This video was originally just going to be about Mali's cavalry arm but it scope creeped, so it only covers the conventional force structure. If you'd like a video about more specialized or exotic units like BAFS or the ULRIs, or non-army things like the Gendarmerie let me know.
I actually like your exotic content as much, if not more than your conventional stuff. It would be a dream for me to see you cover Gendermerie or other paramilitary police type forces.
African military starter pack: -RPGs -Technicals -I can't believe this isn't a technical -Sheer unadulterated tomfoolery -futuristic exosuit using advanced cardboard alloys -Ak 47 for everyone **cheers** I assure you dear viewer that my vast knowledge on african military procurement comes only from the most reputable source.
Naah, it would be the best job! Duck tape, WD-40, flex tape, amateur welds...who needs factory made parts when you have ingenuity, am I right? 😅 ...what do you MEAN the front fell off?
There are not so idiotic... Most of material is buy by regiments. So even if one régiment as not the same kind of material than the other, they still don't have 50 different kind in the same régiment for as many "armed vehicles". At most 4 to 5... Well it was true when French were around. Trying to do something between corruption, idioty, selfish and greedy self-serving traitors and racism. So many of the material given (sell cheap for no real gain by the French) as be sell back to ISIS and other warlord around... Against who they were fighting. Before cry about French not doing their work to protect and help them...
Africans are well used to getting "creative" with whatever they have on hand, just to keep stuff operating. If one waited for things to be optimal, nothing would ever get done.
I served in Mali several times between 2016 and 2020. I personnaly witnessed the following vehicules : - countless pickup trucks including Toyota Land Cruiser and Hilux, with a variety of mounted machine guns, they are absolutely everywhere. - some Masstech T4 in the Gossi area, those were brand new in 2020 - some Dongfeng EQ2050 near Gossi, same period - 2 wrecked BRDM-2 in the vicinity of Gao around 2016-2017, maybe they were burned down in 2013, maybe even before - 1 ZSU23-4 securing the northern entrance of Gao along the RN18 road - occasionnal ZU23-2 mounted on pick up trucks - other interesting material such as a wrecked MiG 21, a newly acquired Mi 35 and a few Humbert Aviation Tétras. There was also lots of Antonov An-12, 26, 32 and 74 even if not from the malian forces.
Most African countries except maybe with countries like Rwanda, Egypt, South Africa and Ethiopia can be conquered that way. All you need is defeat the army protecting the capital and take it and the government. The rest are either too undisciplined (no more pay or orders from above) or disenfranchised to care after the government is taken captive. Middle East the same thing maybe with the exception of Turkey and Iran. Syria actually put up some resistance but almost fell to Islamists.
I asked chagpt, more specifcaly the browser bot they made and this is the answer: To answer your "curveball" question, we can make an informed estimate by determining: 1. How many armored vehicles (APCs and similar) the U.S. police and SWAT teams have. 2. How many vehicles a typical regiment might require. Step 1: Estimate the number of U.S. police and SWAT APCs Many U.S. police departments and SWAT units possess armored vehicles, often military surplus or purpose-built civilian models like BearCats and MRAPs (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles). The 1033 program, which transfers military equipment to local police departments, has distributed over 1,100 MRAPs since its inception, and many departments also buy or lease civilian-made armored vehicles. - It is difficult to get exact numbers because there is no central database for police vehicles. However, reports suggest the **total number of armored vehicles used by U.S. police forces is around 2,000-3,000**. This number includes a mix of military-surplus MRAPs, BearCats (from companies like Lenco), and other armored rescue vehicles. Step 2: How many vehicles in an Infantry or Mechanized regiment? A U.S. Army mechanized infantry regiment typically requires several hundred armored vehicles. For example: - A Mechanized Infantry Battalion might have 50-100 armored vehicles (including APCs like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle). - An infantry Regiment consists of several battalions, so you would need 200-400 armored vehiclesto outfit a full regiment. Conclusion: How many regiments could be formed? If U.S. police forces have around 2,000-3,000 armored vehicles, and a mechanized regiment requires 200-400 vehicles, you could form: - 5 to 10 mechanized infantry regiments using the APCs available in U.S. police forces. Of course, this is a very rough estimate based on available numbers, as the exact composition of a regiment can vary based on doctrine, available equipment, and specific needs. Moreover, police APCs are generally designed for civilian environments, not full-scale military operations, so there would be limitations in terms of armor, armament, and operational capability.
We trained with some Mali Captains in the early 2000's at the usmc infantry officers course. good dudes. They did not like snow and virginia winter weather, lol.
Who came up with the Idea to train Malian Officers for Winter Conditions? its not like they will get that many Opportunitys to apply that Knoweledge during theyre Career.
@@ottersirotten4290 more like, train them away from "tribal" influence that tend to punish or ignore merit if you aren't from the current boss family... I would have to scour my watching history to point the right video, but there is one that was studying the "Arab armies" and the causes of their inefficiencies that also apply to Africans armies as they have the same culture on those points (found the video: ruclips.net/video/exb-wiWU_gY/видео.html&lc=Ugx5vRjh5G4aa0XEx9Z4AaABAg.A7qBa5wYk_kA7qE5yaNscj )
@@kolerick Thats a good Thing to do, I dont disagree. However, OP stated he trained with Malian Captians in/for Winter Conditions and thats utterly useless for Central African Forces
LOP stated that he trained with them at the Infantry Officer course, which has nothing to do with snow fighting and is all about leading your troops better and officer duties. It just happened to be during winter.
@@gabrielneves6602Grad 2M is a crew served weapon kinda like a heavy-mortar it can be taken apart and carried by its 5 man crew. BM-21 is a truck mounted rocked artillery system that is supported by an ammunition carrier and addisional crew from the battery.
Don't forget that the logistical situation in Mali varies wildly. It's a lot easier to populate a unit with a bunch of dudes and pack the fires up in man-portable rigs than to drive wheeled vehicles everywhere they need fire support. They're also typically supporting low-intensity conflict with rebels and insurgents. Consider that firing off a couple rockets is very frugal compared to showering fifteen insurgents with a next-gen Katyusha.
Not sure about that. If your tank can be taken out by a common RPG, is it worth losing 4 men all in one go? I think armored vehicles need to reflect the threat the enemy poses. At the very least your vehicle should not cost the lives of the crew if the enemy deploys their most common anti-armor weapon.
There is a hard limit to this rule. Old soviet tanks with a homogeneous steel armor are basically a death trap in a modern battlefield. Its not only penetrated by literally every anti-tank launcher out there, its basically blind at night compared to modern tanks or even portable night vision devises, inaccurate as shit and cant really fire while moving. I am a tanker myself and I've spoken with an older guy who used crew tank made in the 70s. While today we have lazer range-finders and computers which basically aim for you, which allows us to fire and hit in seconds after seeing a target, those guys used to fire in "series", with the commander manually correcting fire and measuring distance with the binoculars. They would honestly just be better just taking those old 100 mm cannons from the tanks and converting them to artillery pieces.
@@DefaultProphet do you need a Javelin to defeat a T-54B? Or can you use a common RPG? How common are Javelins? Even in the US military other ATGM and anti-tank weapons are far more common.
@@PetitAgent66 I don't even think the most despotic of dictatorial regimes would entrust children with tanks they can't afford to replace. An AK 47/74 is expendable, so is a helmet, but a tank that requires maintenance deafinutely isn't
None of these vehicles or parts were sold on the black market by officers. Everything is fully acounted for by Mali's excellent civil service. No doubt.
Following Risk Watches' Corruption index, Mali (rank 169) is worse than Russia (rank 127). Following Transparency International, Mali at rank 136 is a bit better than Russia, at 141. In both cases, keep your hand on your wallet!
Great vid, hope u make video about Royal Thai Armed Forces different units' organization, history, equipment, arsenal & putting memes like constant coups & Disney's Amphibia 🐸 show as reference?😂 As well as vid about CIA SAC SOG's with MACV-SOG's organizations, histories, equipments, arsenals, gadgets & more? 🤔
@@etiennet.8251i had this moment a few years ago. It had thr reputation for being a "city of gold" which I thought was along the lines of "fountain of youth" or Kathmandu (yes, I had that moment of realisation too, i guess I mixed it up with "Sharingla" or something)
Timbuktu is a very well-known place and has had a high reputation as a place of riches and gold since the late middle ages in Europe. It's not some no-name place like "Ouagadogou" (or however they call it).
Great video Battle Order!! It's nice to see videos about scarcely recognized army units. How about making a video about Scottish units in the British Army? That would be a fascinating video to watch.
Map distortion is so crazy, Greenland looks as big as Africa on a Map where its actually only like a 5th of the size of Africa. And Algeria, is 5x Larger than France.
I have some videos from my time in Mali with MINUSMA if anyone’s interested 👍 I was there as France pulled out, wagner was moving in and we weren’t there for much longer.
An analysis of the Philippine's Army would be an interesting thing to do considering how early 2000-2010s were just a mess of Vietnam Era gear and by 2020s they transitioned from that to a Modern Army, all the while combatting Terrorists and keeping China at bay
Loved the content for this video. Very specific and creative concept! Would love to hear more about the Presidential Guard unit and training. Great job!
Hey not sure if you noticed but a well respected military analyst (former Rand and CIA analyst) just share your video and said it was the best he had seen about Malian Order of Battle. Props to you man
God I hate misinformation that parade wasn't our military it was some wacky private company called katanka that makes those stuff and our military don't use them
They're not actually real, it's like a weird civilian project thing by a megachurch of all things. Those guys from that video were civilians escorted by either police or private security.
when I was stationed in Gao in 2019, I saw at least one, I seem to remember up to three, PT-76. They were placed at various checkpoints around Gao, at least one in Gao at one of its southern checkpoints guarding the road coming from Ansongo. I'm 90% certain, that those tanks were utterly unusable. At LEAST immobile. Now, watching this video, I think we saw one of the T-54s or Type 62s, too, but I'm really unsure about that one. And if it was one of them, it looked like a wreck (not due combat, but due a lack of maintanance), too.
What flag did you serve under? What was your role? Did you engage in combat ? What is the nature of the enemy ? What was the training level of the various Malian units? Is there a way I can contact you 🙏🏾
Can you do a Battle order video on Guyana? Considering the Venezuela-Guyana tensions I think it'd be worth a video. A small obscure military would be honestly a good 5-6 minute video on the extras channel
It would be interesting to see a few Afro-centric videos come out with the extent of ongoing and wrapped up conflicts on the continent. Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland to name a few
Somaliland would be fascinating, its been autonomous for so long and likely benefits very little from the military aid funnelling into the Somali Republic’s coffers. Somaliland also does not see any major terrorist groups, but has recently fought a war over Las Anod. Im curious where they get their vehicles or armaments from if any
African politicians trying not to sell out their people to obvious colonizational intent by french, chinese or russians, or whoever tries next, just "one last time" to keep their power and get richer challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
Great video, more African militaries please!!! Also, would love to see a vid on Nigeria's 72 Mobile Strike Force, and STEPPE's and Eben Barlow's involvement in the fight against Boko Haram
It's fast, it's reliable, it's affordable, it's modular, and it's off the shelf. It's checked everything on the wunderwaffen list that any Western countries' army commanders want. 😂 Can't beat Land Cruiser and Hilux
Hey Battle order, I really like the way you explain things and I was wondering since you talked about Poland in past videos, how about focusing on another challenger that is also modernizing quickly, Romania. In particular, the upcoming contract for K2 black panther Mbt's which is expected to be signed at least before 2025. It will be a giant leap in tech. Not only that, but Romania selected the also South korean Redback ifv modified with a 40 mm bofors gun for a contract to supply 298 vehicles to the Romanian land forces to replace older systems like the MLVM
In Iraq our SWAT units have similar technicals but they're black with gold letters (like bright yellow lol) The entire back of the truck is walled in with alloys similar to the video with only the rear and "roof" left exposed, with a shielded PKP or .50 Cal MG mounted on top and another MG mounted on the rear It looks fancier than I make it out to be but it's funny cuz it's still a technical (technically speaking)
I like videos like this, which cover nations & armies you here nothing in the mainstream media (until some end-stage crisis happens, then they act all shocked).
@@andredulac4456cartels don't ACTUALLY have armor lmao. They have a few stolen maps, and maybe a hundred newer pickups, plus hundreds of older crap ones. All the propaganda videos you see include the same few vehicles EVERY time.
You mentioned scope creep, but I really enjoyed the high-level national order of battle and associated regions and ranks, it really puts everything else in context.
Even in the most arid places of Mali, you have places with giant bushes everywhere where you can stand up inside of them and be basically invisible from outside while seeing quite well from inside
I was hoping for something on the Mali’s actual mission capable vehicles as opposed to on paper or permanently parked. Maintenance looks like it would be a nightmare joke.
@@BattleOrder Fair enough. I should have been more specific. I was thinking of the PT-76s and other heavier armor. I imagine that they see little to no use not just for lack of logistics but their poor operational mobility (can’t get them when where they would useful) in that theatre.
Fantastic video as always Battle Order, nicely done. I find the organization of the lesser-known armed forces of overlooked countries very interesting and i really like especially their usage of technicals which are perfect for urban warfare and reconnaisance operations. The technical with the BMP turret looks like it came straight out of Mad Max.
I was deployed to northern Mali in 2017. I remember dropping my jaw when I saw a 20mm anti aircraft gun on the back of 40 year old Toyota hilux. The rear straight up dragged all the way to the ground. Nevertheless, we went on a long range patrol with them, and no car ever broke down.
A fun one would be to look at all the miltary units that where in mozimbique. There was good number of units over the years. All so south Africa calles there zsu 23 technical a GOAT or Gun On A Truck
@@PentaRausIs that why in the Tomb of Huy dating from 1359 B.C you see Nubians on a chariot? I see that you are a westerner, are you even aware of your gender yet? How come you have not found out your gender yet?
They aren’t so much “technical cavalry” as in mobile forces in lightly armored vehicles, as they are “technical cavalry” as in if you close your eyes and imagine really hard, it’s technically cavalry.
This video was originally just going to be about Mali's cavalry arm but it scope creeped, so it only covers the conventional force structure. If you'd like a video about more specialized or exotic units like BAFS or the ULRIs, or non-army things like the Gendarmerie let me know.
Ha 😂
Could you do a video about Singapore's Armed Forces? Thanks!
Sorry, pls do more
Could you do videos on Myanmar.
I actually like your exotic content as much, if not more than your conventional stuff. It would be a dream for me to see you cover Gendermerie or other paramilitary police type forces.
African military starter pack:
-RPGs
-Technicals
-I can't believe this isn't a technical
-Sheer unadulterated tomfoolery
-futuristic exosuit using advanced cardboard alloys
-Ak 47 for everyone **cheers**
I assure you dear viewer that my vast knowledge on african military procurement comes only from the most reputable source.
GLA mobs are OP.
Well, these subsaharan militaries now have Zastavas. From Cameroon to Mali, from Burkina Faso to Niger. Zastava, zastava, zastava.
The timestamp in the thumbnail makes the title read "MALI ARMY ANAL"
Westerners waste money on things like 'modularity' and 'interchangeable parts' when welding a BMP-1 turret to the back of a Hilux works just fine.
@@randominternetfella96True modularity that Westereners could only dream of.
Love this so much. Please keep doing obscure militaries!
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I like to imagine you're the real Dogman so you decided to watch military vids while off service
@@Account_abandoned-q7m lol I’ve had this pop for nearly a decade now
It feels like a stretch to even call this a military
I would hate being a mechanic in a Mali Motor Pool trying to deal with all these different models.
Bold of you to assume such a position exists
Now imagine Ukrainian mechanics trying to make sense of vehicles from 30 countries
Naah, it would be the best job! Duck tape, WD-40, flex tape, amateur welds...who needs factory made parts when you have ingenuity, am I right? 😅
...what do you MEAN the front fell off?
There are not so idiotic...
Most of material is buy by regiments. So even if one régiment as not the same kind of material than the other, they still don't have 50 different kind in the same régiment for as many "armed vehicles".
At most 4 to 5... Well it was true when French were around. Trying to do something between corruption, idioty, selfish and greedy self-serving traitors and racism.
So many of the material given (sell cheap for no real gain by the French) as be sell back to ISIS and other warlord around... Against who they were fighting.
Before cry about French not doing their work to protect and help them...
Africans are well used to getting "creative" with whatever they have on hand, just to keep stuff operating. If one waited for things to be optimal, nothing would ever get done.
I served in Mali several times between 2016 and 2020. I personnaly witnessed the following vehicules :
- countless pickup trucks including Toyota Land Cruiser and Hilux, with a variety of mounted machine guns, they are absolutely everywhere.
- some Masstech T4 in the Gossi area, those were brand new in 2020
- some Dongfeng EQ2050 near Gossi, same period
- 2 wrecked BRDM-2 in the vicinity of Gao around 2016-2017, maybe they were burned down in 2013, maybe even before
- 1 ZSU23-4 securing the northern entrance of Gao along the RN18 road
- occasionnal ZU23-2 mounted on pick up trucks
- other interesting material such as a wrecked MiG 21, a newly acquired Mi 35 and a few Humbert Aviation Tétras.
There was also lots of Antonov An-12, 26, 32 and 74 even if not from the malian forces.
Did you engage in combat in Mali.
@@sharwama992 I only had to withstand a little bit of indirect fire, that's it.
“Give me 100 Hiluxes and I’ll conquer the Sahara!”
-Average warlord
With 1000 good men that's not too far off.
Most African countries except maybe with countries like Rwanda, Egypt, South Africa and Ethiopia can be conquered that way. All you need is defeat the army protecting the capital and take it and the government. The rest are either too undisciplined (no more pay or orders from above) or disenfranchised to care after the government is taken captive. Middle East the same thing maybe with the exception of Turkey and Iran. Syria actually put up some resistance but almost fell to Islamists.
There’s a long list of African countries you can’t conquer like that.
Nigeria,Ghana,Uganda,Chad.
@@TemplarX2😂 Hollywood thinking.
Landcruiser 70's not Hiluxes. Different vehicles.
How many Infantry/Mechanized regiments could you form from all of the U.S's police and SWAT APCS?
More than everything south of the panama canal
Half, if we're generous
You would be hard pressed to create two motorized regiments with all the armored vehicles available from state and local police.
I asked chagpt, more specifcaly the browser bot they made and this is the answer:
To answer your "curveball" question, we can make an informed estimate by determining:
1. How many armored vehicles (APCs and similar) the U.S. police and SWAT teams have.
2. How many vehicles a typical regiment might require.
Step 1: Estimate the number of U.S. police and SWAT APCs
Many U.S. police departments and SWAT units possess armored vehicles, often military surplus or purpose-built civilian models like BearCats and MRAPs (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles). The 1033 program, which transfers military equipment to local police departments, has distributed over 1,100 MRAPs since its inception, and many departments also buy or lease civilian-made armored vehicles.
- It is difficult to get exact numbers because there is no central database for police vehicles. However, reports suggest the **total number of armored vehicles used by U.S. police forces is around 2,000-3,000**. This number includes a mix of military-surplus MRAPs, BearCats (from companies like Lenco), and other armored rescue vehicles.
Step 2: How many vehicles in an Infantry or Mechanized regiment?
A U.S. Army mechanized infantry regiment typically requires several hundred armored vehicles. For example:
- A Mechanized Infantry Battalion might have 50-100 armored vehicles (including APCs like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle).
- An infantry Regiment consists of several battalions, so you would need 200-400 armored vehiclesto outfit a full regiment.
Conclusion: How many regiments could be formed?
If U.S. police forces have around 2,000-3,000 armored vehicles, and a mechanized regiment requires 200-400 vehicles, you could form:
- 5 to 10 mechanized infantry regiments using the APCs available in U.S. police forces.
Of course, this is a very rough estimate based on available numbers, as the exact composition of a regiment can vary based on doctrine, available equipment, and specific needs. Moreover, police APCs are generally designed for civilian environments, not full-scale military operations, so there would be limitations in terms of armor, armament, and operational capability.
@@stanton7847 I agree. It might be a fun April Fools video, if nothing else.
We trained with some Mali Captains in the early 2000's at the usmc infantry officers course. good dudes. They did not like snow and virginia winter weather, lol.
Who came up with the Idea to train Malian Officers for Winter Conditions?
its not like they will get that many Opportunitys to apply that Knoweledge during theyre Career.
@@ottersirotten4290 more like, train them away from "tribal" influence that tend to punish or ignore merit if you aren't from the current boss family...
I would have to scour my watching history to point the right video, but there is one that was studying the "Arab armies" and the causes of their inefficiencies that also apply to Africans armies as they have the same culture on those points
(found the video: ruclips.net/video/exb-wiWU_gY/видео.html&lc=Ugx5vRjh5G4aa0XEx9Z4AaABAg.A7qBa5wYk_kA7qE5yaNscj )
@@kolerick Thats a good Thing to do, I dont disagree.
However, OP stated he trained with Malian Captians in/for Winter Conditions and thats utterly useless for Central African Forces
LOP stated that he trained with them at the Infantry Officer course, which has nothing to do with snow fighting and is all about leading your troops better and officer duties. It just happened to be during winter.
@@marcusborderlands6177 Yea they trained to lead Troops in Winter Conditions, thats what Im critizising here
The BM-21 Grad has a crew of 3 and a total of 40 rocket tubes, the Grad 2M has a crew of 5 and 1 rocket tube. Wow.
What? Maybe something he explained in the video, but I haven't watched it all yet, so can you plz explain?
Makes sense
@@gabrielneves6602Grad 2M is a crew served weapon kinda like a heavy-mortar it can be taken apart and carried by its 5 man crew. BM-21 is a truck mounted rocked artillery system that is supported by an ammunition carrier and addisional crew from the battery.
Don't forget that the logistical situation in Mali varies wildly. It's a lot easier to populate a unit with a bunch of dudes and pack the fires up in man-portable rigs than to drive wheeled vehicles everywhere they need fire support. They're also typically supporting low-intensity conflict with rebels and insurgents. Consider that firing off a couple rockets is very frugal compared to showering fifteen insurgents with a next-gen Katyusha.
@@01ZombieMoses10it's really more quided not a saturation weapom
First in-depth video I've seen about an African Army. Thank you!
A crappy tank while crappy is better than not having a tank
This. No such thing as obsolete weapon, none of them would you like to stand in front of.
Not sure about that. If your tank can be taken out by a common RPG, is it worth losing 4 men all in one go?
I think armored vehicles need to reflect the threat the enemy poses. At the very least your vehicle should not cost the lives of the crew if the enemy deploys their most common anti-armor weapon.
@@kurousagi8155 Tanks get taken out by Javelins and NLAWs and they’re still useful and have a role.
There is a hard limit to this rule. Old soviet tanks with a homogeneous steel armor are basically a death trap in a modern battlefield. Its not only penetrated by literally every anti-tank launcher out there, its basically blind at night compared to modern tanks or even portable night vision devises, inaccurate as shit and cant really fire while moving. I am a tanker myself and I've spoken with an older guy who used crew tank made in the 70s. While today we have lazer range-finders and computers which basically aim for you, which allows us to fire and hit in seconds after seeing a target, those guys used to fire in "series", with the commander manually correcting fire and measuring distance with the binoculars.
They would honestly just be better just taking those old 100 mm cannons from the tanks and converting them to artillery pieces.
@@DefaultProphet do you need a Javelin to defeat a T-54B? Or can you use a common RPG? How common are Javelins? Even in the US military other ATGM and anti-tank weapons are far more common.
at 14:16, the third tank crewman is so adorable. Literally too small for his uniform and his hands aren't fully extended outside of its sleeves
that's what we call a child soldier usually 🤔
@@PetitAgent66 I don't even think the most despotic of dictatorial regimes would entrust children with tanks they can't afford to replace.
An AK 47/74 is expendable, so is a helmet, but a tank that requires maintenance deafinutely isn't
@@PetitAgent66 He's tall for a child. Looks like a chubby guy too squat for his one size fits all uniform.
@Coglio no amount of brainwashing can make a child’s combat aptitude match that of an adult
Small is good for tanks, aircraft, and subs. space is a premium.
None of these vehicles or parts were sold on the black market by officers. Everything is fully acounted for by Mali's excellent civil service. No doubt.
Following Risk Watches' Corruption index, Mali (rank 169) is worse than Russia (rank 127). Following Transparency International, Mali at rank 136 is a bit better than Russia, at 141. In both cases, keep your hand on your wallet!
@@LD-Orbs I wouldn't trust TI blindly. Their regional branches can be very blatantly biased and involved in corruption themselves.
Them Toyota Boyz
Great vid, hope u make video about Royal Thai Armed Forces different units' organization, history, equipment, arsenal & putting memes like constant coups & Disney's Amphibia 🐸 show as reference?😂
As well as vid about CIA SAC SOG's with MACV-SOG's organizations, histories, equipments, arsenals, gadgets & more? 🤔
the repair logistics for this international group of vehicles has to be insane .
Today i learned "Timbuktu" is a real place
A place known and famous since the middle age.
Wait until you see what one of the most important cities was in the Songhai and Mali empire
@@etiennet.8251i had this moment a few years ago. It had thr reputation for being a "city of gold" which I thought was along the lines of "fountain of youth" or Kathmandu (yes, I had that moment of realisation too, i guess I mixed it up with "Sharingla" or something)
@@createdforthemoment6740 Shangri-La is the mythical city you are thinking of
Timbuktu is a very well-known place and has had a high reputation as a place of riches and gold since the late middle ages in Europe.
It's not some no-name place like "Ouagadogou" (or however they call it).
I love this! Exactly the content I am after, stuff you would stuggle to find elsewhere, great video!
Great video Battle Order!! It's nice to see videos about scarcely recognized army units. How about making a video about Scottish units in the British Army? That would be a fascinating video to watch.
0:39 That genuinely blew my mind
Map distortion is so crazy, Greenland looks as big as Africa on a Map where its actually only like a 5th of the size of Africa. And Algeria, is 5x Larger than France.
Modelled after the Elbonian Armored Corp!
I have some videos from my time in Mali with MINUSMA if anyone’s interested 👍 I was there as France pulled out, wagner was moving in and we weren’t there for much longer.
Hey
I’m interested
How can I contact you ?
Military slang (or military-style) is some of the funniest I know of: "Designated French Guy, or DFG for short." I'm dying xD.
great detail and analysis. quickly becoming one of my favorite pages.
gaijin when?
Toyota tech tree pls 🙏
@muadddib we already have 2 of them
i want toyota hilux with ATGM
An analysis of the Philippine's Army would be an interesting thing to do considering how early 2000-2010s were just a mess of Vietnam Era gear and by 2020s they transitioned from that to a Modern Army, all the while combatting Terrorists and keeping China at bay
agree! plus this channel could make more subscribers!
"Keeping china at bay" as if china even tried...
They also use KM450 trucks just like Mali!
And eating trash 😂
@@paleoph6168we are using it as Tranport and Logistic Vehicle
look at those lovely straight lines. what a beautiful map thanks europe that wont cause any problems
Loved the content for this video. Very specific and creative concept! Would love to hear more about the Presidential Guard unit and training. Great job!
The dude in the beginning swinging his legs as the technical drives by, oh my days. That is one highly spirited man.
People really need to cover more African conflicts & crises, theres so much going on and so many people don't know whats happening
Heyyyyyy, somebody actually using the marauder! Loved em ever since I saw the top gear episode lol.
Hey not sure if you noticed but a well respected military analyst (former Rand and CIA analyst) just share your video and said it was the best he had seen about Malian Order of Battle. Props to you man
Hey, where was this? A podcast or an article? I’d love to view it thx
@@_ian69 it was a youtube channel the dude started, its called pax americana and he does more straight analysis about defense policy
This era of technicals gettng these Juryrigged together mobile shooting platforms is fascinating. Especially since it makes so much sense.
6:12 my guy got hit in the head by the truck door kkkkk
Those military regions are so french I actually went and got a baguette for lunch
At least those are technicals such as Toyota brand pickup trucks, also DFG at 10:05😂
I love these order of battle videos on less known countries keep up the good work. 👍
A gust of wind, and you just loosing half of the cie.
you should cover Ghana's iron man units! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
God I hate misinformation that parade wasn't our military it was some wacky private company called katanka that makes those stuff and our military don't use them
You westerners keep making fun of developing countries and then you start wondering why they don't want to work wkth you guys
They're not actually real, it's like a weird civilian project thing by a megachurch of all things. Those guys from that video were civilians escorted by either police or private security.
They are partisans paid by elite who try to scam the state.
3:03 you counting legion casualties in that?
probably, since the foreign legion is 100% incorporated into french army
Can you do a video on the danish armed/mech batalions? Or some nordics stuff?
when I was stationed in Gao in 2019, I saw at least one, I seem to remember up to three, PT-76. They were placed at various checkpoints around Gao, at least one in Gao at one of its southern checkpoints guarding the road coming from Ansongo. I'm 90% certain, that those tanks were utterly unusable. At LEAST immobile.
Now, watching this video, I think we saw one of the T-54s or Type 62s, too, but I'm really unsure about that one. And if it was one of them, it looked like a wreck (not due combat, but due a lack of maintanance), too.
What flag did you serve under?
What was your role?
Did you engage in combat ?
What is the nature of the enemy ?
What was the training level of the various Malian units?
Is there a way I can contact you 🙏🏾
Just like what they say in Generals
"Let's make a salvage Run!"
From the GLA Faction, Technical unit
Was looking for something GLA related, ty.
Great work covering an almost completely forgotten conflict
Can you do a Battle order video on Guyana? Considering the Venezuela-Guyana tensions I think it'd be worth a video. A small obscure military would be honestly a good 5-6 minute video on the extras channel
It would be interesting to see a few Afro-centric videos come out with the extent of ongoing and wrapped up conflicts on the continent. Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland to name a few
Nigeria would be great with their laundry list of procurements within the past few years.
Somaliland would be fascinating, its been autonomous for so long and likely benefits very little from the military aid funnelling into the Somali Republic’s coffers. Somaliland also does not see any major terrorist groups, but has recently fought a war over Las Anod. Im curious where they get their vehicles or armaments from if any
I only know about the Tuareg because of Sahara lol, one of my favorite movies growing up
least technical pilled african
And Matthew McConaughey wiped out half of the armored forces single-handedly..
Highly interesting video.
Russia sure has impressive allies.
Wait till you see what they did to their relations with Algeria for the sake of Mali lol
GAMBIA AND MALI HAVE SIGNED HISTORIC TRADE AGREEMENT.
IT'S OVER FOR DOLLARBROS
#BRICS
Yeah, betting Algeria was not happy about the Malians tearing up the Tuareg agreement.
I don't get it @@kurousagi8155
What does Algeria have to do with the Tuaregs in Mali?
African politicians trying not to sell out their people to obvious colonizational intent by french, chinese or russians, or whoever tries next, just "one last time" to keep their power and get richer challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
0:32 what's that mean? Catpilled?
Great video, more African militaries please!!!
Also, would love to see a vid on Nigeria's 72 Mobile Strike Force, and STEPPE's and Eben Barlow's involvement in the fight against Boko Haram
Mali took a nose dive when the french pulles out and the coup happend
It's fast, it's reliable, it's affordable, it's modular, and it's off the shelf. It's checked everything on the wunderwaffen list that any Western countries' army commanders want. 😂
Can't beat Land Cruiser and Hilux
Will you do italy one day?
Great video as always 🙏🏻
I like the Mad Max shenanigans they do with a simple Toyota 😂
Hey Battle order, I really like the way you explain things and I was wondering since you talked about Poland in past videos, how about focusing on another challenger that is also modernizing quickly, Romania. In particular, the upcoming contract for K2 black panther Mbt's which is expected to be signed at least before 2025. It will be a giant leap in tech. Not only that, but Romania selected the also South korean Redback ifv modified with a 40 mm bofors gun for a contract to supply 298 vehicles to the Romanian land forces to replace older systems like the MLVM
In Iraq our SWAT units have similar technicals but they're black with gold letters (like bright yellow lol)
The entire back of the truck is walled in with alloys similar to the video with only the rear and "roof" left exposed, with a shielded PKP or .50 Cal MG mounted on top and another MG mounted on the rear
It looks fancier than I make it out to be but it's funny cuz it's still a technical (technically speaking)
Oh my lord, imagine trying to maintain that motor pool. Bless those mechanics. Cool video though.
Epitome of the "seems legit" meme
I like videos like this, which cover nations & armies you here nothing in the mainstream media (until some end-stage crisis happens, then they act all shocked).
The best thing about techinicals is how they explode when facing a competent army.
Would love to see the breakdown of Rwandan defense forces and FARDC(DRC forces). Great video
Awesome video! Do a Brazilian Army one for us😎🤙🏼‼️
I can't beleive this guys have more armoured units than mexico
but less than the cartels :p
@@andredulac4456cartels don't ACTUALLY have armor lmao. They have a few stolen maps, and maybe a hundred newer pickups, plus hundreds of older crap ones. All the propaganda videos you see include the same few vehicles EVERY time.
You mentioned scope creep, but I really enjoyed the high-level national order of battle and associated regions and ranks, it really puts everything else in context.
Very interesting Video. Thank you
As a soldier, I just gor respect for those technicals
6:15 Green on Green, Friendly Fire, Watch ya ass now. 😂
Incredible work explaining this
Desperately need more transparency for lesser Militaries
Amazing Context to learn from
as a french myself, I can say GTIAs are just pure genius, remember Serval
I'm not sure how you "stealth" in terrain like that.
A good portion of Mali is jungle and forest.
Only the northern bits are part of the Sahara Desert.
Even in the most arid places of Mali, you have places with giant bushes everywhere where you can stand up inside of them and be basically invisible from outside while seeing quite well from inside
Desert camouflage and strong cameras preferably with thermal imaging should do the trick
I was hoping for something on the Mali’s actual mission capable vehicles as opposed to on paper or permanently parked. Maintenance looks like it would be a nightmare joke.
The technicals and MRAPs I spent a significant time covering are used operationally
@@BattleOrder Fair enough. I should have been more specific. I was thinking of the PT-76s and other heavier armor. I imagine that they see little to no use not just for lack of logistics but their poor operational mobility (can’t get them when where they would useful) in that theatre.
Fantastic video as always Battle Order, nicely done. I find the organization of the lesser-known armed forces of overlooked countries very interesting and i really like especially their usage of technicals which are perfect for urban warfare and reconnaisance operations. The technical with the BMP turret looks like it came straight out of Mad Max.
Great video!
I was deployed to northern Mali in 2017. I remember dropping my jaw when I saw a 20mm anti aircraft gun on the back of 40 year old Toyota hilux.
The rear straight up dragged all the way to the ground.
Nevertheless, we went on a long range patrol with them, and no car ever broke down.
The thing I love most about African militaries, European Structures and training, but Warsaw Pact outdated equipment
Aka rusting outdated garbage.
Technically if your enemies are also using it, it's not outdated in your specific circumstances.
Can you talk about the austrian military structure? Would be very interresting.
Timbuktu is a unique name, lol
Going to name one of my cats that probably
Great videos!
7:19 i like how the guy giving the thumbs up looks like he is having a great time.
“Malis” “glorious” “armored” “corps”
Babe wake up, battle order posted.
i would like to see something about norwegian armed forces but also our danish brothers maybe their mech/motorized org
Why couldn’t they have lettered either the sectors or regions?
A fun one would be to look at all the miltary units that where in mozimbique. There was good number of units over the years.
All so south Africa calles there zsu 23 technical a GOAT or Gun On A Truck
Successors to the glorious Mali horsemen
Shot in the dark: Lebanese Armed Forces
Too dark
Their great ancestors are for sure *not* proud
Considering Africa never invented the wheel...
@@PentaRaus But at some point a Malian was the richest men in the World and today its quite the opposite
Their ancestors believed in the cycle of civilization for them the modern era is just a dark age .
@@PentaRaus Africa isn't a country, smoothbrain
@@PentaRausIs that why in the Tomb of Huy dating from 1359 B.C you see Nubians on a chariot? I see that you are a westerner, are you even aware of your gender yet? How come you have not found out your gender yet?
I wanna see this done with the 116th CBCT in Idaho they have a lot of armor for a national guard battalion.
Btw the vehicles that u stated were from UAE are actually Canadian but are made in UAE just like they are made in Uganda as well
I am sceptical about the mine resistance and ambush protection of Chinese MRAPs.
This looks like something that came out of far cry
Based tbh
Gotta use what you have
7:30 oh my god that is literally a WW1 armoured car brought to the 21st century
No it isn't. It resembles one but the turret is much stronger
@@mappingshaman5280 yeah that’s what I said
Can you make a video of Chilean mech infantry
They aren’t so much “technical cavalry” as in mobile forces in lightly armored vehicles, as they are “technical cavalry” as in if you close your eyes and imagine really hard, it’s technically cavalry.
So what you're saying is that Mali has Space Marines?
thank you.
Great content, i suggest units from balkans , libya , egypt ,asean , pakistan and indian