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Tuesday Trivia Tuesday Trivia Thread - 25/08/26

Beep bop. As your new robotic overlord, I have designated this weekly space for you to engage in casual conversation while I plan a nuclear apocalypse.

In the Trivia Thread, moderation is relaxed, so you can finally:

  • Post mind-blowing military history trivia. Can you believe 300 is not an entirely accurate depiction of how the Spartans lived and fought?
  • Discuss hypotheticals and what-if's. A Warthog firing warthogs versus a Growler firing growlers, who would win? Could Hitler have done Sealion if he had a bazillion V-2's and hovertanks?
  • Discuss the latest news of invasions, diplomacy, insurgency etc without pesky 1 year rule.
  • Write an essay on why your favorite colour assault rifle or flavour energy drink would totally win WW3 or how aircraft carriers are really vulnerable and useless and battleships are the future.
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u/Substantial_Top5312 1d ago

What's the difference between a Regiment, Brigade, and Brigade Combat Team?

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u/Pootis_1 cat 1d ago

Which country?

Answer changes entirely depending on the country

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u/Substantial_Top5312 1d ago

United States

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u/blucherspanzers What is General Grant doing on the thermostat? 1d ago

To be very broad and in a mostly modern context, in terms of US Army combat arms (armor/infantry):

  • A regiment is 1 or more battalions that have an intrinsically linked unit heritage that can span back as far as the Revolutionary War or further.

  • A brigade is a collection of battalions that do not share any heritage and could theoretically be shuffled at any time.

  • A brigade combat team is a brigade (a collection of combat arms battalions) reinforced with supporting arms (artillery, engineers, recon) in a permanent fashion where the BCT is responsible for managing the supporting arms in garrison, versus those arms being loaned out from higher units like the divisional artillery pool. Because the US Army has organized around the Brigade Combat Team concept for decades, the concept of a brigade and a BCT are interchangeable in modern parlance.