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…The density of buildings, rubble, and street patterns will dictate the frontage of the unit. (b) O: Observation and Fields of Fire. Attackers must generally advance by crossing streets and open areas between buildings where they…

…Marines should move along each side of a street with the leading squad staying abreast of armored vehicles. When not accompanied by armored vehicles, Marines move in a single file along one side of the street…

Have thick walls Be constructed of nonflammable materials Be strategically located (corner buildings and prominent structures) Be adjacent to streets, alleys, vacant lots, and park sites (these buildings usually provide better fields of fire and are…

…Collaboration also provides planners with a “view of the whole” while working on various sections of a plan, which helps them identify and resolve planning conflicts early. Commanders can participate more readily in COA analysis even…

…Buildings also provide antitank weapons optimum positioning to allow engagement from above, exploiting an inherent weakness found in most armored vehicles. (2) Street Level. While streets provide the means for rapid advance or withdawal, forces moving…

…In downtown areas, for example, high land values result in narrow streets. Street widths are grouped into three major classes: 7 to 15 meters, located in medieval sections of European cities; 15 to 25 meters, located…

…Built-up areas have certain aspects that favor infantry antiarmor operations. (1) Buildings provide cover and concealment for defending infantry. (2) The streets restrict armor maneuver, fields of fire, and communications, thereby reducing the enemy’s…

Typically, such streets are 25 meters wide or more. The buildings in the outer areas are uniformly two to three stories tall—about one story taller than the dwellings on the streets behind them (Figure 1…

…The single column is used to move rapidly along a street or when streets are restricted to a single column. The single column is the least preferred advance/patrol method of moving along an urban street…

Section VII Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets 31. Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets. During MOUT operations, skills for advancing/ patrolling along city streets will be required. The platoon, squad, or fire team mission may be such…

…Fighting in the city destroys buildings, whose rubble then blocks streets. Street and road signs are destroyed during the fighting if they are not switched or removed by the defenders. Operations in subways and sewers present…

…Products include controlled imagery, digital elevation data and selected feature information, which can be rapidly augmented and fused with other spatially referenced information such as intelligence, weather, and logistics data resulting in an integrated, digital view…

…Phase lines should be oriented on readily identifiable terrain features such as principal streets, rivers, and railroad lines. They should be placed on the near side of a street or open area. In an attack, a…

…Devil’s advocacy challenges a single strongly held view by building the best possible case for an alternate explanation. The analyst would apply it to challenge an analytic consensus or a key assumption regarding a critical…

…Although it may be viewed as a diplomatic mission, the military can play an important role. For example, US military personnel may be involved in verifying an arms control treaty; seizing WMD; escorting authorized deliveries of…

…The combination of courage, ethical leadership, judgment, intuition, situational awareness, and the ability to consider contrary views gained over time through training, education, and experience helps commanders make difficult decisions in complex situations. Commander-Centric Leadership…

…Alternative Futures Analysis (often referred to as scenarios) is most useful when a situation is viewed as too complex or the outcomes as too uncertain to trust a single-outcome assessment. For example:  Analysts must…

…connection between components of a system or group performing identical, similar, related, or complementary activities or functions. Viewed as a system, a network is an interconnected or interrelated group, or chain—a functionally, physically, and/or…

…The way most analysts begin analysis is to pick out what they suspect intuitively is the most likely answer, then look at the available information from the point of view of whether or not it supports…

… Broadens the analyst’s view of low probability/high impact developments and, in turn, often forces a more objective viewpoint, thus lessening the chances the analyst dismisses or discounts a scenario or key driver based…