta’s have Troops and Assault Team, Green Berets do not) Other units I have info on their Organization are MARSOC Raiders Company, Army Ranger Platoon, and Marine Force Recon Company. Special Forces Company Operational Detachment Bravo(Main Command Center of the company, oversees the 6 ODAs) 1 x Special Forces Company Commander (CO) (Major) The Company commander is in command of all elements assigned or attached to the Special Forces company. Executive Officer (Captain) 2nd in Command amd director company staff. Company Technician (18Z) (W0-1 and up, Warrant Officer) Responsible for the organization, training, intelligence and counterintelligence (CI) activities, and combat operations of the Special Forces company Company Seargeant Major(18Z) (E-9, Sergeant Major) supervises the daily training, operations, and administration of the company. Special Forces Operations Sergeant (18Z) (E-8, Master Sergeant) Assists the XO and Company Technician. Assitant Operations Sergeant (18F) (E-7, Sergeant First Class) Assists the Operations Sergeant Special Forces Medical Sergeants (18D) (Sergeant First Class) Provides medical care at the company level. Also provided medical training to the company. 2 x Special Forces Communications Sergeants (18E) (Sergeant First Class / Staff Sergeant) Signals experts, Communications Sergeant and a Asst. Communications Sergeant, who instal maintain and operate the company's radio and other communications equipment. Supply Sergeants (E-6, Staff Sergeant) Handles the logistics for the company and all its detachements NBC NCO (E-5, Sergeant) Ensures the company can detect and defend against Nuclear, Chemical and Biological (NBC) attacks. Special Forces ODA (Operational Detachment Alpha, SFOD-A, or A Team) 6 of them in a Company, 4 of them are specialized as a Military Free Fall Team, Mobility/Mounted Team, Combat Dive Team, or a Mountain Team, the two others are not specialized. Each one should have 12 members however attachments from AFSOC and other ODAs are common, work with Regular Forces more often the other SOCOM units like Rangers do. 1 x Detachment Commander (18A) (Captain) The Commander is the team leader and is responsible for outfitting his ODA, organizing missions, and briefing the unit on mission objectives. 1 x Assistant Detachment Commander (180A) (Warrant Officer 1 or Chief Warrant Officer 2) The Assistant Detachment Commander assists the ODA's Commander, ready to take over command if needed. If the ODA splits into two teams, as happened in Gulf War I, then the 180A commands the second team. 1 x Operations Sergeant (18Z) (Master Sergeant) The Operations Sergeant is responsible for the overall organization, functionality and training of an SF team. He makes sure the team is outfitted correctly and supports the ODA commander (18A). 1 x Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant (18F) (Sergeant First Class) This team member ensures that the team has all the equipment and supplies needed for the mission. He also gathers and analyzes mission-critical intelligence. 2 x Weapons Sergeants (18B) (Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant) Weapons Sergeants are experts in a wide range of U.S. and foreign weapons systems, from pistols and to light artillery and anti-aircraft missiles 2 x Communications Sergeants (18E) (Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant) SF Communications Sergeants are proficient in the gamut of radio communications equipment and techniques used in the field, everything from morse code to encrypted satellite transmissions and IT technology. 2 x Medical Sergeants (18D) (Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant) Special Forces Medics are first-class battlefield trauma medical technicians as well as being proficient in more general medical care. The ability of SF medics to treat the medical problems of local populations is a valuable component of counter insurgency 'hearts and minds' operations. 2 x Engineering Sergeants (18C) (Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant) The Engineering Sergeants are the guys you go to when you want something built or destroyed. They are experts in explosive demolitions and can blow bridges, buildings and other structures to kingdom come. SF Engineers are also proficient in military and civil construction and can carry out a range of projects from fortifications to civil engineering tasks such as digging wells or building a schoolhouse. Primary Source: www.americanspecialops.com/special-forces/
Good overview. Thanks! Question: From a command and control point of view, how independent are they at the squad level? Can they operate with some degree of independence or are they strictly tied to central command?
Historically PLA units were extreme flexible at the tactical level and place strong importance on independent maneuvers to outflank and destroy a superior enemy.
As a arm chair general, Is it just me or does this organization seem to fit exactly how you would set up a equipment table and unit organization in your head if you were putting together a army. It's so cohesive. I wonder what the weakness is.
As a fellow armchair general, the only weakness I can see is that it's untested. On paper, it should work, but know it depends upon the brass and how they are led.
@@strykertron232 one thing China has going for it is a unmatched pool of man power to run those tests on. Combined arms tactics are great and all but combined arms tactics that can spend untold amounts human life are better.
@@strykertron232 I think once they occupy a area coin makes sense. China's probably at point were they could preform air and land battle tactics at home. They can't really compete in space blue ocean sub surface or air with America. So after thinking out loud I can answer your question directly. I think this refit to China's current organization is leaning my towards a air and land battle style tactics we used in the 80s. Rapid development of escalating power forces while (in china's case) multi role fighter bombers and tactical missiles hitting rear Echelon targets. The two advantages I think China currently has to there strategy is man power and production capacity. How long do you think the USA could pour advance ordinance on China before we ran out? How long would it take for us to spool up capacity to build ordinance. We basically drop explosive unicorns out of more expensive unicorns that land on even more expensive giant floating unicorns which are flown by completely Irreplaceable flesh bag unicorns.
The amphibious brigades seem really interesting. Since they are the units most likely to face combat I pressume they are the best trained and equiped PLA force, right? Also fun fact the 124th amphibious brigade traces it's lineage to the 124th division, the first unit to cross the Yalu river in the Korean war.
@Russo R What in the fuck does this have to do with the OG comment? Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is just a video game similar to Arma. Literally nothing you said was, backed up by facts or evidence, unbiased, nor related to the subject at hand that the original comment was about. But, if you're just troll baiting, it sure as hell worked on me.
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As a side note, there is another squad organization floating around that's 10-men with 1 Squad Leader (with a UBGL), 1 Deputy Squad (with a UBGL) Leader, 2 SAW Gunners, and the remainder riflemen. However, I've only seen this in one place (and copy pasted from it elsewhere) with no supporting photos so it is not included in the video.
Ok yet would prefer u talk about the 21st century US Armed Forces squad from the Army to Marine Corp.
i can help with primary or secondary sources if you decide to do india
Peter Yim The US army squad is already covered in the from WW1 to Modern video.
Cameron Campbell Basically the Japanese in WW2 had three lmgs and three light mortars per platoon, with the light mortars concentrated in a weapon squad while each rifle squad received an lmg. Thus in Imperial Japanese infantry doctrine, mortars were king.
Happy Taiwan National Day
This channel is absolutely golden.
Glad you enjoy it!
Happy Taiwan National Day
Amen to that!
EE E LOL, not the best video to watch for that hahaha
@@emelyarye2641 what's better?
*I SEE THAT WARGAME RED DRAGON BACKGROUND MUSIC*
Cheeky bastards, I love you guys.
*RD closed beta PTSD intensifies*
@098765 Craper *MLRS dropping Mk84's on each rocket in closed beta intensifies*
@098765 Craper *Blind recon units intensifies*
@098765 Craper *Arty taking hours to receive fire coordinates intensifies*
@098765 Craper *Unicorn units created by Eugen intensifies*
I would love to see Russian Motor Rifle again but at Regiment / Brigade and Division level, and the difference between Regiment and Brigade in Russia.
Happy Taiwan National Day
@@LongVu-lh9el Thanks
@@LongVu-lh9el You forgot about 2 Air defence battalions in both regiments and brigades (they have the same equipment iirc). First one is called an "AA artillery-missile battalion" and has 6 artillery-missile vehicles (2S6 Tunguska or ZSU-23-4 Shilka with Igla missiles) and a sub-unit with a number of hand-held AA missiles. The second one is an "AA missile battalion" with just 12 2K35 Strela-10 vehicles, to be replaced with 12 9M337 Sosna-R. Sometimes important units have a different air defence system here. For example a 39th separate motor rifle brigade based in Sakhalin is armed with 8 S-300V systems here. Some others may have 12 Tor-M1-2/M2 missile defence systems.
@@LongVu-lh9el What you described as a "122mm gun, towed or on BMP" is actually a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun. Towed D-30s are out of service in ground forces by now, they are only used for training, in VDV and Rosgvardia internal troops. There are also often 152mm self-propelled guns, like 2S3 and 2S19 in regiments instead of 2S1s, this used to be mostly in tank regiments, but nowadays it's also very common in rifles brigades, not sure about rifle regiments. It can be subject to change or variation though. There's also nuance, like motorized rifle regiments' tank battalions sometimes having 31 tanks (3 companies) instead of 41, like brigade tank battalions do. Also you're completely wrong about brigade artillery. They don't have "just one battalion" - they have, on paper, three. The Russian name for an artillery battalion is "дивизион", which obviously doesn't have nearly the same amount of personnel as an infantry battalion. Practically this means a brigade will have 36 self-propelled howitzers, usually 152mm and in the third, rocket artillery battalion there will be 18 BM-21 Grad or Tornado G 122mm MLRS.
Awesome content. I think you’re the first person on the internet to introduce PLA squad compositions with such great details.
Only in English language .
Your attention to detail, quality, ease of understanding/breaking down of topics of all your video subjects is both really educational and entertaining. The fact you only have about 20K subs is a crime. Keep up the awesome work 👏
It’s absolutely mind blowing to see how much the Chinese military has modernized over the past few decades.
Not that amazing considering the fact theyve adopted a "steal everything that isnt nailed down" approach to technology, intellectual property, and ideas and what they cant steal/copy they buy. Combine that with the fact they realized having a massive land army didnt matter jack when they saw Iraqs massive but poorly trained and modestly equipped army get slaughtered in Desert Storm so they realized they needed to downsize relative to their population and that extra funding they saved allowed them to modernize and their growing economy also helped alot. The fact they want to become an imperial power again makes it all the more important to have a strong, more elite military similar to what the british did (large militaries make it almost impossible to have an over seas empire while a small elite force makes it easier)
@@arthas640 You do realize the NATO alliance including US practically outnumbered the Iraqis 8 to 1 in terms of manpower, vehicles, jets and naval assets used right?
The Iraq war was literally a group of 10+ advanced nations bullying Iraq.
@@arthas640 look the US military steals anything they dont have too. Its the only responsible thing to do. What do you want them to do? Risk their soldiers life just bc of moral concerns about “stealing” technology concepts?
@@arthas640 check out all the nazi war criminals pardoned by the USA and Soviet union for the sake of knowledge. Where do you think a big portion USA’s advanced tech came from
@@hitmanyang319 They did cover up many Nazi's but people tend to overstate how much tech the US and Soviets took. The US had the Nazis beat in many fields by the end of the war and really the only areas the Germans were ahead in were jets and rockets, both things the US was already developing on their own but that the Germans could improve. Other areas the Germans excelled at were mostly civilians fields, like physics, and many of those scientists moved to the US willingly because the Germany economy was devastated, the US had some of if not the best research facilities and universities in the world, and the US could pay more then anyone else.
People also tend to forget that the German aerospace industry was non existent after the war, it took years to even restart and decades to rebuild. Countries as far off as Argentina were hiring German engineers to start civilian aircraft industries or to refine their own domestic designs.
Basically the US and Soviets used the Germans to advance their aircraft and rocket designs but that was pretty much it. The other stuff they "took" was just to compare to what they'd developed themselves. The Germans were really struggling towards the end on R&D so their later tech was actually inferior to what the Soviets and Americans made on their own so the German versions were just a curiosity and not some brand new thing
I'm so glad I discovered an unbiased and highly informal explanation on Chinese military units thank you, notifications on.
@Ding Dong ?
@Lum inosity cool let's carry out a nuclear genocide on the United States
@@werther5757 good man
same
Did this comment really trigger some people? Pathetic
you translated designated marksman to "godly shooter" which roughly means "pro 360 no-scope"
LOL you're technically right but we don't know if that's the actual name of the role in the military. Man I wish I could find out, too bad I don't have the time to join the army.
@@崔莱 你是从中国来的吗？
well in PLA, sharpshooter is translated into '精确射手', while '神射手' is honor to elite snipers.
Now that’s a pro gamer move
That was actually a commonly used term for sharpshooters (which also happen to be used synonymous with designated marksman in typical media)
Great video, I just hope East v West conflicts never get to the point of war. Both sides put the best people that their countries have to offer into their armed forces. The loss of human capital (i.e. lives) from war is irreplaceable because, paradoxically, the best people tend to die first. Hopefully we can keep it to war games, and flexing at each other on occasion.
Informative, unbiased, and nicely presented. Keep up the great work Battle Order!
Loving modern Squad breakdowns man. Hope you do more.
Americans just have to accept that even though Chinese copy and imitate everything we do, that does not mean we should underestimate them or take it as a sign of weakness. They are basically hitting the fast forward button to catch up and potentially surpass the US Military and the only way to do that is to copy what works best.
It's honestly stupid to not copy from the best, especially in weapons development when survival takes precedence.
"Yes we should reinvent our tech so to not trigger the netizens"
It's not about copying, it's about reverse engineering. Just forget the process, the outcome counts.
Basically they get our gear with none of the R&D costs.
@@berettaxd7566 No you are wrong, don't take it too much for granted that everything is a sheer copy from you. Reverse engineering is a demanding job that very few of this world could do.
@@derrickchu8201 I heard Israelis sold you guys the plans for our F35. Is that true?
Its all fun and games until
OF: Dragon Rising
Becomes reality
Lol!! More like a slithering lizard. Easy to squash.
@@andyboog2010 hahaha
@@andyboog2010 Grandpa knows better durning Korean war
@@jawarakf XD
@@jawarakf its an expression
I love Wargame Red Dragon
I hope that Eugen Systems will make a "Modern" Wargame one day
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Think the range of modern weapons make it a bit hard, and you know how sensitive people are these days to current conflict.
If you want modern day equipment feel free to download the ash and shadow mod.
Me too
8:20 that utility truck is adorable. Its like a chibi BTR-60!
It looks like it fulfils a similar role as the British Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform. A light, all terrain platform primarily used by airborne units.
multiple variants packs much larger guns were developed from this platform for export purposes. there were MLRS, AA, 120mm howizer/mortar. Quite a potent vehicle.
@@kutter_ttl6786 Actually, that little thing is developed on the Supercat platform
PLA imported them and made a few changes to make the vehicle fit their requirement
@@shermanfirefly5410 I thought it was based on the Argo 8x8
you can actually mount a mortar on that thing, real fun
6:40 that auto grenade launcher looks like something out of Halo
If you think that's Halo google the QLB-06
@@BattleOrder Now THAT looks like something 343 would design for infinite!
@@jonseilim4321 If you think either of those are Halo, look up the Denel NTW-20.
@@MrBlueBurd0451 Yup! The prominent muzzle brake and carrying handle reminded me of the Denzel. Yet due to its massive barrel and large magazine, plus the rather industrial-looking buttstop, the grenade launcher presents a unique silhouette
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Finally! A channel which does a review on Chinese infantry. Subscribed for your great content!
I highly appreciate the unbiased video and the comments; thank you, everyone.
Interesting breakdown, not a lot of solid info on their organizational structure so this is much appreciated.
great video!! Wish I could report on Chinese stuff :-(
Why is that?
@@BattleOrder why is what?
Why can't you report on Chinese stuff? lol
@@BattleOrder my job lol
@@_Matsimus_ law regarding secret? Or just ban on on book solider to report on foreign military as a principal?
I am so glad I found your channel as I find your content very interesting ,entertaining and you go over information that others fail to get to. I subscribed and get notifications of your new stuff, only channel that I find myself doing that with, as you control quality and maintain. Keep it up!
Awesome!
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@@eee9034 Taiwan national day? is that a thing?
keep the work up man! the past couple months have been great and this channel has insane amounts of potential. I love it
Was looking forward to this!
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Greatly helps my Arma 3 content. Thanks!
My heart goes out to dude with the amazing throw at 9:26
In the most recent equipment update, all the QBZ-95-1 service rifles will be replaced by QBZ-191 assault rifle, carbine and SAW.
They are also ditching the UCP, in favor of terrain specific camo, 8:06 is one of the new camo.
Do you know why they ditched the bullpup?
@@buckplug2423 To my knowledge QBZ-191 is supposed to replace QBZ-03(which never fielded in great numbers), intended more for the elite units, kinda like Army's HK416 or russian AN94. The qbz95a will still be the rifle for most regular units.
@@kevintang5473 Where did you get that? because QBZ-191 is intended to be the service rifle to replace QBZ-95. QBZ-03 was never intended for elite units, they were mostly used by border units. so to replace that with QBZ-191 doesn't make any sense.
Also in the 2019 National Day parade it's made abundantly clear that QBZ-191 is being the next service rifle, since all the combat units were seen with them.
oh and btw CCTV7 made a documentary stating that it was a service rifle.
@@buckplug2423 bc qbz95 has limited modular capacity. optics, magnifier lasers and etc are useless on qbz95.
@@obsidianstatue is QBZ191 the official designation? That's the name netizens came up with, I doubt they'd keep it. Irregardless, the new rifle looks amazing!
Must have been really difficult finding good sources for this oO
Just a few days of doing nothing by searching the Chinese internet lol
@@BattleOrder ok lol! Love your videos!
@@pyeitme508 Thanks mate!
Happy Taiwan National Day
@@BattleOrder your welcome
In a "strengthened infantry squad"， Besides the standard 95/95-1 automatic rifle and two 95/95-1 squad machine guns，it also equipped with two sniper rifles (including one Type 10 high-caliber sniper rifle), two Type 93 rocket launchers, Type 89 heavy machine gun, Type 98 anti-tank rocket launcher and Type 04 automatic grenade launcher. In addition, the squad is also supported with a professional sapper（pioneer）.
This special squad is under command of the company and separated from other normal squads ， individuals in this squad can be deployed in any squad of the company due to battle missions. So there’s actually no variants in standard squads，they just got supported by a separated fire squad in their company.
Along with professional blasters do they also deploy phasers and photon torpedoes?
@@RustedCroaker I think blaster in this case refers to sappers or demolitions specialists, idk if the same terminology is used in western forces.
@@RustedCroaker yes，they also got Shuttlecraft with warp core as IFV XDDDDDD
jesus christ, that's a lot of firepower. Are there situations were such a squad is used as a unit, like for example in defence or during a company assault?
@@buckplug2423 the special squad is not used to fight as a normal squad，each member（s） of the special squad will be deployed to platoons or squads under the same company command. Such deploys will depends on battle missions of each platoon or squad. A platoon with anti-tank mission will likely be support by type 98 ATRL. A platoon with defense mission will likely be support by type 89 HMG，and so on. The special squad is directly under the command of the company commander，and its slowly expanded into a “firepower platoon ” after 2018.
Interesting organisation. Especailly the LCA-Brigade seems optimized for rapid foreign/internal intervention. And a very interesting video, of course.
The similarities to the American Army Infantry are apparent. Its good to know how other countries organize their military. Most developed nations have mechanized brigades so the similarities are unsurprising.
It seems to be working for them, most Western countries usually try to take inspiration or copy tactics or doctrines from the US too (understandably, look at the most powerful current military and just see what they're doing right). It also differs from Russia who just seem still use their old Soviet doctrines and own Soviet era tanks and equipment despite being quite outdated especially now seeing it in action. China is just looking at what Western armies do well and just doing that.
@@orangeairsoft7292 I think the reason of why they still have so much outdated Soviet era gear is because their military reforms were made in 2008
@@PrestonGarvey-j3g well they've come a long way since even then. Besides their military seems to be growing more and more every year and they'll probably replace a lot of it anyway.
@@orangeairsoft7292 yeah, I hear about their new T-14 Armata tank and Su57
@@PrestonGarvey-j3g No, thats Russia. I was talking about China but Russia doesn't look like it'll have much for decades to come as of now.
I hear the Red Orchestra 1 main theme in here. nice touch, love our content man
I watch your videos a lot and this is the most useful video for my job specifically. If we can have more videos on the modern Chinese structure that would be very useful for studying as a grunt. Thanks and keep it up!
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Did anyone see that throw at 9:25? I had to rewatch it 4 times before I could accept that he threw that smoke 3ft. I'm surprised China hasn't censored that clip.
I think he accidentally hit the guy in front of him
Either they or he was somehow so bad it managed to go sideways
@@CoolKid-qk7tl I replayed the clip at half speed. It was a really bad throw! LoL!!!!
Damn. It was terrible.
here is a deep misunderstanding about us think we are stubborn or something, but actually we are just normal people like anywhere else in the world, if you want, come here to find out exactly what we look like maybe you will change your mind.
Probably while he was throwing his arm felt stiff which caused the throw to be very short.
Interesting! I find their IFVs and vehicle mix to be well thought out and compelling. The closest we could do is an MTLV based heavy / medium and amphibious structure, with Striker components as needed for occupation or operations other than war involving lots of road and plains movement. Light forces get M113 based heavy components with modernized Weasel M29C type light tracked vehicles and HMMWV and Jeeps as needed. Include Amphibious modifications packages and armor packages as appropriate, include the M113 vehicle family Cavalry vehicle we never used. Add EFOGM systems to supplement heavy mortars and missiles.
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@@eee9034 Hey, ignorant. The 10.10 is the national day of Republic China, which commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of 10 October 1911. When is the Taiwan National Day in your delusion?
love that the wargame soundtrack was chosen for this video. very appropriate.
Good to see so many footages from CCTV-7 channel. There's no better place than CCTV-7 to know china's military.
Oh man, Wargame European Escalation music gives me so much nostalgia for that game.
It's actually Red Dragon, not EE.
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Red Dragon still has some activities though
This channel is a hidden gem that's starting to grow! Good job man and keep up the excellent videos
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Amphibious Brigades have one and only one objective: be the spearhead leading the liberation of the Taiwan Island. Since EFV's cancel , PLA suddenly has the best AFV that can swim (type05s)
CSK181, or Warrier Gen3 as is nick named is springing up everywhere, giving most mot.infs units whom have never been armored up an entry to AFV, also can equip a weapon station. There is CSZ181 that is a longer, 6x6 version, full armored or with a truck bed plus armored 4 seat cabin.
Also air assault brigade (not marine)is forming now, but choppers are lacking to build more of them.
QBU88 doesn't appear in normal squads THAT often, and optic is still hard to find on QBZ95 that often. Some units will have some modified T95 to ease the problem of not having a rail to mount optic, but it only comes in small amounts.
PF98 120mm have a computerized optic to give more accuracy to the shots, but that shit is still too big in my opinion...
6:44 the AGL gunner should be 榴弹发射器手
8X8 Bobcat(山猫) got solid axle with no suspension (medic version excepted) so it can only be used for short range assault, not long marches.
Also you may see a huge smoke cloud appears when a QBZ95 fired, that is from the plastic inert round used in war exercise. Normal ball ammo is just fine.
Also some ranting...some journalists working for PLA knows jack shit about military, and pictures may have mosaic on none-secret info for no reason. Edit dudes mixing material from years ago with no connection what so ever, confusion everyone...
I think you misspelled "the invasion of Taiwan"
I think you misspelled "introducing oppression and crimes against humanity"
@@XX-qo5ny #way to go ROC?
@@XX-qo5ny way to visit ROC
Thanks man, I asked for this.
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EE E more like happy taiwan provincial day lmao
A beautiful way to wake up
Not as beautiful as you bb
@@BattleOrder Smooth
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The mounted infantry doctrine explains the transition from soviet arms to every weapon being a bullpub
Hmmm this seems to be useful, It's also nice to see a comprehensive make up of their Mechanize Infantry.
I’ve only recently discovered your channel, but have found it to be very well done and informative. If possible could you do a video covering the Warrant Officer in the US Military?
Sweet I was asking for something like this!
I really enjoy this channel!
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Could you do a video on the Section Organisation of around 10- 14 men in the Indian Armed Forces ? Information isn’t readily available online but a lot of folks on twitter can help you with that, would be interesting to see the Worlds Largest Armies and how they Operate.
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Hey guys, this video was really good. Keep it up.
very concise and clear visuals, narration! liked (and subbed)
Can you please make an episode about Israeli infantry squads?
+1
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Israelis prepare you're warcrime list
Soft.
Love that wargame red dragon music.
Is that the wargame: red dragon soundtrack in the back ground.
Damn right
I can't believe I just found your channel. This is great stuff!!
I notice that the US doesn't have a DMR in seemingly every single squad like the Russians and Chinese seem to do.
I think in the case of the Chinese they may be playing up the camera and making sure squads that get published in the media have one. For the Russians, they took DMRs out of the squads during the 2009 reforms. Generally speaking in American practice DMRs (7.62mm) are battalion assets but I believe they've been deployed to the squad before (even if it's just an M16 with an optic). The Marines want to put the M38 SDMR (5.56mm) in the squad though, but that's basically an M27 IAR receiver with a different optic and a suppressor
I would also assume the US doesn’t have a DMR specialist in every squad due to every rifleman having a similar capability due to their magnified optics. Chinese and Russian infantry almost exclusively use iron sights. I suspect the DMR man in some Chinese squads is an attempt to partially make up for the rest of the squad being unable to engage western (especially US) infantry at the same engagement distances.
The DMR is an answer to some common problems of large conscript armies with relatively low resources. The Russians and Chinese alike tend to expect their riflemen to be fighting without a lot of training or logistical support. So, they concentrate on training a few men to be extremely good shots rather than trying to train all their riflemen to be decent shots. It also gives them an ability to engage common threats, like machinegun nests, without resorting to logistically-expensive support weapons like artillery. The PLA rather likes the idea of Ping the DMR being able to knock out that machinegun nest with a few aimed rifle shots rather than Lin the Squad Lead ordering expensive rockets or mortar shells on it. Tsing the Rocketman is of course annoyed he doesn't get to lighten his load by firing his rockets sooner, but he is a a disciplined soldier and will not blow his load prematurely at the wrong time.
Uncle Sam, when he goes to war, tends to be a little more generous. He gives his riflemen very accurate rifles, theoretically trains them to use those rifles well, gives them plenty of access to optics and other cool gadgets to help their aim, and he doesn't mind trucking in vast quantities of heavy weapons to blow the heck out of any enemy that is foolish enough to let him get the range on them. However, you will note that certain units, like the Marines, do want squad-level DMRs because they, too, want to be able to operate without all the heavy weapons that the Army traditionally enjoys. Why use your AT4 on that machinegun when you might run into a BMP? Of course, the average Marine will probably still use the AT4 on the machinegun, but at least they give lip service to the idea.
What do you need a DMR for when every Marine he is an excellent Rifleman
You should dig a little deeper into US DMRs...
This is the first video I've seen from your channel. But it definitely won't be the last. This is great.
Rich amount of information and dedicated！you just got a new subscriber！
From a PLA veteran. :)
The wargame soundtrack with this is nailed the vibe
Let PLA tell you what is CQB .jpg
Well, the reason why the PLA doesn't attach the grenade launcher under the rifle because every man in the squad all bring a disposable rocket launcher -- the DZJ-08. Similar in status to the US army's AT4 but the DZJ-08 can launch indoors. Some pictures show that even the cookhouse squad also have it (to be honest I not sure of its authenticity). Quite cool when it launch have to say.
and ya used the same back ground music as War Game, thanks i love it
Happy Taiwan National Day
I like the non bias commentary
Imagine next yeat Squad's "PanAsian" Deputy Squad Leader can put down building obj and also has a shovel... op
‘PanAsia’ lmao, what’s up with these stupid faction names?
@@marlarki5280 really lmao when I first saw the name. but it`s just temporary name, the official said
That Red Dragon Soundtrack though...
@BattleOrder 在你的视频里有一个错误，火箭筒手是没有手枪的，在中国军队，每个人是一只“枪”，也就是占编制的武器，火箭筒的发射器也占编制，所以不会额外配发手枪，不过现在军队中基本都是用一次性的rpg，所以可重复用的火箭筒发射器逐渐淘汰。（其实是因为太重。🤣）
Looking forward to more modern military organizational structure/tactics breakdown videos!
Command and Conquer: Generals, Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 4 has become a reality
5:36
"Tank Hunter here!"
"I'm carrying the big gun!"
"China's rocket soldier!"
There is no place else on UA-cam where one can get this level, or just an honest intellectual attempt performed by investigators, as well as with historical background to support every point, no assumptions except where cited in big letters. Honest and toiling the material,
yet you have comments that are like "this is bullshit propaganda"
Do Modern USMC next please!
Great video. This just reiterates my thought that getting rid of the Marine Corps M1’s was and is a terrible mistake.
I’d love to see a video on AUSTRALIAN infantry formations
please make more of these modern military analysis videos. 👍🏿 subbed.
Some wargame background music
always cringe
I was a light machine gunner and grenadier in the army, good times
Rule #1: Never get involved in a land war in Asia. (Update: continental Asia)
Add 'eurasia' for that
@@TheTeKuZa Technically yes, but I'm quoting Princess' Bride, inconceivable
Theyre all bark and no bite
@@Hannibalkakihara until bark isn't an option.
@@Hannibalkakihara Until we bite harder then we bark, you'll see
This is about to inspire some very spicy ARMA ops
Thank God, now I know what we’re gonna be up against.
@Philip Porcelli but getting stronger all the time, don't underestimate your foes.
China is already stronger and more influential than the US ...and don't forget to consider China was nothing just decades ago. They will continue rising with insane speed...it's true ...that dragon has been woken. What other countries should do is work on their domestic vitality and economy. The game is all money now, not military. Some people are very slow to realize this tho. Don't blame em, the west is warmongers and so are their citizens
Right now I'm pretty sure the USA would wipe out China in a conventional conflict, the US has heaps of real experience. In another 20+ year maybe things will be different
@Ti Klim it doesnt sound like you know much abt American politics
@Ti Klim *jewish led
10:40 I love how the trucks have their hazards on lol
Could you please compare the organization of US Army Combat Aviation Brigade Vs Chinese Army Aviation ones. So few coverage on the latter.
And keep up the good works.
it's hard to compare because US army is global strategy and China is still try to focus on the homeland defence
@@jeremysong7010 comparing two organisations and comparing warfare strategies are different things. Chinese Army Aviation Brigades maintains similar quantities and aircraft class as of US Army Combat Aviation Brigades, (PLAGFAF has 10 Avn Bde with about 1000 AC total) I don't think anyone else can come close, even the Russians!! Especially when you consider the growth rate of PLAGFAF .
Plz do more of these cuz there’s amazing
Cool and first! Wish for video about Modern US Armed Forces Special Forces/Special Operations Forces squads in the future.
Okay, here is what I can find on a Special Forces Company, if you have any questions I can help hopefully answer most of them. This just Organization, source has not updated in a few years but is most likely still 100% accurate except for the MOS or Military Occupation Specialty, especially for the Warrant Officers. This is the typical SF Company Active Duty, or National Guard. (Delta Force does not share this organization, Delta’s have Troops and Assault Team, Green Berets do not)
Other units I have info on their Organization are MARSOC Raiders Company, Army Ranger Platoon, and Marine Force Recon Company.
Special Forces Company
Operational Detachment Bravo(Main Command Center of the company, oversees the 6 ODAs)
1 x Special Forces Company Commander (CO)
(Major)
The Company commander is in command of all elements assigned or attached to the Special Forces company.
Executive Officer
(Captain)
2nd in Command amd director company staff.
Company Technician (18Z)
(W0-1 and up, Warrant Officer)
Responsible for the organization, training, intelligence and counterintelligence (CI) activities, and combat operations of the Special Forces company
Company Seargeant Major(18Z)
(E-9, Sergeant Major)
supervises the daily training, operations, and administration of the company.
Special Forces Operations Sergeant (18Z)
(E-8, Master Sergeant)
Assists the XO and Company Technician.
Assitant Operations Sergeant (18F)
(E-7, Sergeant First Class)
Assists the Operations Sergeant
Special Forces Medical Sergeants (18D)
(Sergeant First Class)
Provides medical care at the company level. Also provided medical training to the company.
2 x Special Forces Communications Sergeants (18E)
(Sergeant First Class / Staff Sergeant)
Signals experts, Communications Sergeant and a Asst. Communications Sergeant, who instal maintain and operate the company's radio and other communications equipment.
Supply Sergeants
(E-6, Staff Sergeant)
Handles the logistics for the company and all its detachements
NBC NCO
(E-5, Sergeant)
Ensures the company can detect and defend against Nuclear, Chemical and Biological (NBC) attacks.
Special Forces ODA (Operational Detachment Alpha, SFOD-A, or A Team)
6 of them in a Company, 4 of them are specialized as a Military Free Fall Team, Mobility/Mounted Team, Combat Dive Team, or a Mountain Team, the two others are not specialized. Each one should have 12 members however attachments from AFSOC and other ODAs are common, work with Regular Forces more often the other SOCOM units like Rangers do.
1 x Detachment Commander (18A)
(Captain)
The Commander is the team leader and is responsible for outfitting his ODA, organizing missions, and briefing the unit on mission objectives.
1 x Assistant Detachment Commander (180A)
(Warrant Officer 1 or Chief Warrant Officer 2)
The Assistant Detachment Commander assists the ODA's Commander, ready to take over command if needed. If the ODA splits into two teams, as happened in Gulf War I, then the 180A commands the second team.
1 x Operations Sergeant (18Z)
(Master Sergeant)
The Operations Sergeant is responsible for the overall organization, functionality and training of an SF team. He makes sure the team is outfitted correctly and supports the ODA commander (18A).
1 x Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant (18F)
(Sergeant First Class)
This team member ensures that the team has all the equipment and supplies needed for the mission. He also gathers and analyzes mission-critical intelligence.
2 x Weapons Sergeants (18B)
(Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant)
Weapons Sergeants are experts in a wide range of U.S. and foreign weapons systems, from pistols and to light artillery and anti-aircraft missiles
2 x Communications Sergeants (18E)
(Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant)
SF Communications Sergeants are proficient in the gamut of radio communications equipment and techniques used in the field, everything from morse code to encrypted satellite transmissions and IT technology.
2 x Medical Sergeants (18D)
(Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant)
Special Forces Medics are first-class battlefield trauma medical technicians as well as being proficient in more general medical care. The ability of SF medics to treat the medical problems of local populations is a valuable component of counter insurgency 'hearts and minds' operations.
2 x Engineering Sergeants (18C)
(Sergeant First Class and Staff/Sergeant)
The Engineering Sergeants are the guys you go to when you want something built or destroyed. They are experts in explosive demolitions and can blow bridges, buildings and other structures to kingdom come. SF Engineers are also proficient in military and civil construction and can carry out a range of projects from fortifications to civil engineering tasks such as digging wells or building a schoolhouse.
Primary Source: www.americanspecialops.com/special-forces/
@@noodles5438 ok thanks
I like that 8 wheeled buggy!
I had no idea you had a channel I was literally just going through your Instagram
29 k subs, best reporting. The details is accurate. Hope u 1 M subs
Hmu if you ever want to learn about the Cav Scout SBCT/IBCT platoon line up without having to go thru that disgusting doctrine we all love.
Here before a pacific war erupts and suddenly videos like this pop off
Good overview. Thanks! Question: From a command and control point of view, how independent are they at the squad level? Can they operate with some degree of independence or are they strictly tied to central command?
Historically PLA units were extreme flexible at the tactical level and place strong importance on independent maneuvers to outflank and destroy a superior enemy.
@@dabo5078 Damn that is a scary thought. PLA with good training and weapons are a force to be reckoned with.
@@davidmoss2576 dude, the Chinese are masters of maneuvering - they are hella flexible, like an entire army trained in guerrilla warfare.
This is so fucking awesome!! I devoured this video. Never seen anything like this on UA-cam
They sure love their bullpups!
Not anywhere as good as a Tavor.
Bullpup is perfect for an assault rifle.
Wow this channel is nice. I love learning about war and history.
As a arm chair general, Is it just me or does this organization seem to fit exactly how you would set up a equipment table and unit organization in your head if you were putting together a army.
It's so cohesive. I wonder what the weakness is.
As a fellow armchair general, the only weakness I can see is that it's untested. On paper, it should work, but know it depends upon the brass and how they are led.
@@strykertron232 one thing China has going for it is a unmatched pool of man power to run those tests on. Combined arms tactics are great and all but combined arms tactics that can spend untold amounts human life are better.
@@darkjill2007 so it would be like COIN ops with a soviet spin?
@@strykertron232 I think once they occupy a area coin makes sense. China's probably at point were they could preform air and land battle tactics at home. They can't really compete in space blue ocean sub surface or air with America. So after thinking out loud I can answer your question directly.
I think this refit to China's current organization is leaning my towards a air and land battle style tactics we used in the 80s. Rapid development of escalating power forces while (in china's case) multi role fighter bombers and tactical missiles hitting rear Echelon targets. The two advantages I think China currently has to there strategy is man power and production capacity. How long do you think the USA could pour advance ordinance on China before we ran out? How long would it take for us to spool up capacity to build ordinance. We basically drop explosive unicorns out of more expensive unicorns that land on even more expensive giant floating unicorns which are flown by completely Irreplaceable flesh bag unicorns.
I would so love see battle order do one these videos for either Sweden or Finland
I'm here before it goes Viral
Dunno why i got this on recommendation, probably to many people too
I struck gold this new year. Happy new year mate from 🇮🇳. Would love to see you cover Indian armed forces sometime. Have a great year!
can you do one on the british army. id love to see their organizational structure
Just look up the field manuals, it has all the info you’re looking for
Cooool killer find I'm stoked. Liked and subscribed
Hmmm I wonder what that amphibious combined arms brigade could be for 🤔
For TW
For getting absolutely mopped by the US lmao
Rivers.
China have lots of rivers.
Best channel ever, greetings from italy
The amphibious brigades seem really interesting. Since they are the units most likely to face combat I pressume they are the best trained and equiped PLA force, right? Also fun fact the 124th amphibious brigade traces it's lineage to the 124th division, the first unit to cross the Yalu river in the Korean war.
I think the Amphibious brigades is to cover a common Chinese geographical terrain:
Rivers.
China have A LOT of rivers...
i like the Wargame Red Dragon menu music :P
Ngl Dragon Rising reminded me of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.
@Russo R What in the fuck does this have to do with the OG comment?
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is just a video game similar to Arma.
Literally nothing you said was, backed up by facts or evidence, unbiased, nor related to the subject at hand that the original comment was about.
But, if you're just troll baiting, it sure as hell worked on me.