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MCRP 12-10B.1, page 346

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…In the Middle East and tropical regions, the most common type of housing is the enclosed courtyard. Houses are added to one another with little regard to the street pattern. The result is a crooked, narrow…

Military manual · MCRP 12-10B.1

MCRP 12-10B.1, page 41

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…Seizing a Foothold Seizing may consist of a systematic house-by-house, block-by-block advance through the entire zone of action, or it may be a rapid advance through a lightly defended area to seize…

Military manual · MCRP 12-10B.1

MCRP 12-10B.1, page 344

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…The two basic types of houses in the western world are located in and around cities and in rural areas. City-type houses are normally mass-construction brick buildings. Rural-type buildings in the continental United…

Military manual · MCRP 12-10B.1

MCRP 12-10B.1, page 147

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…Destroying a house to obtain a better field of fire would be a legal act. But destroying it as a reprisal would not. However, firing on any houses that are occupied or defended by an enemy…

Military manual · MCRP 12-10B.1

MCRP 12-10B.1, page 279

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…Types of buildings that may be cleared include brick buildings and houses, box-wall buildings, heavy-clad framed buildings, and light-clad framed buildings. (1) Brick Buildings and Houses. The best way to enter a brick…

Military manual · MCRP 12-10B.1

MCRP 12-10B.1, page 17

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Marine Corps Reference Publication: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

…Residential sprawl areas consist mainly of low houses or apartments that are one to three stories tall. The area is primarily composed of detached dwellings that are usually arranged in irregular patterns along streets, with many…