Just an update for what's coming up.
The next video to be made (probably to be published around 6-8 August) will be a history of the Gunnery Sergeant in the U.S. Marines. We're potentially looking at getting a sponsor for it, but that hasn't been locked down yet. We also may be trying out a new person for the voiceover. May be a little rou...
2021-07-28 07:43:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Really low quality screenshot, but for the video on the Filthy 13 I'm planning on integrating map animations that show divisional areas (101st/82nd Airborne), key objective (white bridge markets north of Carentan are visible here), and drop zones (Drop Zones C and D are visible here right now).
2021-07-28 03:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Slide from an upcoming video on the U.S. Army Airborne Regimental Demolition units. This shows a Demolition Squad/Team, or half-section, which consisted of 5 men under a Corporal.
2021-07-26 05:07:09 +0000 UTC View Post
New Youtube Shorts video giving a quick overview of the South Korean Army Rifle Squad featured in a longer video. Shorter form videos will not be featured on this second Youtube channel. We'll probably also use the channel to post Q&As and what not
2021-07-24 05:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We've just finished up a collab with The Templin Institute (a fiction/sci-fi oriented channel) on designing a tank force. If worldbuilding/scifi stuff is something you're interested in, or just the doctrinal role of tanks, you should go check it out!
2021-07-22 21:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
New video that takes a deep dive into Soviet Motorcycle Reconnaissance units during World War II. These were the premiere recon element of Soviet tank and mechanized units below the front-level.
2021-07-22 07:33:43 +0000 UTC View Post
We've gotten reports that some of our first-wave patches are arriving! Despite the one that got turned back at customs for whatever reason, I haven't gotten any bounced back yet. (Photo from one of our Sergeants Major)
We're in lockdown right now so I haven't been outside for like a week. When lockdown ends, I will start sending out the se...
2021-07-21 22:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Following Germany's victory over France in 1940, the Soviets raised new Mechanized Corps with an organic Motorcycle Regiment as its main recce element. By Operation Barbarossa, there were 29 of these corps, each with an (albeit understrength/underequipped) motorcycle regiment. By the end of 1941, only 7 regiments remained, the rest having been e...
2021-07-20 22:04:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Graphics explaining the structure of the Soviet Tank Company as it pertained to motorcycle units. Perhaps the most interesting part about them was that they made heavy use of British and Canadian-produced Valentine infantry tanks. The Soviets received about 3,800 through Lend-Lease, probably the most for a single type of tank (we're guessing bec...
2021-07-17 16:59:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Some slides from the upcoming video on Soviet motorcycle units during WW2. Featured here is the Submachine Gun Company, a motorized infantry/scout unit mounted on Lend-Lease American M3A1 Scout Cars and equipped mainly with submachine guns.
2021-07-16 23:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
We've done most of the research to start producing a video looking at the Red Army's Motorcycle Units during World War II. These were the main reconnaissance elements of Soviet tank and mechanized formations from the battalion to corps (division-sized) and army (corps-sized) levels. They'd form combined arms teams in league with medium/infantry ...
2021-07-11 19:57:12 +0000 UTC View Post
New video that takes a look at the origins of the Lance Corporal rank as a concept. We look at how it evolved from the 17th and 18th centuries to today, with a focus on the U.S. Marine Corps and British Army specifically.
2021-07-10 13:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
In 1833, President Andrew Jackson ordered that the US Marines adopt a grass green uniform—an homage to the uniform used by the Continental Marines from their creation through the Revolutionary War. This was ultimately shortlived, with the new green uniforms being made out of substandard materials, and Marines changed back to blue coats in time...
2021-07-09 19:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post
A slide from our upcoming video on the evolution of the Lance Corporal. After the Private First Class rank was introduced in 1918 (following the Army's lead), appointed Lance Corporals were no longer represented by a single chevron as they had been. Rather, interwar uniform regulations stated that Lance Corporals would wear the Corporal's two-ch...
2021-07-09 14:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Some slides from the next video on the history of the Lance Corporal rank.
2021-07-08 16:41:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. We've finally updated the desktop and phone wallpapers available in the Dropbox link you got in your welcome message. We now have dark mode options as well.
2021-07-07 04:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Sneak peek of the upcoming Patreon/Armchair Historian TV-exclusive video on the South Korean Mechanized Squad and Platoon when mounted in the K21 infantry fighting vehicle. This video will probably be available sometime late this week for Patrons at the Corporal tier and above. It won't be going public on Youtube.
2021-07-06 07:29:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the next week, I am going to be creating password-protected pages on our website that will serve as hubs for each tier. All of the benefits, from image files and pdfs to NCO-exclusive videos and info about the Sergeant Major patches will be included on these pages (depending on the tier). This will replace the currently system where everyon...
2021-07-04 14:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
New video on the recent changes made to the South Korean Army Rifle Squad (and why they happened).
2021-07-02 16:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. I just wanted to give a little update on my future plans with Battle Order and some things that are coming down the pipeline.
First, the next video on the South Korean Rifle Squad changes will be going up this weekend. Second, we will most likely be doing an exclusive for the Armchair Historian website, a 1-2 minute sna...
2021-07-02 07:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post
We've now sent out all the Sergeant Major patches to those who have shipping info listed on their Patreons. As we are shipping from Australia and faster options are exorbitantly expensive, you can expect them to be arriving in in give or take a month.
2021-07-02 05:01:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Financial report for June 2021. Youtube/website ad revenue were earned in May 2021 and paid out at the end of June 2021. Patreon Merch Fulfillment mainly included the cost of manufacturing the Sgt. Maj. patches and cards and shipping. Video production/licensing included a music licensing service.
2021-07-01 07:11:47 +0000 UTC View Post
New graphic of the Republic of Korea Army Rifle Squad
2021-06-30 23:46:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I am planning on adding a sticker reward to the Sergeant tier in place of the patch that Sergeants Major are getting. It will be the same design as the Sgt. Maj. patch but in sticker form (the website's standard example shown). I plan on doing this sometime in late July, but am waiting on samples to arrive so I can check them out first. This wil...
2021-06-30 04:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post
A sample slide from the upcoming video on the South Korean Rifle Squad and population decline (this is a now outdated squad layout)
2021-06-29 09:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. We've got most of the things we need to send the Sergeants Major out their patches! We're basically just waiting on some packaging for international shipment to come in and then we're going to send them out next week. There will be one last e-mail going out this weekend reminding everyone to make sure their shipping info is correct...
2021-06-24 07:29:53 +0000 UTC View Post
A little glimpse and this intro segment I made for the upcoming video on South Korea's rifle squad
2021-06-15 22:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Financial report for the months of March, April and May 2021.
"Video Production" includes the After Effects plugin Geolayers 3 which allows us to make map animations.
"Community/Marketing Services" includes cost for the bot on our Discord server and a discounted subscription to a brand sponsorship advice/deal logging service
2021-06-14 10:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post
New video giving an overview of Japan's tank models and armored units and how their force structure is changing over the next few years.
2021-06-13 17:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostI am going to try to get the next video on Japan's future tank force structure finished by late tomorrow my time. It is going to be my most heavily edited video to date with 5-6 separate map animations
2021-06-12 15:59:29 +0000 UTC View Post