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Sounds like some Vietnam era bullshit. Companies with 60-70 dudes, etc, less than a modern plussed up Ranger reinforced platoon/strike force with all its attachments.

@@KoreanArcherNoh Yes you can analyze terrain anywhere and should analyze the aspects of terrain (OAKOC) from both the friendly and enemy perspectives. You should use you terrain analysis to help determine where to locate things like an OP rather than select the location first and then analyze the terrain around it.

@@militaryartandscience thx for the reply. let s say im at the OP and there is a target building. Analyzing features around&surrounding that building is also called OAKOC?

If you're a 13F I think your AIT probably had better training than this. But I'm guessing maybe you're not. Keep learning. You'll be E-3 and E-4 before you know it!

@@militaryartandscience I am a 13F, but to say AIT didn’t prepare me at all is an understatement. Stuff like this isn’t taught at all. Even though it’s 10 weeks the amount of stuff they teach you is very basic. I’m actually in the process of getting waivers to e3 and then e4 because I made a deal with my battery commander that if I got my esb they’ll try their best to waiver me and I got it. Thanks for the motivation sir.

Yes. In real-time one player mode you can pause and update/change your commands to units. In real-time two player, both players have to agree to the pause. In turn-based modes, well, there is a pause every turn by definition. (It executes for 1 minute and you cannot change anything, then you can make any changes you want between turns, and then the next turn executes.)

Glad you found it helpful

Thanks. Glad you found it useful.

"is this straight up a channel teaching us about war?" Yes. These lectures are part of a course at West Point so the focus is on modern warfare. Examples come up in class, but good comment. (I'd also note that this particular video is a bit a small side excursion, so it's not very in depth. The main focus of the course is on situation analysis and tactics for execution.)

@@militaryartandscience thank you keep your videos up there pretty good, soon sun zu would be proud

Glad it was helpful!

Hooah. Currently in ILE-AOC.

Nope. I was a 12A back in the day. But IPB is a pretty important thing for Engineers too. So called "Engineer Prep of the Battlefield" is just a specific application of IPB, and Engineer Recon is a part of good IPB. (Oh, and BEAT NAVY!)

You are welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

You're welcome!

Chuck?

This Pro version can be licensed through Matrix Games. But there are commercial versions available from Battlefront's website or in Steam. Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 and Combat Mission: Black Sea are two of the modern titles, but there are many other historical settings ones also. (Not an official endorsement, just factual information about where it is available.)

@@militaryartandscience Did the Combat Mission: Cold War count it as well? and have you heard in before?

Send me an email from your .mil and let me know specifically what you're looking for or need help with. Gordon dot Cooke at West Point dot edu

@@militaryartandscience Can I as well I'm an AD Marine

Moreover im doing engineering logistics degree so i really would like to see more of this stuff!

Whether you call it a Graphical Terrain Overlay (GTO), a Graphical Terrain Analysis Overlay (GTAO), or a Graphical Depiction of Terrain (GDOT) they are all essentially synonyms. The doctrine of occasionally updates to change the term and maybe the specific required elements listed in doctrine change slightly, but they are basically the same thing (and people aren't always up the very latest doctrine. A Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay (MCOO) is very similar and serves the same purpose, but I'd argue it is a different thing, in the the MCOO is typically more detailed and focuses on the obstacles and restrictions (existing and planned minefields, streams, a more detailed terrain/slope analysis, etc). MCOO is typically prepared by higher staffs by specialist Engineers or Intelligence staff. GTO/GTAO/GDOT are typically prepared at small unit level by the leaders making the plan.

@@militaryartandscience How to make Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay? Is there some videos or books available?

If you're using color, blue indicates friendly (units, tasks, etc). Black for generic things like the AO boundaries. Green for terrain and red for enemy (enemy isn't on the SoM overlay)

Paper maps and hand drawn overlays don't stop working if the batteries run out. They are also faster to create and much lighter to carry around. 🤷‍♂️

Thanks. Unfortunately the Louvre turned them down (jk)

Maybe someday I'll get to it. But it's not too different. Company level and below follows the Troop Leading Procedures as the process, so it's the same as platoon planning- except the size of units. Battalion and above, when there is a staff, is where things change significantly- following the Military Decision Making Process instead of TLP.

Sure. Brand doesn't matter. Needs to be very fine or "sharp" tip though to be precise in your drawing. Standard Sharpies are very thick for this kind of work. Important thing is that they are permanent or water-proof markers so they don't wash off with water. Rubbing alcohol will take the permanent marker off overlays to reuse them. Back in the day we used to use grease pencils, aka china markers, for this kind of work. Doesn't wash off in the rain or from moisture but can be erased when you want to.