Every US Army Ranger Squad in 80 Years
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Sources:
-World War II-
• TO&E 7-85 "Ranger Infantry Battalion" (29 Feb 1944) via warestablishments.net
• TO&E 7-85 "Ranger Infantry Battalion" (7 Aug 1945) via warestablishments.net
• Sayen, J. "Battalion: An Organizational Study of the United States Infantry"
-Korea-
• "Reference Data: Infantry Regiment" (May 1951) published by The Infantry School, pp. ix, 43
• TO&E 7-87 "Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) (Tentative)" (17 Oct 1950) via warestablishments.net
• Sayen, J. "Battalion: An Organizational Study of the United States Infantry"
-LRRP/Vietnam-
• TO&E 7-157H "Airborne Infantry Ranger Company" (1 Nov 1973) via warestablishments.net
• TO&E 7-157E "Infantry Long Range Patrol Company" (28 September 1964) via Joseph Trevithick
• FM 31-18 "Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol Company" (August 1968)
• FM 31-18 "Infantry Long Range Patrol Company" (January 1965)
• Burford, J. "LRRP's in action"
• Gebhardt, J. (2005) "Eyes Behind the Lines: US Army Long-Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance Units"
• Terry, B. (2018) "Maintaining Capability and Options: Dismounted Reconnaissance in the Division and Corps Deep Area" p. 25
-1974-2001-
• TO&E 7-85H "Ranger Infantry Battalion" (30 May 1974) via warestablishments.net
• FM 7-85 "Ranger Unit Operations" (June 1987), version approved for public release
• Sayen, J. "Battalion: An Organizational Study of the United States Infantry"
• Examination of photos posted by NARA
-Present Day-
• Conversations with two Late 2010s Rangers (2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion) and one current serving Ranger
• Examination of photos posted by 75th Ranger social media and DVIDS
• FM 4-0 "Sustainment Operations" (July 2019) for the Ranger Support Company
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - WW2 (Merrill's Marauders & Rangers)
3:50 - Korea (Ranger Infantry Companies)
6:05 - Vietnam (LRRPs)
9:06 - Late Cold War (Modern Rangers)
11:03 - Current 75th Ranger Regiment
11:32 - Ranger Battalion Organization
14:28 - 75th Rangers Purpose
17:40 - Current Ranger Squad
18:50 - Ranger Tab vs. Scroll
19:44 - Ranger Squad (cont'd)
25:10 - Ranger Platoon
25:14 - Weapons Squad
26:37 - Platoon HQ
27:09 - Attachments
Music:
"Thirty Seconds Out" - Medal of Honor 2010 OST
"To Guadalcanal" - Medal of Honor Pacific Assault OST
Medal of Honor Allied Assault Main Theme
"Falaise Road" - Call of Duty 3 OST
"Behind the Dusk" - Trailer Worx
"Machiavellian" - Wendel Scherer
"Are You Ready" - Philip Ayers
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Rad 😊
Do royal marine next please
Make a vídeo about australian sasr
Do they get supplied with body bags as well as bullets?
Make a smaller video on MAC-V-SOG, not just the recon teams but also the Supply and Rear Enders
Something to consider is that modern Ranger regiment is basically never at full strength. Most of the time you’re lucky to have 7-8 guys in a squad, we deployed and did isometric HVT night raids with platoons of 20-25 rangers, especially in the winter time when the birds lift capability is hindered by the cold.
Typically everything we do now is platoon level, but the way late GWOT was we often did things at the squad or team level, my fireteam went to northern Afghanistan to imbed with RRC and worked soon as a three man team for sometime.
To elaborate, NO modern US Army unit is at full strength lol
Recruitment crisis.
Also remember SOF cannot be mass produced
@@kekistanimememan170Which can be traced back to several things, but including the major one a lack of pay crisis. There's only so much benefits can make up for.
In my era 5-7 men squads were common. The only time I remember we were at full strength was right before Panama. When we got back, within a few months, about 20 percent of the battalion quit. Because they could go anywhere they wanted with a CIB and coming from the Regt.
The fact he called ranger school a suckfest means he has done his research lol
I thought it was a leadership school 😮
@@publiusscipio5697Kinda sorta. On paper, it is the "premier leadership school of the Army," and it is highly recommended for officers and senior NCOs in the infantry to attend. In practice, it's just 62 days of Vietnam LARPing with sleep deprivation and hunger thrown into it. Basically, it's a way for the Infantry top dogs to haze you into the Club. That being said, if you want to prove you can do it and think you have what it takes, do it. Just know that a tab doesn’t automatically make you a superior leader, no matter what some colonel or general says. I've met lieutenants without tabs that were absolutely awesome and their guys would follow them to the ends of the Earth, and I've met lieutenants with tabs that were huge POS's and treated their platoons as stepping stones to higher positions, and everything in between. Sincerely: a tabless MI Captain who was branch detailed into the Infantry and still managed to get solid OERs as a PL and XO.
Regarding the AT-4 dud rate; I've recently seen a thread by a volunteer EOD tech currently in Ukraine, who pointed out (since he has to deal with them) that the high dud rate is specific to the American M136 variant, which seems to be significantly cost-cut.
Original Saab AT-4s from Sweden (and other NATO allies) are apparently much more reliable.
I think the dud rate is high for the American variant as many of them are past or about to be past their service date. These launchers are very old and the only time they were used in the past 20 years is to occasionally shoot at a building. During one of our first deployments we had to shoot our entire battalions stock of them before we rotated out as they were not going to be used after we left the country.
citation needed
and given the changes the americans made were to the bumpers, sights and sling, i doubt this is true
All ammo become less reliable overtime, they are consumables. Even 155mm arty shells and nukes require parts replacement and recheck to be reliable.
Really? You'd think after dud 2.36" stuff in Korea and the terrible early M72 the Army would have learned
“I read somewhere on Reddit…”
Super accurate, I saw you got "snot" right too which is cool, but another thing is weapons sl is called "weasel" (wep squad leader), batt moved to Glocks before the sigs hit regular army which is why I figure most still run Glocks never understood why it wasn't the 17, and saw gunners can be untabbed if they're a competent and strong "private." The person who carries sked or seeker ect is who they like the least (and isn't carrying belt fed) basically
I’ve heard that when procuring the first run of glocks into the military they were not able to get authorized for a pistol the same size of the beretta so they were forced into getting the 19 because it fit a “different role.” Whatever that means.
Oh that makes a lot of sense. "different role" is kinda funny when talking about a handgun but it rings true haha.@@wehrwxlf2
What is ect?
@@oneiljunior9837 just meant etcetera like ladder, hoolie tool, hammer, stuff of the sort
@wehrwxlf2 They were able to justify the "need" for the Glock 19 for a concealable hand gun for low visibility and clandestine operations where the M9 would prove to be too bulky. That's how I understand it anyway.
"Oh, you're a Ranger, that's cool. What do you do?"
"I'm a SNOT."
:D
PLEASE do Royal Marines next.
No
OH YEAH!!, ROYAL MARINES AND/OR PARA REGIMENT (UK)
@@MNWilfriedII Both is good. Royal Marines peak my interest a big more with the reignited interest in raiding in recent years. A video about Paras' doctrine could be nice since they fly around in Chinooks and rovers with Javelins to hit enemy tank formations from behind. But then again, same goes for Royal Marines and their raids.
I'd definitely watch that
No.
This is fascinating. A video that I would love to see would be one on army support and logistics. My wife is a food safety officer and thus part of the vet corp and I would love to learn how that came about.
would she still have to go to RASP if she wanted to go Ranger?
I've always wondered how that worked
I have a video on my second channel that goes over the main Army logistics units: ua-cam.com/video/scbJZjQncqE/v-deo.htmlsi=yqjXEL4JYRMHjhcI
And a more in depth one about fuel logistics: ua-cam.com/video/cgeVuwxOkAo/v-deo.htmlsi=UzSQkzpTV6zj6m2m
@@jabber1990 Supposedly everyone goes through RASP. Officers go through RASP2, which is less physical but supposedly even harder and more sucky in some ways than regular RASP.
@@jabber1990 Just asked her, she says yes she would have to go to RASP.
@@jabber1990everyone in Regiment is a Ranger meaning they have gone through RASP to wear that scroll doesn’t matter if they are infantry or a cook. Everyone goes. That’s why Regiment has the most bad ass cooks out there.
As a general rule of thumb (at least currently) US military units are under strength with leadership positions often being taken by soldiers of a rank lower than the position is supposed to have. Hell I've even seen Specialists in Staff Sergeant positions before.
In some guard units, they have cadets as "interim" PLs because of how understaffed many are.
@@Omnia-Viapeople reject to be called hero and be thanked for their ‚service‘ for unaliving children somewhere far away in stranger countries
Everyone knows the Ranger squad of D-Day had six men; four with thompsons and two with bazookas
They can also run really really fast for about 10 seconds every minute
Good to have you back and we do appreciate the longer videos like old times.
One minor request though, could you bring back the old design when you cover Second World War topics? Just like the Soviet Artillery video for example. That aesthetic was amazing.
Great video as always. Although I'm shocked that you didn't mention the whole issue with how officially the LMG team was supposed to have a 1919 by the 1944 TO&E, but after the various exercises in preparation for D-Day they realized how impractical assaulting across the beach or up a cliff face with such a weapon was.
Colonel Darby is one of my personal favorite historical Army Officers, a front leader and in my opinion, a massive badass.
The Medal of Honor theme hit me hard...
I absolutely love this, the soundtrack is masterpiece. This is how WWII sounds to me. Nothing else will ever come close, this position is solidified forever
I'm happy to see a video on the Rangers, always loved the gear they have and was curious about their organization throughout their time. Great video!
(Also would it be possible to add music list to description please? Some of the tracks used sound really good.)
I've added the music to the description
Thank you!
75th Rangers will be among the very first units to get the new M7 6.5 x 51 battle rifle with the M157 Vortex sight "system" andthenew M250 in the same cartridge. That should give then :overmatch' against any Com Bloc infantry weapons.
As thatch improves likely Rangers will utilize electric motorcycles for scouting in some situations.
Wow, might be your best video yet. Great visuals, ace detail and explanation. Worth the long bake.
Great video! I would love to see a similar breakdown of US Army SF groups!
I think they have changed very little at the lowest level. Been based around the 12 man ODA since the 50s.
the m72a7 has a breakaway rail mount meant for an LAM PEQ. This enables use at night. once used, you can snap the mount off.
I know a guy who was a Ranger during Vietnam. He doesn't talk about it AT ALL. My old DS once told me thats how i know we wasnt lying. Every time I asked as a kid we went back. To add insult to injury my names Charlie. I've seen pics of him in country though and he had a M3 Grease Gun.
Awesome video. I was in F Co 52nd Infantry LRSC, among many other units. I wanted to add that Ranger Regiment got M4A1s in 1994.
A Raid is a Deliberate Attack with a planned withdrawal, designed to capture or kill enemy forces, destroy enemy weapons & equipment, or rescue friendly hostages/POWs.
Yeah, I was going to mention that when I got to 1st Batt in '96 the only soldiers still carrying the M16A2 were junior riflemen. Even my M203 was the M4 variant.
Very well done. My grandpa was in the Mars Task Force (formerly Merrill's Marauders) in WWII. He became a battlefield-promoted squad leader with the rank of technician 3rd grade (T/3). According to his discharge he was issued an M-1 rifle.
Merrill's Marauders was divided into combat teams roughly based around a battalion and meant to have assets allowing them to be more "self-sufficient" -thought to be an asset in jungle fighting.
The MTF went back to regular infantry regiment organization and featured pack artillery, signals, and a mobile medical unit. This structure, with its support elements, proved to be much better at sustaining long range penetration missions.
thanks god battle order is back. great video, probaly the best yet. keep up to good work and show us some more sof / infantry related conent
This was an absolute treat. Excellent work.
Recondo school was legendary. The Ranger and Airborne infantry LRP/LRRP and Marine Force Recon troops had the longest missions outside the wire, and by most were considered the craziest troops in Vietnam. Thats a good thing in combat arms.
As someone who deployed with an M4 and pistol, the pistol was annoying. We figured if we were down to just using pistols we were already dead. But pistols do have an advantage in breaching if you're that brave.
Yessir , there was a whole segment of MACV that used nothing but a 1911 and a flashlight. Go in there and don’t come out till 1800 hours! ✌️🎖️
Congrats on the marriage. Here's to it working out and a happy future to you both.
This is your best video yet. Didn’t even feel like half an hour, loved it. Please do more on ARVN or the Bundeswehr.
The book “The Soul Patrol” is an excellent book about the first all black LRRP team in Vietnam
I just read the news the other day Rangers are also testing the new XM7 and XM250 NGSWs alone side 101st, wonder if that would change things up a bit.
I feel like if they had a choice at the personal-level, they'd use the XM7 like the Mk17 and not like they currently use the URGI
Awesome vid, very informative. Thanks for doing this piece!
During Late Cold War (from formalization of the Ranger Battalions in modern day through Regimental stand up and likely past the invasion of Panama), Rifle Platoons consisted of 4 squads. The 4th Squad was an organic weapons squad consisting of machine guns (M60). The squad had three teams (gunner, assistant gunner (AG), and ammo bearer (AB)). Squad leader was the senior E-6 (assistant Platoon Sergeant) and gunners were senior E-4s and sometimes Sergeants. AG was an E-4 and AB was a private. Each gun team was attached to a rifle squad unless operating in support of the platoon as a whole. ABs would carry M14 (using same ammo as M60) or an M16 while both the gunner and AG carried M1911s.
Fantastic video, a lot of work went into it. Thank you.
All good info, Mr. Order. I had no idea the Rangers rode around in Strykers.
Video was really good and content-filled, I like the new transitions! Belated congratulations on your marriage!
Hey man, it's been awhile! Great to see you back!
Once again an awesome video, keep up the good work! If possible I would love to see more videos on European Armys like Germany, Poland or Sweden in the future
Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas to you and your family 😅
Exceptional video explaining the regiment in detail.
Dude in the middle school of the thumbnail was my platoon leader when I got to 1st Batt in '83. The photo is from Granada.
The Field Feeding Section (food service) at 13:30 utilizes a Pac Man logo.
W Video so informative keep them coming especially the shorts I love them so much Thank You and God Speed
I was in and the best way to describe how weapons were given out as dumb as it sounds wasnt where they were implemented best but through seniority. Tabbed guys have first dibs on what they want and most of the time pick shortys. When I was new I couldnt even choose my optic till I was tabbed.
Ropes.
@@publiusscipio5697 ladder
@@publiusscipio5697 hey hes tabbed now
When were you in? I was A Co Badmuther '89-'93.
@@kpkp-hc1hq 2015
Love seeing more recognition for LRRP/LRS, great video!
I am quite pleased with the accurate historic explanations especially concerning the 5307th Composite Group legacy. I would be very interested in a discussion of the OoB and TO&E of the 1st Special Service Force experience as a precourser to the modern SOF.
great video as always! would love to see a breakdown of the MIB and STB as well (maybe on the second channel?)
Very informative, thank you!
Wow, very impressing! Great military history and tradition. Excellent trained and equipped units.
Although, I got zero information about UAVs in the US Ranger teams.
E.g., nowadays in Ukraine many of average infantry platoons, companies have some small civil UAV (DJI Mavic Mini or Mavic 3 for better observation of a battlefield or some anti-armor first person view UAV 7" size or more with some mounted RPG ammo or other explosives). Almost in every infantry, motorized, and mechanized brigades we have UAV companies (mostly strike anti-armor FPV UAVs 7-10" quadcopters or bigger, including planners).
SOF units operate strike/anti-armor FPV and other UAVs in a regular basis.
As you may know, we have some big continental war with a huge amount of artillery, armored vehicles, unmanned systems, radio-electronic warfare, and hundreds of kilometers of trenches. Fucking new reality, folks...
My great grandfather was one of the first US Army Rangers one of the original Darby’s Rangers so it’s really nice to see a video about the history of them ty for making a video about this 🫶❤
That MOHAA music activated ALL the nurons in my brain
Thank you for featuring that 1980s Army recruitment ad.
Glad to see you back
Good to have you back! Which I had no idea that Rangers where only a thing on ocastion... That they like Marines had a clear line of use since the founding on the US.
This was all some great work
“Babe wake up battle order just uploaded”
amazing work here dude
What a quality of videos! 6 stars! thank u! I donated already...
About time you cover the regiment 😃
quite nice and informative
Thanks!
2:12 the Medal of Honor music brings back memories of the old games
This is a little different of a video idea, but what about making a fictional squad/platoon organization for a militia for a "red dawn" scenario? How would citizens be able to organize and what weapons could we find if we had to fight a guerilla war against a foreign occupation? I'm sure you could find lots of references from Ukraine, the Viet Kong, the war on terror, etc.
That MOH Allied Assault music gets me right in the nostalgia.
Great Video!!!🎉❤
Why there is no mentioning about colt 653 appropriately called rangers Carbine?
M1 Carbines were also used in the Rangers ranks during WWII, Before D Day one of the Thompson SMG's was replaced with a Carbine for the Normandy invasion
This was truly a wonderful fucking video, gave me the answers to all my questions, man you’ve got a sub from me, holy, this video was amazing
Good work
Cool video man
Great video.
Love the video's, have you thought about doing a similar video on Marine Recon Battalions?
90’s era . Well done on this video! RLTW.
I thought Ranger MG teams had 3 men like the USMC on paper. The Rangers now use the MK48 Mod 1 and no longer the Mod 0, I’m not sure if that was for contrasting the look so it’s easier to showcase the M249 v the MK48 in the video as different as the two look almost identical. The MK17 can also be seen using the 5.56 Caliber kit by some NCO in the Battalions despite the MK16 being removed.
That’s but some nitpicking to boost the algorithm. Good job on the vid. 👍
Size of a Ranger MG team literally just corresponds with how many excess Privates that particular platoon has. AG and ABs are considered cherry positions until they gain the experience to move on to a rifle squad or come back as a gunner usually after RS. Though a cherry can certainly go straight to a rifle squad as well.
@@BrianT175different per company, the Gunners were always the privates and the AG’s the gun team leaders typically
@@ViktoriousDead my info probably old. In my day we almost exclusively used mk48s and TL was always the gunner.
I respect the fact that you are using the Call of Duty 3 soundtrack in the first part of this!
LOVE your videos! Do you think you’ll ever do Soviet Spetsnaz of the 70s or 80s?
This is perfect, the best video on Rangers history. With how much they were changed, disbanded and recreated I always wondered how close today's Rangers even remain to original WWII units, and this video answered it 100%. And congratulations on marriage too!
First of all congrats on your wedding. Wouldn’t the 11.5’’ barrels get priority for the suppressors. Also there was the one time where one battalion ( I think it was 3rd. Btn) had SCAR-Ls instead of M4s. Great video keep it up.
1/75 tested them in Afghanistan but found that there was no significant benefit to switching to them, especially with the Block II program starting at the time. SOCOM has conversion kits for the MK17s which rechamber them into 5.56 which are rarely used, but there have been some photos of rangers with them in the last few years.
Currently enlisting as a Navy BU rate, and the son of a CM (My old man was NMCB 5, served in Helmand Province in 2009 - 2011 and took part in the Battle of Marjah). Would it be possible to see a future video on the United States Navy Seabees (Construction Battalions for those who don't know) and their formations?
Glad to see it
If I were to serve, I'd want to be a Ranger.
Would love to see a video on the armor of the Royal Netherlands army
Amazing 🤩 hope Green Beret videos soon
Your channel is cool man
Outstanding
Loved the video. Civilians and a lot of regular army soldiers just have no clue how badass the Ranger Regiment has become the last 20 years during GWOT. Their equipment, training, funding, and support has went through the roof. I would any size Ranger element against any other non special forces element of the same size any day of the week and the Rangers will come out on top. They might come out on top against a lot of other countries special forces also. They are THE premier light infantry unit in the world. #RLTW
Good video, how about a video for the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta or SEAL Team Six/DEVGRU ?
Congratulations
It interesting that the rangers evolved from a quasi shock unit to a recon unit to a quasi SOF unit that’s bigger than SOF so they hit harder
Fantastic breakdown of the Rangers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks mate
A video like this would be great on TV.
I wouldn’t mind seeing video on coast guard outfits
@BattleOrder you should prepare to do a lengthy video on the new Army Restructure about to drop
13:32 Please tell me the icon for the Field Feeding Section is the official one. LOL
A Pac-man symbol is too funny!
Great job, as always. Could you add in the s of you videos the musics you used ? Thanks Mr Order.
I've added the music to the description
Awsome content wasn’t a Ranger but reg 11B within a Stryker Battalion (damn metal coffins) these dude are FR the top of the game in terms of light Infantry.
The squad leader probably carries the M72 just so he can tell the privates he actually IS the law!
Amazing warriors 🙌🏾
The symbol for class 1 - rations looks like a crescent moon. The video has it shaped as Pac-Man haha.
I've always been a little confused about the Rangers. It basically seems like just another light/airborne infantry unit that has been classified as "elite". In other armies, the light and airborne forces are normally already considered elite and the special forces are organised in small teams sigficantly different from the infantry. I guess it's just because the U.S. forces are so big, that they can afford to pick the best from their "regular" light forces and group them together in a special regiment.
The regular airborne units are generally considered somewhat higher quality on the personnel level, but they don’t have that many special skills outside of airborne infil. The Rangers have much more time/money to train, focus just on warfighting, and have a lot higher standards. People that get kicked out of the regiment or fail selection (provided they have gone to airborne school, which isn’t actually the case for new entries now) go to the regular airborne units typically. The Rangers also have a real role within JSOC, whereas regular Army airborne units don’t
They are an airborne light infantry unit, but they're an elite one, the best in the history of the world.
@@BattleOrderare the rangers still the closest US equivalent to the British Commando in the WW2 concept?
@@V.B.Squireno, the US version of the SAS is essentially CAG, they filled the role of the original WW2 Rangers
@@ViktoriousDead sas and commandos were 2 different things
Wrong on the WWII stuff. First, the 1st Special Service Force was part of the Ranger heritage and basically was structured in the same way, albeit with 3 platoons to a company instead of 2. This remained so until 1969when the Combat Arms Regimental System was split to give the Rangers and SF separate lineages.
Second, Ranger sections were originally patterned after the Army rifle squad with 12 men, but split into identical squads with the ranking squad leader as section leader (see James Altieri's The Spearheaders).
My guytism loved this video