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Black-metal head, military history nerd with a preference for the semi-obscure.
Black-metal head, military history nerd with a preference for the semi-obscure.
The order of battle for the 40th Mobile Strike Force Command. The Mike Forces were founded to provide a reaction force to help CIDG camps under attack and to engage in small scale ops against the VC. The 40th was located in the 4 CTZ, it made use of air boats and navy MRF transports. #ORBATboys
December 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The order of battle for the 40th Mobile Strike Force Command. The Mike Forces were founded to provide a reaction force to help CIDG camps under attack and to engage in small scale ops against the VC. The 40th was located in the 4 CTZ, it made use of air boats and navy MRF transports. #ORBATboys
Order of battle for the Kawaguchi detachment during the battle of Guadalcanal. The detachment would take part in the battles of Edson's Ridge from Sep 12-14 and Henderson Field from Oct 23-26, 1942. On 10 Feb 1944 the detachment would be reactivated and stationed at the Andaman Islands #ORBATboys
October 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Order of battle for the Kawaguchi detachment during the battle of Guadalcanal. The detachment would take part in the battles of Edson's Ridge from Sep 12-14 and Henderson Field from Oct 23-26, 1942. On 10 Feb 1944 the detachment would be reactivated and stationed at the Andaman Islands #ORBATboys
ORBAT for the XV International Brigade. The brigade was formed in January 1937, taking part in the battle of Jarama and the Brunete offensive, taking heavy casualties in both engagements. The brigade would also take part in the Teruel offensive and fight the Nationalist's Aragon offensive #ORBATboys
September 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
ORBAT for the XV International Brigade. The brigade was formed in January 1937, taking part in the battle of Jarama and the Brunete offensive, taking heavy casualties in both engagements. The brigade would also take part in the Teruel offensive and fight the Nationalist's Aragon offensive #ORBATboys
Order of battle for the 1st Division of the Korean People's Army during the Korean War. The division would take part in Operation Pokpung, the initial invasion of the South, and the battle for the Pusan perimeter. Eventually the Division would be assigned to the III Corps reserve in 1952 #ORBATboys
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Order of battle for the 1st Division of the Korean People's Army during the Korean War. The division would take part in Operation Pokpung, the initial invasion of the South, and the battle for the Pusan perimeter. Eventually the Division would be assigned to the III Corps reserve in 1952 #ORBATboys
The Orbat for the 1 BEP during the Indochina war, during which it would participate in the battles of Route Coloniale 4 and Dien Bien Phu. The battalion was destroyed in both battles before eventually being reformed, and in 1955 it was reorganized into a Regiment to serve in Algeria. #ORBATboys
July 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Orbat for the 1 BEP during the Indochina war, during which it would participate in the battles of Route Coloniale 4 and Dien Bien Phu. The battalion was destroyed in both battles before eventually being reformed, and in 1955 it was reorganized into a Regiment to serve in Algeria. #ORBATboys
The order of battle for the 2nd US Infantry Division, nicknamed "Indianhead", during the Korean War. It would be both the first unit to arrive directly from the United States and the first to break out of the Pusan Perimeter. #ORBATboys
June 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The order of battle for the 2nd US Infantry Division, nicknamed "Indianhead", during the Korean War. It would be both the first unit to arrive directly from the United States and the first to break out of the Pusan Perimeter. #ORBATboys
ORBAT for Brigade 2506, a CIA-sponsored/organized group of Cuban exiles that carried out Operation Zapata, an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Apr 1961 also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. The brigade would support the Guatemalan government in suppressing a revolt on Nov 13 1960 #ORBATboys
April 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
ORBAT for Brigade 2506, a CIA-sponsored/organized group of Cuban exiles that carried out Operation Zapata, an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Apr 1961 also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. The brigade would support the Guatemalan government in suppressing a revolt on Nov 13 1960 #ORBATboys
Organization of a typical Republic of Vietnam Marine Division battalion #ORBATboys
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Organization of a typical Republic of Vietnam Marine Division battalion #ORBATboys
The order of battle for the 7th Flieger Division in preparation for Unternehmen Herkules, the (aborted) invasion of Malta #ORBATBoys
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The order of battle for the 7th Flieger Division in preparation for Unternehmen Herkules, the (aborted) invasion of Malta #ORBATBoys
The 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam during the summer of 1965, with attached elements of the 1st Marine Division #ORBATboys
January 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam during the summer of 1965, with attached elements of the 1st Marine Division #ORBATboys