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…The defender usually has the advantage of being familiar with the intricacies of the urban terrain that he/she is defending. For example, the: The sanitation or public works department will have knowledge of the subterranean…

…Shooter Number One maintains cover for Shooter Number Two as he/she prepares to throw the grenade into the room. Shooter Number Two then returns to the original stacked position behind Shooter Number One (Figure A…

…The defender must make best use of the battlespace that he/she controls: ground level (streets and parks), above ground (buildings), and below ground (subways and sewers). Defenders must be aware that built-up areas are…

…Urbanized Terrain Before an assault, the company commander employs smoke to conceal the movements of assaulting platoons. He/She provides suppression fires to their flanks with direct-fire weapons. The battalion may provide additional security forces…

…and variable time (fuze) effects are reduced by structures, although they are effective against personnel on rooftops. HE delay is used for penetration effects. Illumination, chemical incendiary ammunition, and smoke are effective. Ammunition expenditures will be…

…The Marine may occupy this position voluntarily, or he/she may be forced to occupy it because of enemy fire. In either case, the position lacks preparation before occupation. Some of the more common hasty firing…

…Fires within the city are planned along likely routes of advance to delay, disrupt, and destroy the enemy as he/she attempts to deepen a penetration. (4) Commanders establish priorities of fire on the basis of…