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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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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
2043:, 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.
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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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Carl von
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and/or other accounting methods (e.g. despatches) as
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2539:Netherlands Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1985
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2290:: how the enemy unit obtains its supplies and
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983:List of military strategies and concepts
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2457:List of orders of battle
2404:An example of ORBATs in
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764:List of military tactics
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1380:Mobilization
1375:Conscription
1333:Intelligence
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677:Conventional
531:Subterranean
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293:Signal corps
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238:Intelligence
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147:Organization
98:Early modern
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2426:Vietnam War
2424:during the
2416:during the
2374:battlespace
2245:squadrons.
2108:During the
2095:age of sail
2093:during the
2037:armed force
1916:War studies
1739:Non-warfare
1667:Appeasement
1632:Martial law
1471:War economy
1410:Transgender
1363:Recruitment
1123:Containment
1008:Culminating
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
2553:Categories
2463:References
2390:guerrillas
2386:insurgents
2298:algorithms
2281:Personnel
2168:Clausewitz
2163:Clausewitz
1976:War crimes
1966:Operations
1873:Foot drill
1843:Battle cry
1756:deterrence
1415:Harassment
1390:Specialism
1213:Technology
1208:Succession
1153:Liberation
1088:Asymmetric
1023: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
2376:for both
2355:companies
2288:Logistics
2217:battalion
2213:maneuvers
1863:War novel
1766:Grey-zone
1726:War games
1687:Overmatch
1637:War crime
1587:Desertion
1577:Ceasefire
1572:Armistice
1459:Logistics
1437:Mercenary
1425:Volunteer
1356:Personnel
1328:Engineers
1273:Sociology
1228:World war
1223:Total war
1203:Strategic
1193:Religious
1178:Political
1173:Perpetual
1148:Irregular
1063:Offensive
1038:Defensive
1033:Deception
993:Attrition
846:Guerrilla
841:Formation
784:Airbridge
716:Loitering
630:Artillery
283:Artillery
233:Engineers
201:Irregular
172:Air force
2440:See also
2434:Iraq War
2428:and the
2400:Examples
2359:platoons
2351:division
2283:training
2114:Napoleon
2086:Medieval
1878:War song
1853:War film
1486:Materiel
1405:Children
1385:Training
1323:Medicine
1308:Doctrine
1263:Training
1198:Resource
1183:Princely
1133:Economic
1118:Conquest
1113:Colonial
1108:Cold war
1093:Blockade
978:Strategy
950:Maneuver
711:Infantry
667:Chemical
521:Mountain
481:Airborne
344:Fighters
311:Warships
266:Infantry
192:Reserves
140:Military
2483:Sources
2368:. This
2317:Tactics
2240:Cavalry
2232:Rangers
2221:brigade
2211:during
2136:acronym
1991:Writers
1986:Weapons
1951:Battles
1900:Related
1888:Wargame
1883:Uniform
1831:Culture
1612:Perfidy
1607:Justice
1528:Science
1513:Outpost
1466:History
1446:Warrior
1442:Soldier
1430:foreign
1368:counter
1268:Service
1218:Theater
1158:Limited
1138:Endemic
1053: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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2490:On War
2035:of an
1971:Sieges
1655:Theory
1395:Morale
1253:Policy
1248:Branch
1028:Mosaic
1018: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
2448:(EOB)
2176:Army.
2139:ORBAT
1944:Lists
1400:Women
1338:Ranks
1258:Staff
1188:Proxy
1103:Class
1058:Naval
1043: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
2494:ISBN
2412:and
2300:and
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1981:Wars
1498:Base
1048:Goal
960:Raid
558:Blue
496:Land
167:Navy
162:Army
2522:at
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2236:LRS
2234:or
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2200:In
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1565:Law
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548:Sea
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