MCRP 12-10B.1, page 212
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)
Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)
Public distribution statement A; S2 KOCOA cited as MCRP 12-10 b.1
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Figure A-65. Corner Machine Gun Bunker
Figure A-66. Firing Platform Built Under a Roof
28. Target Acquisition. Built-up areas provide unique challenges to acquiring targets. Buildings
mask movement and the effects of direct and indirect fires. Also, the rubble from destroyed
buildings provides concealment and protection for attackers and defenders alike, making target
acquisition difficult.
a. The techniques of patrolling and using OPs apply in the city as well as in wooded terrain.
These techniques enable units to locate the enemy, to develop targets for direct and indirect
fires in the defense, and to find uncovered avenues of approach in the offense.
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