Recent content by Infanteer

I think it already is with all those new specialized commandos. As well, 40, 42, and 45 abandoned a conventional infantry structure a few years back.

Didn't see this coming. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/june/09/20260609-commando-name-change

Notice the difference in tone between CENTCOM and "proportional response" and Pete Hegseth's bravado of "maximum violence" and "kicking them when they are down."

Izyum fell to the Russians on 1 April 22, after they had managed to cross the Donets river on either side of the city. Aside from some attacks towards Slovyiansk that were parried away by the Ukrainians that month, not much happened there until September. May-Aug 22 is actually a good case...

It depends. There are different conceptual "aim points" at different echelons. Some focus on a "Middle Battle" area, while other echelons go deep.

Got a source on that fight? I don't recall the Ukrainians achieving anything like that in the summer of 2022 - their back were against the wall then as Russia transitioned forces from the Kyiv axis to Donbas. Their fall counteroffensive featured a breakout, but I wouldn't call it "into the...

Sure.

You are describing the Russian BTG concept, which fell apart one month into Ukraine.

Battle Group commanders don't want to (and shouldn't) be saddled with all of that stuff when trying to fight the close fight in MCO.

How are they going to get through the close area, considering the mass persistent surveillance and strike that is available today? Looking at doctrine helps. US defines doctrine defines deep operations as "tactical actions against enemy forces, typically out of direct contact with friendly...

Reality has a funny way of intruding on "the War is essentially over" and "we destroyed their military" and "we almost have a deal."

The Deep and Close areas are not some informal concept to think about. It's doctrine. Someone please explain to me how a "Medium Cavalry" organization fights and sustains itself on 50 ton armoured vehicles in the Division's deep area, which is conceivably 30-50 km forward of the FEBA?

We should probably figure out how 1st Canadian Division is going to fight before making up units and "ways of fighting" for it.

And this. https://shape.nato.int/news-releases/nato-acquires-aienabled-warfighting-system- MSS is the system for NORAD and NATO operational C2 support. The estimate is fairly easy on this one.