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too many subunits makes the 'power of the superior will' weak; and in addition every step by which an order has to pass weakens its effect by loss of force and longer time of transmission. Clausewitz recommended that armies have no more than eight to ten subunits and subordinate corps four to six subunits.
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Normally these tactics are exercised in peace and cannot be essentially modified when war breaks out. Order of battle belongs more to tactics than strategy. Clausewitz also noted that the order of battle depends on the effective span of control by a commander. Too few subunits makes an army unwieldy;
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Up until the end of the Cold War, determining realistic orders of battle was generally an orderly but extremely frustrating process for NATO. The intelligence situation for
Western militaries has since been exacerbated as they continue to become engaged in operations against non-traditional enemies
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British military history is the source of some of the earliest orders of battle in the
English language, and due to the British Empire's involvement in global conflicts over several centuries the records of historical orders of battle provide a valuable source of study for understanding not only of
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defined the 'order of battle' as "that division and formation of the different arms into separate parts, or sections, of the whole Army, and that form of general position or disposition of those parts which is to be the norm throughout the whole campaign or war."
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As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges. Also the known details of an order of battle may change during the course of executing the commanders'
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also instituted the staff procedure of maintaining accurate information about the composition of the enemy order of battle, and tables of organisation, and this later evolved into an important function and an organisational tool used by
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of its armed force. Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations.
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Division comes from the permanent peacetime organization of the Army, with certain parts such as battalions, squadrons, and batteries being formed into units of higher order up to the highest of all, the whole
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period of
European warfare, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander. The term was also applied to the disposition of ships in the
2048:, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed force. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the
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the meaning of the order of battle changed yet again to reflect the changes in the composition of opposing forces during the battle owing to use of larger formations than in the previous century.
2235:. Observations about enemy troop movements may be gathered by various military intelligence resources from all echelons, including the employment of any attached special forces units (such as
2160:, fed German intelligence a combination of true and false information about troop deployments in Britain, causing the Germans to deduce an order of battle which suggested an invasion at the
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becomes very difficult; the equivalent military intelligence output requiring an increase in acquired data and analysis effort to provide an accurate and timely picture to the commander.
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to describe the structure of both friendly and enemy forces.
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Carl von
Clausewitz, J. J. Graham, Jan Willem Honig.
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and/or other accounting methods (e.g. despatches) as
2201:US 1st Infantry Division ORBAT during World War I
2544:Netherlands Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1985
2316:Enemy's Most Likely Course of Action (EMLCOA):
2295:: how the enemy unit obtains its supplies and
2152:, part of the British deception plan for the
2085:Order of battle for the Swedish Army in 1676.
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2052:. An order of battle is distinct from a
983:List of military strategies and concepts
2534:Ancient and historical Orders of Battle
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2350:US 1st Infantry Division ORBAT in 1989
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2451:Electronic order of battle
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2462:List of orders of battle
2409:An example of ORBATs in
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764:List of military tactics
1931:Wartime sexual violence
1687:Full-spectrum dominance
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1698:Unrestricted Warfare
1555:Force multiplication
448:Military manoeuvrers
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1632:Rules of engagement
1308:Command and control
928:Operations research
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1911:Women in war
1806:Peacekeeping
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1385:Mobilization
1380:Conscription
1338:Intelligence
1291:Organization
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677:Conventional
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293:Signal corps
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238:Intelligence
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147:Organization
98:Early modern
2437:during the
2431:Vietnam War
2429:during the
2421:during the
2379:battlespace
2250:squadrons.
2113:During the
2100:age of sail
2098:during the
2042:armed force
1921:War studies
1744:Non-warfare
1672:Appeasement
1637:Martial law
1476:War economy
1415:Transgender
1368:Recruitment
1128:Containment
1013:Culminating
993:Anti-access
916:Operational
836:Envelopment
779:Air assault
660:Air cavalry
620:Air defence
600:Information
501:Cold-region
466:Battlespace
415:Historical:
261:Land units:
187:Space force
182:Coast guard
115:Late modern
76:Prehistoric
2558:Categories
2468:References
2395:guerrillas
2391:insurgents
2303:algorithms
2286:Personnel
2173:Clausewitz
2168:Clausewitz
1981:War crimes
1971:Operations
1878:Foot drill
1848:Battle cry
1761:deterrence
1420:Harassment
1395:Specialism
1218:Technology
1213:Succession
1158:Liberation
1093:Asymmetric
1028:Empty fort
934:Blitzkrieg
903:Withdrawal
866:Investment
645:Camouflage
640:Biological
578:Underwater
553:Amphibious
472:Aerospace
339:Air units:
316:Submarines
125:fourth-gen
120:industrial
108:napoleonic
2381:for both
2360:companies
2293:Logistics
2222:battalion
2218:maneuvers
1868:War novel
1771:Grey-zone
1731:War games
1692:Overmatch
1642:War crime
1592:Desertion
1582:Ceasefire
1577:Armistice
1464:Logistics
1442:Mercenary
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1361:Personnel
1333:Engineers
1278:Sociology
1233:World war
1228:Total war
1208:Strategic
1198:Religious
1183:Political
1178:Perpetual
1153:Irregular
1068:Offensive
1043:Defensive
1038:Deception
998:Attrition
846:Guerrilla
841:Formation
784:Airbridge
716:Loitering
630:Artillery
283:Artillery
233:Engineers
201:Irregular
172:Air force
2445:See also
2439:Iraq War
2433:and the
2405:Examples
2364:platoons
2356:division
2288:training
2119:Napoleon
2091:Medieval
1883:War song
1858:War film
1491:Materiel
1410:Children
1390:Training
1328:Medicine
1313:Doctrine
1268:Training
1203:Resource
1188:Princely
1138:Economic
1123:Conquest
1118:Colonial
1113:Cold war
1098:Blockade
978:Strategy
950:Maneuver
711:Infantry
667:Chemical
521:Mountain
481:Airborne
344:Fighters
311:Warships
266:Infantry
192:Reserves
140:Military
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2373:. This
2322:Tactics
2245:Cavalry
2237:Rangers
2226:brigade
2216:during
2141:acronym
1996:Writers
1991:Weapons
1956:Battles
1905:Related
1893:Wargame
1888:Uniform
1836:Culture
1617:Perfidy
1612:Justice
1533:Science
1518:Outpost
1471:History
1451:Warrior
1447:Soldier
1435:foreign
1373:counter
1273:Service
1223:Theater
1163:Limited
1143:Endemic
1058:Nuclear
826:Foxhole
801:Cavalry
789:Airdrop
774:Airlift
759:Tactics
731:Nuclear
721:Missile
650:Cavalry
635:Barrage
613:Weapons
573:Surface
354:Command
349:Bombers
306:Frogman
276:Cavalry
248:Medical
215:Militia
197:Regular
177:Marines
91:castles
81:Ancient
69:History
48:outline
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2495:On War
2040:of an
1976:Sieges
1660:Theory
1400:Morale
1258:Policy
1253:Branch
1033:Mosaic
1023:Fabian
965:Covert
898:Trench
883:Screen
806:Charge
796:Battle
769:Aerial
687:Denial
655:Horses
583:Seabed
536:Tunnel
516:Jungle
506:Desert
476:Aerial
2453:(EOB)
2181:Army.
2144:ORBAT
1949:Lists
1405:Women
1343:Ranks
1263:Staff
1193:Proxy
1108:Class
1063:Naval
1048:Depth
878:Swarm
871:Siege
851:Naval
831:Drone
726:Music
701:Robot
697:Drone
682:Cyber
625:Armor
595:Cyber
568:Green
563:Brown
526:Urban
486:Space
407:Radar
402:Sonar
271:Armor
228:Staff
206:Ranks
18:ORBAT
2499:ISBN
2417:and
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1986:Wars
1503:Base
1053:Goal
960:Raid
558:Blue
496:Land
167:Navy
162:Army
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2239:or
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1570:Law
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