The item that really got my attention was the heavy mortar carrier. Back in '83, my 12B battalion was gifted a platoon of 113's by our parent 11B regiment, when they received their Bradley's. At first we were at a loss as to what to do with them. We realized we could install our heavy mortar battery in them. Roughly two weeks later we drove them out to the mortar range and they worked very well. Once the infantry realized what we had done they took them back and kept them for their own. Man, our Major was pissed. Edit... We did receive a brand new battery of 210 mortars out of the situation, so not a complete loss. LOL.
Wow. I was only ever light infantry (paratroopers) and I am blown away by the sheer amount of firepower and mobility organic to a Stryker company. They can bring the heat hard and heavy.
You should look into the Airborne/ Stryker paring concept. An Airborne battalion conducts an airfield seizure. Then a Stryker unit Air-lands and quickly seized further out objectives that the foot mobile Paratroopers would not be able to get too quickly
The problem with that line of thought is that you could jump 2 HMMVWs per c130 and it’s not a roll on roll off process for strykers. You’re looking at atleast a day until the first units are in operation. Stryker as a concept makes no sense in current warfare, and is designed for a failed concept. We keep them only because big money is invested in them.
@@fathead8933 you can land three Strykers on a C-17 without having to put the RWS down. If you are doing an airfield seizure than you already know that it can support a C-17
Will you be doing any videos on light infantry (army) and/or mechanized/heavier units? I’ve spent more time studying Russian and Chinese units to the point of neglecting contemporary US army unit type compositions, so your videos so far have been a great help!
@@BattleOrder I like that you guys broke down weapons and personal kit, too. I saw that in your Canadian Mech. Infantry video and I thought it was a great way to truly understand the capabilities of the unit. Side note: Would really like to see more European/Commonwealth content, please! Perhaps Germany's modern Fallshirmjager, or Panzergrenadier units!
@@BattleOrder This is great and is making me interested in (hopefully) your follow on videos about modern light and heavy BCTs and the counterparts the world over. Enjoy hearing your analysis about gear and doctrine.
Ah the Stryker BCT, the redheaded stepchild that the Army didn't know that it needed, but it's home it me. Stryker Rifle Platoon Leader from JBLM. Interesting bit to add to the Rifle Company's weapon capabilities, each Rifle Company is allocated 8 or 9 M110 Designated Marksman rifles which it can distro to each Rifle Squad in the Company if it wanted to. It's SOP however in understrength units like mine to just have one given to the best shot in a platoon who then gets attached to the Weapons Squad to provide long range precision fire to a Base of Fire element. Keep up the good work, this is better training than most of us get 👍
That’s awesome. I was around when the DMR program was starting up and I had to explain to my Company Commander as an E4 that I had to have special ammo and the weapons couldn’t just be gauged, they had to be tested for accuracy, and we couldn’t let everyone play with them. I managed to convince him. We started getting actual range time for the weapons and our weapons and components were replaced or depoted.
I drove the Canadian version in Kandahar City in 2009/10. That vehicle is awesome! Mine was brand new and had new car smell when we got it in theatre. We forded a river one night when KC flooded after a huge rainstorm. The main bridge was washed out on the highway North from KAF, so we drove to another crossing. I put it in 8 wheel drive and floored it but it was way deeper than we thought. Water washed over my vision blocks, I felt like I was submerging a submarine. I swear for a brief moment the wheels left the bottom of the river bed and we floated sideways a bit. Then the front wheels hit the far river bank and we were good. I was lead vehicle, all the rear hatches were open, it was super sketchy, but we got it done. I miss that ride!
Makes sense, due to their lower logistical needs. Which means MUCH less cost for most of the effectiveness, not to mention preparation speed. They're kinda filling the role of mounted infantry in the pre-mechanised days. Get where you're needed, quickly, with enough firepower to give the infantry all the support they need or at the very least brace until the heavies arrive.
@@Tiger74147 In theory. In practice they had no protection and less armament than the equivalent two humvees that would have preceeded them. Then when more protection and armament was added they became as slow and cramped as Bradley's, however with less firepower, protection, and traction. If it wasn't for the specialized versions like the MGS, mortar carrier or TOW version, it probably would've been scraped a decade ago.
@@bisacool7339 they already knew? The PLA has completely copied the US military and attempting to improve what it saw as the faults of the US military, unfortunately the US when it changes it doctrine and equipment dictates the direction of military advancement and has thrown off the Chinese AGAIN!
When there were the riots in Panama with Cuban refugees, they sent in two battalions of Infantry from the 82 nd, but also an engineer battalion from the 1st Cav. the 8th. Why we had armor with M113s and were trained for fast deployment. We were holding 50 cal and CEV ranges that weekend, got the call and 48 hours later from coming off a range as the armor, loading the ISU 90 and picking up a few hundred shot guns for the task force along with another few truck loads of batons, riot shields and shin guards. I remember an airforce Col jumping up with me to guide the trucks off the run way and he asked how was the deployment, I said we were in the field running APC 50 cal ranges and just starting a tank range for the CEV's. So we had to clean the vehicles and equipment, pack and draw tons of supplies for the task force then drive over to the air field on Ft Hood. I said, this deployment will be looked at due to it does not happen all the time and everyone can learn something from it. But I woke up two days ago in my hammock at the ammo point of a range and just got a little sleep in the C5. The said part was, due to drawing the shot guns I had to do an initial check on all of the shot guns with the one support battalion small arms repair man we had with us. He loved me for thinking about him to get him added to the list of people to go to central america for the winter. Then issue the shotguns out to the 82nd. Due to the past year training cycle and ready brigade schedule, I was going to take leave the next week for PA deer season and that was pushed back a little due to 2 armorers on leave and one just went on emergency leave. I was the only armorer in the battalion left. Still I told the airforce Col. this was eye opening for me, with how fast the airforce could get the planes around and move an armored if with M113's battalion in one day.
My father served in the Army and my brother in the Marine Corps, as did much of my family on both sides during every conflict since World War Two. With that said, I am pretty familiar with soldiers and Marines who love to rip on the Air Force, however, I am glad that we have such a branch.
Nice breakdown. I was SBCT out of Lewis (25ID) Deuce Four 2002-2006. The Strykers are superior in a urban environment like in Iraq but not so much if you are operating in a muddy non hardball type of roadway. I love the Stryker. My platoon was blown up over 30 times in my time in Mosul/ Talafar/ and Rawah and the Stryker saved us on every IED hit (lucky). Some of that footage in the video was us so that's cool too. Good job
The stryker is great but other then holding 8 to 9 guys cant the jltv do everything a stryker can faster and cheaper with the same ir better protection
@missouripatriot6926 With a 30mm cannon? Although in fairness the fact that thats mostly true probably answers my question as to why the US doesnt operate more of these and have so much damn random light infantry that isnt airborne or anything special like that
@@user-sc9oy1kz8gI started my career as a light infantryman. You are right we do have our fair share of light infantry and probably one of the reasons why is because it costs less to run compared to a SBCT.
Swap in a signals battalion out an infantry battalion. Give the stryker equiv to the cav only and give a company on tanks ti the cavalry. Then replace everyone elses vehicles with Bushmasters and M113 APCs or in reserves UNIMOGs. Thats the australian brigade
I was in a Stryker unit back in fort Lewis....GO LIGHT INFANTRY. All you will do in a Stryker unit is go constantly to the motorpools for PMCS, drain all fluids under the Stryker, more time in the motorpool harrassing the mechanics to fix the AC and the heater. Only upside to a Stryker is you don’t have to ruck everywhere with your rucksacks since they will always be strapped on the side of the trucks and keep your snacks inside the trucks when you get hungry. Don’t forget that your SL and VC will tell you to go away and sleep outside while they sleep in a warm Stryker when it’s freezing outside.
That's a LOT of firepower. How long is it supposed to last logistically when it comes to fuel and ammo? What is the logistics train? You only touched on that.
If I am not mistaken in general units are supposed to carry enough ammo to last for around three days. Part of that will be stored in the vehicles themselves and part of that will surely be handled by the support batalion but every unit needs outside logistical support to fight longer than that and that is another very complex issue in itself.
I have a bit of insight into this as a former stryker infantryman. Every year my old unit (2CR in Germany) does a regimental sized "rapid deployment" exercise surging the entire unit from Germany to Poland or one of the Baltic states. The unit will travel in company sized "chalk" convoys. Each company will has several mechanics with HHC/HHT traveling with us. Recovery assets are general located with regimental support squadron/battalion if vehicles go down. Fuel and ammo wise, squadron/regiment coordinate with higher headquarters (i.e. USAREUR) to preposition refueling sites along our travel route and the same goes with ammo. Oftentimes these refueling operations were run by Guard/Reserve units in coordination with our squadron FST/FSC and fuelers.
@@ClementYang24 I was in F trp 2/2 and my strykers usually had enough fuel and mres for about a week. we had a shit ton of water and fuel cans on the side of the truck.
@@thenewbonboncompany I was in K Trp 3/2. Yeah same, I was more referring to the logistics train and resupply, which I got to see first hand Saber Strike 2018.
@@tarantulathree-one8013 Please don't tell me Ghost DFAC, they're fucking absolute trash like all DFACs. It's all about what McChord has in regards to DFACs. But whatever I just cook my own food lol
Damn this is accurate. I spent 6 years in a Stryker units. I only found one thing that can come close to an inaccuracy in this. In your layout of a Stryker Battalion you left out the Attached Field Support Company. That's understandable though because on paper those Companies are assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion. But in practice they are apart of the line unit they are attached to, even in garrison.
Great vid. It's obvious you put a lot of work into producing this. Gen. Shinseki dreamt up the Stryker brigades. He was forward thinking. At the time I wasn't so sure it was a good idea...but recent history has shown these were a great idea. They have been perfect for low-intensity conflicts.
So....mortar teams? It depends on the orientation of the weapons. And if the weapons are even being used. Our mortar teams became another squad of 11Bs that popped 60mm white parachute flares instead of 40mm white parachute flares.
Very good video as always. One recommendation. You could make an overview at the beginning of the video of the size of the whole brigade by showing the numbers of the vehicles each battalion/platoon has as if they were deployed.This way we can see the sheer size of the formation and avoid getting lost in the tables of the video where you explain the equipment.
These ORBAT videos are great, especially with regard to how the larger reasons for the structure are explained. The only complaint is the music gets a bit loud in places (specifically when the layout of the infantry platoon/squad was being discussed). The music isn't bad, it just overwhelms the dialogue.
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Would you be able to cover the history and usage of cavalry in the Red Army? It's hard to find anything written about them after 1922, despite how many thousands of men served in the cavalry into the 1930s and WWII, and their key role in many important battles, such as the defense of Moscow in 1941 or the encirclement of German forces in Stalingrad
@@fetuskicker6466 he went based on the manual. The manual still shows 4 vehicles per platoon and the amount of dismounts was correct, so idk what manual you're looking at.
@@fetuskicker6466 well like I said, he’s going based on the manual, not whatever weird and different stuff that actual units do (because that’s not consistent and to make a video that covers every possibility is next to impossible)
If you haven't already, could you cover how the US uses its helicopters? I know the Russians and Chinese have dedicated "helicopter infantry", but does the US also employ similar forces?
101st Airborne Division is US Army's dedicated "helicopter infantry" specifically trained to cooperate with helicopters. Although US division is constructed in such way(organic helicopter brigade) that every infantry brigade/battalion can be used as air assault unit. Of course not as effictive as dedicated unit. Also Stryker or even mechanised battalions can be used in that role (of course to some extend) if needed. P. S. I forgot to mention Marines who are basically one big helicopter infantry unit.
outside of the 101st, the US Army treats its infantryman like a jack of all trades. All kinds of units can be hand picked to conduct air assault as part of the mission statement, CCI(Commander's Critical Intent), OpOrder. Its calculated with CRM(Composite Risk Management) or a fancy way of saying we're going to be putting a lot of guys within the unit with air assault badges into that particular element used for air assault.
Nothing entirely dedicated to birds wholesale. Marines have dedicated companies within infantry battalions. An example is during expeditionary unit deployments (MEU) one company is tasked with AAV’s, another to boats, another to birds, and the final get hover-crafted in with the heavy weapons, armor, and logistics. Gun-birds and harriers support all efforts. That said, all units are more or less interchangeable dependent on resources and mission. I was AAV company but only used AAV’s to train. Everything else was helo insertion. Second deployment we used helps to get out to a zone then turned into light truck/ foot dismounts. Point is, designation is one thing, but you go and do what Uncle Sam needs to you when he needs it.
I had my doubts of the Strykers but on one exercise these things sneaked up on my unit just as we were about to set up an ambush. These things are hella quiet.
Love the video, but would you be planning on doing a comparative video on both the heavy infantry and the light infantry units as to provide greater context for how the medium infantry fits in and how each has their own tasks, benefits and drawbacks?
Suggestion: Do a video about the evolution of this very concept, talk about how it used to be in WW2 very briefly including other countries, and then advance to modern day. It wont be as detailed but the ideia is just to show the evolution of the concept over time.
I served in a SBCT from 2005 to 2009, 1/38 INF 4/2ID. Force organizations have most likely changed over the last 10 years, but during my time the MGS was directly deployed to the Company level with 3 MGS for a company; this would extend the HQ platoon to include company command, supply and support, mortars, fisters, sniper squad, and a tanker squad (yes, actual tankers). I won't spend a lot of time discussing various load outs since company commanders had high flexibility on unit setup. My company commander opted for a 4 platoon setup, M240s where moved from the mortar vehicles and distributed to the 4th squad heavy weapon teams; this created 4 equally equipped "undermanned" platoons. One of the core advantage of SBCTs is there ability to flex combat insert; although the Stryker is their preferred primary insert, a battalion could opt for helicopter insert or foot insert with Strykers on standby. Finally, the Stryker are considerably quieter than a heavy mechanized unit; this allows Strykers to make fast inserts with the enemy having less warning, more so in night missions.
Finally I see a good breakdown of these vehicles and the units that had them. I knew they were good in Iraq for movement and protection when I was their (I didn't work with them though). But it is nice to see how they have been retooled to face peer and near peer threats no days. This reminds me of the old 9ID (Light Motorized) up at Ft. Lewis in the 80's.
Man I miss my line medic days in 2CR. We operated the MEV when we weren't with our line platoons (rolled with the PSG and weapons squad in that case. Great video, brings back a lot of memories. Shout out to Killer Troop!
I was a rifle company and HHC CO in a SBCT in the early days. Our. MTOE was a little different then. The MGS platoon was organic to the company, for instance. Having been both light and mech infantry, I liked the middle ground flexibility of the SBCTs. They were very effective in the urban counter insurgence ops we were assigned, and the vehicles were surprisingly resilient. Good summation.
These things are quiet. I almost walked out in front of one of these things while crossing a road in Mosel. Something told me to look to the left again before I stepped off the curb. Man, I'm glad I did. That thing rolled right past me, that cage armor was about 6 inches from my nose. Close one. I got back in my helicopter after that and got in the air where it's safe. F that ground stuff.
One of my buds was in the OPFOR at JRTC. He said these beasts can chase you through the woods at night regardless of trees and terrain. He was a tough light-fighter but he said it was a frightening experience as these Strykers would turn on their spotlights and tirelessly chase OPFOR down until they either surrendered or were "killed."
From what I read two Dragoon turrets per platoon is purely experimental model that exists only in 2nd Cav stationed in Europe. Final platoon structure for every SBCT and turret model are still about to be chosen. Also isn't there mortar platoon at battalion level?
i learned a lot watching this and i got out the army in 2011and i was in a cav unit this gave me a good picture I didnt recognize before and im more interested now than i was back. At that time i only care about college and work and the duties in my shop section
my dad was a company commander in the very initial organization of stryker units before they had been deployed. Then he was variously training officer, XO and acting commander for 1-14 golden dragons attached to 25th infantry out of hawaii and deploying to camp taji about 2007-2009.
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Very good breakdown. Would love to see the same for the combat aviation brigades. Or even the less known formations such as the BSB or a division's sustainment brigade.
Well, by the end of 2022 all MGS's will be removed from service and the overall fire support job will fall to the dragoon. The reasons for this are the abysmal reliability of both the auto loaders and the rear suspension sets for MGS systems... which were not upgraded to handle the weight of the gun and autoloader, and are the stock ICV(base variant trooper carrier) configuration suspension sets. The army even refused to upgrade the system to the Double V-Hulls. The MGS system were nightmares on squadron maintenance, for every 8 MGS's you'd be lucky to have 1 green to go, and they would be guaranteed have circle red X's.
I'm in an CBRNE Reconnaissance Company that utilizes the NBCRV variant. The amount of technology packed into these things is mind boggling, to say the least. I fucking love them. No longer are we hamstringed by our narrow career field, what we can bring to the table now is ten fold what it once was. Need recon? Done. Need a forward observer? Tracking. Need us to blow in place a cache? On it. Need something deleted with violence of action? Standby.
@@BattleOrder not trying to sharp shoot you because they’re supposed to roll in the LMTV although they tend to push the XOs there. Was more musing at the thought of my old 1SG in 4-23 IN racked out at Yakima Training Center on a litter in -8*F weather. Love your videos
The maneuver company HQ PLT has a MEV (attached from HHC) with the company senior medic (not in the LMTV as stated in video) and usually the 1SG (not in the LMTV as stated in video) as company CCP operations is one of their main duties. The company XO on the other hand has been with the LMTV supply section as logistics is their duty.
team leaders in a rifle platoon are either SGT or CPL. CPL is the paygrade as SPC but with leader responsibilites...CPLs are SGTs before they go to their basic leader school.
Regarding the Dragoon: They couldn't make an automated cannon with a smaller silhouette?!? Jesus fuck, that turret is large enough to fit a crew inside! All they need is a CROWS style mount with a 20-30mm gun. If its only for emergencies, then you don't need it to have a large ammo capacity, and it'd be easier to reload and repair without the turret box anyway.
All I know is they wouldn't do that to a Duce and a half. I think this is a case of the powers at be denying them assets so they're making 30mm lemonade out of 12.7 lemons. I disagree with it. But it's like the Humvee. They should have never been in combat. The humvee was and still is a brilliant vehicles. But just like the M60, the men got a bad impression from them because they were given old hand me down husks and were told to use them in ways they were never designed.
The Dragoon turret has the advantage of ammo capacity and thus not having to constantly reload which, given that the point of the 30mm is self defense against BMPs and BTRs and secondary fire support is likely to save the squad's bacon.
The reason why its so big is because they didn't want to sacrifice the troop carrying capacity, everything that moves the turret is protected in that turret. For what it is if you consider all that, it is fucking small. Guess this is another case of people being ignorant of what the Dragoon really is, an engineering stroke of genius.
I'd like to see the other assets of the CAV Squadron, BEB and BSB. Also, you showed a picture of a striker coming off a Spearhead Class fast transport. I think the Spearhead class and a reinforced striker company is a great contingency operations team.
@@stephenbritton9297 yup. Our motto is “Jack of all trades, master of none”. Meaning we specialize in multiple things. Recon is just what we’re primarily used for. Frees up infantry to actually do infantry shit.
@@michaelmulligan0 no the autoloader is fixed in the turret same with all the other hardware. Its just a powerful cannon mounted very high up in a rather light vehicle
@@LordOceanus Myth. Only happened with the earlier 120 variants and even then it is when the support wasn't deployed and at an less than ordinary elevation and traverse. 105mm versions do not have that problem. Hell, I've seen them being fired sideways on ice and all it did was piss off the NCOIC on the tower for shooting to close to the left and right limits.
Them Stryker are a pain in the ass. They always break down, especially when are just sitting in the Motor pool. The AC never works and it’s dam cramped in side their with no leg space.
Something I personally would love to see. The evolution of the cbt engr btn. Say from 'nam era to present. When I speak to current 12B's it feels completely different with the only similarity being we are still kept as battalions.
Number one problem we encountered during opnet? 11 series didnt retain their former subclasses such as M, H,. What I mean is we got all these NCOs from the Mech world. That’s great, until you try and fight a Stryker like you would a Bradley. The mech guys thought “oh it’s just a little Bradley”. Where as the Light guys said “this is just a big hmmvw. You could see the individual operational use the Light VCs had cover and concealment, and the Mech trucks had their whoopies going off in the middle of the street. The light fighter didn’t want to be confined in the vehicles. That was the other problem. Their was no real doctrine for the vehicle, just an MTOE and a strategic plan that’s it. We didn’t know who is spearhead or who is counter attack. It was essentially “hey those guys don’t have a ridiculous insertion method, give them 20 ton vehicles that they have no way to train on them. Me to the GD opnet instructor: What does this give me that the Hmmvw doesn’t? Him: an MRE heater.
Always find it interesting how differently company level service is handled with different armies. Like how US army has two trucks and medevac team at company level while FDF has kitchen squad, maintenance&tdelivery squad and medical squad as company level service elements. Or perhaps it's po-tah-to vs po-tay-to approach and US companies are practically in similar situation if they push battalion level service elements near to company HQ or something. But I guess it's comes to how autonomous companies in Finnish and US armies supposed to be seen, if they get cut from parent battalion, even if it's for a while. lol
I had a book about military vehicles as a kid that included the warthog the abrams the challenger 2 all of those cool things, but what caught my eye the most was the Stryker, and I’ve wanted one ever since I was a kid
Would it be fair to say that the Stryker fills the role the M2 was intended to fullfill early in its development before they changed what they wanted it to do?
Little fact : Mowag used to be a Swiss government owned company and they have been bought by General Dynamics. After that the LAV3 that is basically a Piranha with a 25mm gun was produced for Canadian land forces. Then the US army made the Stryker from the LAV3.
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The item that really got my attention was the heavy mortar carrier.
Back in '83, my 12B battalion was gifted a platoon of 113's by our parent 11B regiment, when they received their Bradley's.
At first we were at a loss as to what to do with them.
We realized we could install our heavy mortar battery in them.
Roughly two weeks later we drove them out to the mortar range and they worked very well.
Once the infantry realized what we had done they took them back and kept them for their own.
Man, our Major was pissed.
Edit...
We did receive a brand new battery of 210 mortars out of the situation, so not a complete loss. LOL.
As a former Stryker infantryman you nailed this one.
Except for missing the Mortar and Scout Platoons in the HHCs.
@@livewyr7227 Aw damn your right. In my old unit the mortars never did jack shit so I forgot about them lol.
@@pantherowow77 Our F troop CO forgot about us in Hohenfels too.
75% of his company were reminded. ;)
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It’s a little oudated on the info but spot on
"other specific duties" shows a toilet lol
That's the most accurate footage he could find... ask me how I know lol
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Wow. I was only ever light infantry (paratroopers) and I am blown away by the sheer amount of firepower and mobility organic to a Stryker company. They can bring the heat hard and heavy.
You should look into the Airborne/ Stryker paring concept. An Airborne battalion conducts an airfield seizure. Then a Stryker unit Air-lands and quickly seized further out objectives that the foot mobile Paratroopers would not be able to get too quickly
@@peterprovenzano9039 In that scenario, Stryker looks like new generation of old glider infantry.
@@aleksaradojicic8114 with ALOT more maneuverability and firepower
The problem with that line of thought is that you could jump 2 HMMVWs per c130 and it’s not a roll on roll off process for strykers. You’re looking at atleast a day until the first units are in operation. Stryker as a concept makes no sense in current warfare, and is designed for a failed concept. We keep them only because big money is invested in them.
@@fathead8933 you can land three Strykers on a C-17 without having to put the RWS down. If you are doing an airfield seizure than you already know that it can support a C-17
Will you be doing any videos on light infantry (army) and/or mechanized/heavier units? I’ve spent more time studying Russian and Chinese units to the point of neglecting contemporary US army unit type compositions, so your videos so far have been a great help!
They will probably come in the future!
YYEEEEE, I've been low-key dying for a breakdown of SCBT's. Thank you, Battle Order!
We aim to please :)
@@BattleOrder I like that you guys broke down weapons and personal kit, too. I saw that in your Canadian Mech. Infantry video and I thought it was a great way to truly understand the capabilities of the unit.
Side note: Would really like to see more European/Commonwealth content, please! Perhaps Germany's modern Fallshirmjager, or Panzergrenadier units!
@@BattleOrder This is great and is making me interested in (hopefully) your follow on videos about modern light and heavy BCTs and the counterparts the world over. Enjoy hearing your analysis about gear and doctrine.
@@paydenladeroute7129 I'd love to see that too. Cheers.
I really love these Structure & Equipment analysis vidoes, hopefully we'd see more :)
Glad you like them!
Ah the Stryker BCT, the redheaded stepchild that the Army didn't know that it needed, but it's home it me. Stryker Rifle Platoon Leader from JBLM. Interesting bit to add to the Rifle Company's weapon capabilities, each Rifle Company is allocated 8 or 9 M110 Designated Marksman rifles which it can distro to each Rifle Squad in the Company if it wanted to. It's SOP however in understrength units like mine to just have one given to the best shot in a platoon who then gets attached to the Weapons Squad to provide long range precision fire to a Base of Fire element.
Keep up the good work, this is better training than most of us get 👍
That’s awesome. I was around when the DMR program was starting up and I had to explain to my Company Commander as an E4 that I had to have special ammo and the weapons couldn’t just be gauged, they had to be tested for accuracy, and we couldn’t let everyone play with them. I managed to convince him. We started getting actual range time for the weapons and our weapons and components were replaced or depoted.
I drove the Canadian version in Kandahar City in 2009/10. That vehicle is awesome! Mine was brand new and had new car smell when we got it in theatre. We forded a river one night when KC flooded after a huge rainstorm. The main bridge was washed out on the highway North from KAF, so we drove to another crossing. I put it in 8 wheel drive and floored it but it was way deeper than we thought. Water washed over my vision blocks, I felt like I was submerging a submarine. I swear for a brief moment the wheels left the bottom of the river bed and we floated sideways a bit. Then the front wheels hit the far river bank and we were good. I was lead vehicle, all the rear hatches were open, it was super sketchy, but we got it done. I miss that ride!
Always thought strykers were cool. It is interesting how they went from an interim solution to an integral part of the force structure.
Until it breaks down every friggin 5 minutes or so. ;)
Yeah they’re not cool, they suck and should be retired.
Makes sense, due to their lower logistical needs. Which means MUCH less cost for most of the effectiveness, not to mention preparation speed. They're kinda filling the role of mounted infantry in the pre-mechanised days. Get where you're needed, quickly, with enough firepower to give the infantry all the support they need or at the very least brace until the heavies arrive.
@@Tiger74147 In theory. In practice they had no protection and less armament than the equivalent two humvees that would have preceeded them. Then when more protection and armament was added they became as slow and cramped as Bradley's, however with less firepower, protection, and traction. If it wasn't for the specialized versions like the MGS, mortar carrier or TOW version, it probably would've been scraped a decade ago.
MGS could get a 120mm gun like the Centauro II and the ATGM could get Brimstones like MBDAs 2020 concept of a tank destroyer for Polish Rosomak
supremely well made, would love to see a video covering US mechanized! never really understood the big difference between mech and stryker in the US.
You know you're doing well when even the PLA starts copying you.
Nah, they already knew
@@bisacool7339 they already knew? The PLA has completely copied the US military and attempting to improve what it saw as the faults of the US military, unfortunately the US when it changes it doctrine and equipment dictates the direction of military advancement and has thrown off the Chinese AGAIN!
@@bisacool7339 lol yeah they already knew to start copying the US
We all know that China is the land of copycats and bootleg goods. They are so good at making knockoffs that they even have a name for it, shanzhai.
The PLA don't know what they want to do! And they copy everyone on different days of the year!
When there were the riots in Panama with Cuban refugees, they sent in two battalions of Infantry from the 82 nd, but also an engineer battalion from the 1st Cav. the 8th. Why we had armor with M113s and were trained for fast deployment. We were holding 50 cal and CEV ranges that weekend, got the call and 48 hours later from coming off a range as the armor, loading the ISU 90 and picking up a few hundred shot guns for the task force along with another few truck loads of batons, riot shields and shin guards. I remember an airforce Col jumping up with me to guide the trucks off the run way and he asked how was the deployment, I said we were in the field running APC 50 cal ranges and just starting a tank range for the CEV's. So we had to clean the vehicles and equipment, pack and draw tons of supplies for the task force then drive over to the air field on Ft Hood. I said, this deployment will be looked at due to it does not happen all the time and everyone can learn something from it. But I woke up two days ago in my hammock at the ammo point of a range and just got a little sleep in the C5. The said part was, due to drawing the shot guns I had to do an initial check on all of the shot guns with the one support battalion small arms repair man we had with us. He loved me for thinking about him to get him added to the list of people to go to central america for the winter. Then issue the shotguns out to the 82nd. Due to the past year training cycle and ready brigade schedule, I was going to take leave the next week for PA deer season and that was pushed back a little due to 2 armorers on leave and one just went on emergency leave. I was the only armorer in the battalion left. Still I told the airforce Col. this was eye opening for me, with how fast the airforce could get the planes around and move an armored if with M113's battalion in one day.
My father served in the Army and my brother in the Marine Corps, as did much of my family on both sides during every conflict since World War Two.
With that said, I am pretty familiar with soldiers and Marines who love to rip on the Air Force, however, I am glad that we have such a branch.
Nice breakdown. I was SBCT out of Lewis (25ID) Deuce Four 2002-2006. The Strykers are superior in a urban environment like in Iraq but not so much if you are operating in a muddy non hardball type of roadway. I love the Stryker. My platoon was blown up over 30 times in my time in Mosul/ Talafar/ and Rawah and the Stryker saved us on every IED hit (lucky). Some of that footage in the video was us so that's cool too. Good job
The stryker is great but other then holding 8 to 9 guys cant the jltv do everything a stryker can faster and cheaper with the same ir better protection
@missouripatriot6926 With a 30mm cannon?
Although in fairness the fact that thats mostly true probably answers my question as to why the US doesnt operate more of these and have so much damn random light infantry that isnt airborne or anything special like that
@@user-sc9oy1kz8gI started my career as a light infantryman. You are right we do have our fair share of light infantry and probably one of the reasons why is because it costs less to run compared to a SBCT.
I love this concept of military structure analysis. Do you think at some point we could learn about Australian infantry structure?
yes please, no-one ever talks about Australia
Swap in a signals battalion out an infantry battalion. Give the stryker equiv to the cav only and give a company on tanks ti the cavalry.
Then replace everyone elses vehicles with Bushmasters and M113 APCs or in reserves UNIMOGs.
Thats the australian brigade
I was in a Stryker unit back in fort Lewis....GO LIGHT INFANTRY. All you will do in a Stryker unit is go constantly to the motorpools for PMCS, drain all fluids under the Stryker, more time in the motorpool harrassing the mechanics to fix the AC and the heater. Only upside to a Stryker is you don’t have to ruck everywhere with your rucksacks since they will always be strapped on the side of the trucks and keep your snacks inside the trucks when you get hungry. Don’t forget that your SL and VC will tell you to go away and sleep outside while they sleep in a warm Stryker when it’s freezing outside.
"Experiences may vary"
(M1129) lol I slept in the driver's hole. (Best seat in the house... and I controlled the heater.)
That's a LOT of firepower. How long is it supposed to last logistically when it comes to fuel and ammo? What is the logistics train? You only touched on that.
If I am not mistaken in general units are supposed to carry enough ammo to last for around three days. Part of that will be stored in the vehicles themselves and part of that will surely be handled by the support batalion but every unit needs outside logistical support to fight longer than that and that is another very complex issue in itself.
@@TheoEvian And that would be yet another interesting video!
I have a bit of insight into this as a former stryker infantryman. Every year my old unit (2CR in Germany) does a regimental sized "rapid deployment" exercise surging the entire unit from Germany to Poland or one of the Baltic states. The unit will travel in company sized "chalk" convoys. Each company will has several mechanics with HHC/HHT traveling with us. Recovery assets are general located with regimental support squadron/battalion if vehicles go down.
Fuel and ammo wise, squadron/regiment coordinate with higher headquarters (i.e. USAREUR) to preposition refueling sites along our travel route and the same goes with ammo. Oftentimes these refueling operations were run by Guard/Reserve units in coordination with our squadron FST/FSC and fuelers.
@@ClementYang24 I was in F trp 2/2 and my strykers usually had enough fuel and mres for about a week. we had a shit ton of water and fuel cans on the side of the truck.
@@thenewbonboncompany I was in K Trp 3/2. Yeah same, I was more referring to the logistics train and resupply, which I got to see first hand Saber Strike 2018.
I’m in a SBCT at JBLM and you broke it down perfectly. Well done
I'm jealous of your guys's chow hall. Wished I had facilities designed for Tiered personnel where I was stationed at.
@@tarantulathree-one8013 Please don't tell me Ghost DFAC, they're fucking absolute trash like all DFACs. It's all about what McChord has in regards to DFACs. But whatever I just cook my own food lol
@@ravenks1sr15
Ghost is fucking trash. Courage on the other hand, is nice.
Damn this is accurate. I spent 6 years in a Stryker units. I only found one thing that can come close to an inaccuracy in this.
In your layout of a Stryker Battalion you left out the Attached Field Support Company. That's understandable though because on paper those Companies are assigned to the Brigade Support Battalion. But in practice they are apart of the line unit they are attached to, even in garrison.
Great vid. It's obvious you put a lot of work into producing this. Gen. Shinseki dreamt up the Stryker brigades. He was forward thinking. At the time I wasn't so sure it was a good idea...but recent history has shown these were a great idea. They have been perfect for low-intensity conflicts.
Just came back from a tiring day and saw this... now i feel mobile again
Will we see a coverage of the 8k indirect manpower associated with a BCT?
So....mortar teams? It depends on the orientation of the weapons. And if the weapons are even being used. Our mortar teams became another squad of 11Bs that popped 60mm white parachute flares instead of 40mm white parachute flares.
Very good video as always. One recommendation. You could make an overview at the beginning of the video of the size of the whole brigade by showing the numbers of the vehicles each battalion/platoon has as if they were deployed.This way we can see the sheer size of the formation and avoid getting lost in the tables of the video where you explain the equipment.
These ORBAT videos are great, especially with regard to how the larger reasons for the structure are explained.
The only complaint is the music gets a bit loud in places (specifically when the layout of the infantry platoon/squad was being discussed). The music isn't bad, it just overwhelms the dialogue.
10:00 "perform other specific duties" shows toilet repair team.
This is classic PME( Professional Military Education) that has been well researched, informative, inspiring, and slightly entertaining, brought to Us Viewers, courtesy of Brandon and Battle Order on You Tube. Thanks alot, Young Man.🇺🇸♥️
Would you be able to cover the history and usage of cavalry in the Red Army? It's hard to find anything written about them after 1922, despite how many thousands of men served in the cavalry into the 1930s and WWII, and their key role in many important battles, such as the defense of Moscow in 1941 or the encirclement of German forces in Stalingrad
It's possible! That could be an interesting topic.
I recommend the book "Soviet Cavalry Operations During The Second World War" by John S. Harrel.
@@AmericanImperialMenswear thanks
Go forward, America! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
@@frankmueller6522 wut
Great break down, would love to see one for the light infantry
Man the company layout has changed ALOT since 06
brother its a bitch and a half now
He did miss a couple things. There are 6 strykers per platoon and there’s more dismounts than he listed
@@fetuskicker6466 he went based on the manual. The manual still shows 4 vehicles per platoon and the amount of dismounts was correct, so idk what manual you're looking at.
@@carsonstephens2508 I’m not looking at a manual. I’m looking at my unit
@@fetuskicker6466 well like I said, he’s going based on the manual, not whatever weird and different stuff that actual units do (because that’s not consistent and to make a video that covers every possibility is next to impossible)
*Well organized, logical, understandable, informative and engaging. I would call that a Home Run! KUDOS!*
If you haven't already, could you cover how the US uses its helicopters? I know the Russians and Chinese have dedicated "helicopter infantry", but does the US also employ similar forces?
101st Airborne Division is US Army's dedicated "helicopter infantry" specifically trained to cooperate with helicopters. Although US division is constructed in such way(organic helicopter brigade) that every infantry brigade/battalion can be used as air assault unit. Of course not as effictive as dedicated unit. Also Stryker or even mechanised battalions can be used in that role (of course to some extend) if needed.
P. S. I forgot to mention Marines who are basically one big helicopter infantry unit.
outside of the 101st, the US Army treats its infantryman like a jack of all trades. All kinds of units can be hand picked to conduct air assault as part of the mission statement, CCI(Commander's Critical Intent), OpOrder. Its calculated with CRM(Composite Risk Management) or a fancy way of saying we're going to be putting a lot of guys within the unit with air assault badges into that particular element used for air assault.
Nothing entirely dedicated to birds wholesale. Marines have dedicated companies within infantry battalions. An example is during expeditionary unit deployments (MEU) one company is tasked with AAV’s, another to boats, another to birds, and the final get hover-crafted in with the heavy weapons, armor, and logistics. Gun-birds and harriers support all efforts. That said, all units are more or less interchangeable dependent on resources and mission. I was AAV company but only used AAV’s to train. Everything else was helo insertion. Second deployment we used helps to get out to a zone then turned into light truck/ foot dismounts.
Point is, designation is one thing, but you go and do what Uncle Sam needs to you when he needs it.
@@hieug.rection1920uncle Sam need cannon fodders in ukraine, You should go to ukraine
@@elcormoran1Plenty of cannon fodder in Ukraine already. They're called "Russian soldiers" LMAO
Losing ground every single day.
Nailed it with this video. Thanks for the great content.
Much appreciated!
I had my doubts of the Strykers but on one exercise these things sneaked up on my unit just as we were about to set up an ambush. These things are hella quiet.
We are called the ghosts for a reason. You can't hear us by design. Signed 172nd sbct ft wainwright.
Awesome! I've been waiting for a breakdown of US forces after your video on the Chinese Marines and Marine Infantry
Love the video, but would you be planning on doing a comparative video on both the heavy infantry and the light infantry units as to provide greater context for how the medium infantry fits in and how each has their own tasks, benefits and drawbacks?
Suggestion:
Do a video about the evolution of this very concept, talk about how it used to be in WW2 very briefly including other countries, and then advance to modern day.
It wont be as detailed but the ideia is just to show the evolution of the concept over time.
Fister here in a SBCT. Loved the video. These vehicles are excellent… when they work.
I served in a SBCT from 2005 to 2009, 1/38 INF 4/2ID. Force organizations have most likely changed over the last 10 years, but during my time the MGS was directly deployed to the Company level with 3 MGS for a company; this would extend the HQ platoon to include company command, supply and support, mortars, fisters, sniper squad, and a tanker squad (yes, actual tankers). I won't spend a lot of time discussing various load outs since company commanders had high flexibility on unit setup. My company commander opted for a 4 platoon setup, M240s where moved from the mortar vehicles and distributed to the 4th squad heavy weapon teams; this created 4 equally equipped "undermanned" platoons. One of the core advantage of SBCTs is there ability to flex combat insert; although the Stryker is their preferred primary insert, a battalion could opt for helicopter insert or foot insert with Strykers on standby. Finally, the Stryker are considerably quieter than a heavy mechanized unit; this allows Strykers to make fast inserts with the enemy having less warning, more so in night missions.
Finally I see a good breakdown of these vehicles and the units that had them. I knew they were good in Iraq for movement and protection when I was their (I didn't work with them though). But it is nice to see how they have been retooled to face peer and near peer threats no days. This reminds me of the old 9ID (Light Motorized) up at Ft. Lewis in the 80's.
Man I miss my line medic days in 2CR. We operated the MEV when we weren't with our line platoons (rolled with the PSG and weapons squad in that case. Great video, brings back a lot of memories. Shout out to Killer Troop!
I was a rifle company and HHC CO in a SBCT in the early days. Our. MTOE was a little different then. The MGS platoon was organic to the company, for instance.
Having been both light and mech infantry, I liked the middle ground flexibility of the SBCTs. They were very effective in the urban counter insurgence ops we were assigned, and the vehicles were surprisingly resilient.
Good summation.
These things are quiet. I almost walked out in front of one of these things while crossing a road in Mosel. Something told me to look to the left again before I stepped off the curb. Man, I'm glad I did. That thing rolled right past me, that cage armor was about 6 inches from my nose. Close one. I got back in my helicopter after that and got in the air where it's safe. F that ground stuff.
One of my buds was in the OPFOR at JRTC. He said these beasts can chase you through the woods at night regardless of trees and terrain. He was a tough light-fighter but he said it was a frightening experience as these Strykers would turn on their spotlights and tirelessly chase OPFOR down until they either surrendered or were "killed."
Thank you, I'm learning so much from your channel!
Brendan amazing insite. Wow eye opener! When did all this information become public knowledge and declassified?
Just started working at general dynamics. They’ve been making the Stryker since 2003. Getting a lot of insight
From what I read two Dragoon turrets per platoon is purely experimental model that exists only in 2nd Cav stationed in Europe. Final platoon structure for every SBCT and turret model are still about to be chosen. Also isn't there mortar platoon at battalion level?
I am stationed at 2nd cav
@@jesterbuddersworth3051 So how is it?
The newest manuals on the Stryker company (late 2020) say they what half Dragoon, a quarter Mk 19 and a quarter M2 in the rifle company
@@norbi1411 well not much to say. our focus is near peer so we place importance on the javelin. The strykers usually need some form of maintenance
@@jesterbuddersworth3051 and organisation wise?
Really enjoying the content, would love to see some british infantry, maybe royal marine commandos?
i learned a lot watching this and i got out the army in 2011and i was in a cav unit this gave me a good picture I didnt recognize before and im more interested now than i was back. At that time i only care about college and work and the duties in my shop section
Great stuff guys! Do an overview of Panzergrenadier units Marder and Puma please!
Good stuff my man! A video on a Nordic country military soon?
When we collabin?
seem like the date still unplanned
Strikers really do their duty of putting the mechanics to work!
They really need to add stinger launchers to infantry squads. The US has always had almost nonexistent organic SAM and AAA support in combat units.
A few corrections I could offer from experience in multiple SBCTs but most of them are pretty minor. Good work bud, you got my sub.
my dad was a company commander in the very initial organization of stryker units before they had been deployed. Then he was variously training officer, XO and acting commander for 1-14 golden dragons attached to 25th infantry out of hawaii and deploying to camp taji about 2007-2009.
This is an amazing resource 👍 anyone looking to write or draw an authentic experience will be smiling - many thanks for the work you've poured into this, really appreciated such a comprehensive but (crucially) interesting and enjoyable to watch - the layouts and diagrams are so well done and (here's me again) easy to understand. 👍
I'll be watching more content just as soon as I go look up the word 'brevity' 🤔
Brings back good memories of strykers. Good video.
What I've learned from this channel is it's good to follow doctrine in 9/10 scenarios.
Very good breakdown. Would love to see the same for the combat aviation brigades. Or even the less known formations such as the BSB or a division's sustainment brigade.
Ditto on US engineer brigades. I can't find good sources on how they work worth a damn.
Outstanding information and video!
Iooking 4 a video from you guys on mechanized infantries during Vietnam War. Thank U !
I love the artwork and organization nice work
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Well, by the end of 2022 all MGS's will be removed from service and the overall fire support job will fall to the dragoon. The reasons for this are the abysmal reliability of both the auto loaders and the rear suspension sets for MGS systems... which were not upgraded to handle the weight of the gun and autoloader, and are the stock ICV(base variant trooper carrier) configuration suspension sets. The army even refused to upgrade the system to the Double V-Hulls.
The MGS system were nightmares on squadron maintenance, for every 8 MGS's you'd be lucky to have 1 green to go, and they would be guaranteed have circle red X's.
I'm in an CBRNE Reconnaissance Company that utilizes the NBCRV variant. The amount of technology packed into these things is mind boggling, to say the least. I fucking love them. No longer are we hamstringed by our narrow career field, what we can bring to the table now is ten fold what it once was. Need recon? Done. Need a forward observer? Tracking. Need us to blow in place a cache? On it. Need something deleted with violence of action? Standby.
Never have I ever seen the 1SG ride in an F/LMTV. Lol they love to roll in the MEV.
That makes sense. I just put them in the LMTV since most graphics have the company without attached stuff like the MEV
@@BattleOrder not trying to sharp shoot you because they’re supposed to roll in the LMTV although they tend to push the XOs there. Was more musing at the thought of my old 1SG in 4-23 IN racked out at Yakima Training Center on a litter in -8*F weather. Love your videos
Yeah, mine wouldn't be caught dead in LMTV, he swapped between the MEV the command vehicle.
(I'm sure it had nothing to do with the air conditioning.)
@@livewyr7227 bruh... literally the reason I want to do my 1SG time back in a Stryker unit.
@@DavidRJones82 If I ever went back in. (Hell Froze over even worse than TX)
I'd only do it with a Stryker Brigade. Cadillac of the army.
Will we see organizations and structure of a West German Armoured Brigade somewhere in the future?
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Can you do a breakdown on us infantry and how they are moved around the battlefield and there organization
7:13 our unit has SQDMR teams as part of the weapon squad administratively but gets attached to other squads or independently in the field.
A well composed analysis. Most edifying. Thanks for posting.
Awesome information!
Glad you think so!
The maneuver company HQ PLT has a MEV (attached from HHC) with the company senior medic (not in the LMTV as stated in video) and usually the 1SG (not in the LMTV as stated in video) as company CCP operations is one of their main duties. The company XO on the other hand has been with the LMTV supply section as logistics is their duty.
team leaders in a rifle platoon are either SGT or CPL. CPL is the paygrade as SPC but with leader responsibilites...CPLs are SGTs before they go to their basic leader school.
With the retirement of the Stryker MGS, will there be something replacing them in the brigade cavalry squadron's weapons troop?
Regarding the Dragoon: They couldn't make an automated cannon with a smaller silhouette?!? Jesus fuck, that turret is large enough to fit a crew inside! All they need is a CROWS style mount with a 20-30mm gun. If its only for emergencies, then you don't need it to have a large ammo capacity, and it'd be easier to reload and repair without the turret box anyway.
They want Bradley’s and are trying to fight the Stryker like Bradley’s.
Who says its only for emergencies? Even this model makes its still understrenght
All I know is they wouldn't do that to a Duce and a half. I think this is a case of the powers at be denying them assets so they're making 30mm lemonade out of 12.7 lemons.
I disagree with it. But it's like the Humvee. They should have never been in combat. The humvee was and still is a brilliant vehicles. But just like the M60, the men got a bad impression from them because they were given old hand me down husks and were told to use them in ways they were never designed.
The Dragoon turret has the advantage of ammo capacity and thus not having to constantly reload which, given that the point of the 30mm is self defense against BMPs and BTRs and secondary fire support is likely to save the squad's bacon.
The reason why its so big is because they didn't want to sacrifice the troop carrying capacity, everything that moves the turret is protected in that turret. For what it is if you consider all that, it is fucking small. Guess this is another case of people being ignorant of what the Dragoon really is, an engineering stroke of genius.
I'd like to see the other assets of the CAV Squadron, BEB and BSB. Also, you showed a picture of a striker coming off a Spearhead Class fast transport. I think the Spearhead class and a reinforced striker company is a great contingency operations team.
Assets of a cav squadron? What assets? We use strykers just like everyone else.
@@gabetaylor28 oh, somehow I thought the cav squadron was equipes with special stuff; sensors, targeting, techno-recon stuff...
@@stephenbritton9297 naw homie. We use binoculars and a few spotting scopes. That’s about it. Army doesn’t invest much into us.
@@gabetaylor28 they give you a cooler name and that’s it??
@@stephenbritton9297 yup. Our motto is “Jack of all trades, master of none”. Meaning we specialize in multiple things. Recon is just what we’re primarily used for. Frees up infantry to actually do infantry shit.
Great video!
Thanks!
I love the Stryker, I think it's a brilliant piece of kit.
Can you talk about mortar type and doctrine?
That’s me at 6:14
2nd acr, deuchland. Must of had fun visiting all over Germany, Prague and other places while stationed in Europe.
@@smokeypuppy417 We’re not an ACR anymore sadly, Seems like everyone enjoyed the ACT lifestyle a lot more than the whole Stryker BCT they have us as
Awesome video and interesting information. Thank you!
Great videos as always! Gracias!
very surprised how spot on this was, great work!
Such a detailed video, love it. Hoping you make another vid about ABCT
This explained the mission in a way missing from what I have before. Very well done. Thank you
Outstanding video class , Tnx.
Can you do a video on the Us army Command structures (USEUR and FORSCOM)
Great video. Keep up your oudstanding work.
Every time I see video of the MGS in action, I expect to see it fall onto its side after firing the 105.
It can only fire within a 45 degree arc of forward. it would fall over if fired to the side
@@LordOceanus would that also be due to the autoloader?
@@michaelmulligan0 no the autoloader is fixed in the turret same with all the other hardware. Its just a powerful cannon mounted very high up in a rather light vehicle
@@LordOceanus no it doesn't
@@LordOceanus Myth. Only happened with the earlier 120 variants and even then it is when the support wasn't deployed and at an less than ordinary elevation and traverse. 105mm versions do not have that problem. Hell, I've seen them being fired sideways on ice and all it did was piss off the NCOIC on the tower for shooting to close to the left and right limits.
Them Stryker are a pain in the ass. They always break down, especially when are just sitting in the Motor pool. The AC never works and it’s dam cramped in side their with no leg space.
i hear you i hear you. but i ask, what military vehicle doesnt have these same problems. (for the record i just found this funny)
Thankyou for you channel.
105mm is effective against side armor of modern MBTs at any distance. Up to 5000 meters.
Excellent video! It would be really cool to see a breakdown on US Army Cavalry Scouts and their organization
Something I personally would love to see.
The evolution of the cbt engr btn.
Say from 'nam era to present.
When I speak to current 12B's it feels completely different with the only similarity being we are still kept as battalions.
Number one problem we encountered during opnet? 11 series didnt retain their former subclasses such as M, H,. What I mean is we got all these NCOs from the Mech world. That’s great, until you try and fight a Stryker like you would a Bradley. The mech guys thought “oh it’s just a little Bradley”. Where as the Light guys said “this is just a big hmmvw. You could see the individual operational use the Light VCs had cover and concealment, and the Mech trucks had their whoopies going off in the middle of the street. The light fighter didn’t want to be confined in the vehicles. That was the other problem. Their was no real doctrine for the vehicle, just an MTOE and a strategic plan that’s it. We didn’t know who is spearhead or who is counter attack. It was essentially “hey those guys don’t have a ridiculous insertion method, give them 20 ton vehicles that they have no way to train on them.
Me to the GD opnet instructor: What does this give me that the Hmmvw doesn’t?
Him: an MRE heater.
Excellent video! Thanks for posting.
Always find it interesting how differently company level service is handled with different armies. Like how US army has two trucks and medevac team at company level while FDF has kitchen squad, maintenance&tdelivery squad and medical squad as company level service elements. Or perhaps it's po-tah-to vs po-tay-to approach and US companies are practically in similar situation if they push battalion level service elements near to company HQ or something.
But I guess it's comes to how autonomous companies in Finnish and US armies supposed to be seen, if they get cut from parent battalion, even if it's for a while. lol
I had a book about military vehicles as a kid that included the warthog the abrams the challenger 2 all of those cool things, but what caught my eye the most was the Stryker, and I’ve wanted one ever since I was a kid
Would it be fair to say that the Stryker fills the role the M2 was intended to fullfill early in its development before they changed what they wanted it to do?
Little fact : Mowag used to be a Swiss government owned company and they have been bought by General Dynamics. After that the LAV3 that is basically a Piranha with a 25mm gun was produced for Canadian land forces. Then the US army made the Stryker from the LAV3.