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Figure E-5. Security Position Established at the Entrance to a Sewer a. Leaders must enforce measures to help dispel the feelings of fear and isolation experienced when operating in tunnels. These measures include leadership training…

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Sleep and alert plans Security Limited visibility Control of noncombatants. j. The company should install a wire net and develop a plan for pyrotechnic signals to ensure adequate communications. Backup wire should be laid in case…

Figure A-63. Use of a Loophole With a Machine Gun o. Increased fields of fire can be obtained by locating the machine gun in the corner of the building or sandbagging it under a building…

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Figure B-9. ATGM Backblast in an Open Street (a) To fire a TOW from inside a room, the following safety precautions must be taken (Figure B-10): The building must be of sturdy construction. The…

…Mass migration from urban to rural locations or from rural to urban locations. Massing of combatants of competing power groups. Increase in the size of embassy or consulate staffs from a country or countries that support…

Figure 2-18. Movement to Contact Along a Highway (Commercial Ribbon) 2306. Movement to Contact. A rifle company may conduct a movement to contact along a road. Similarly, the company may have to reconnoiter such a…

reconnoitered and marked underground systems trenches and sewage systems concealment offered by smoke and darkness to cross open areas. (d) O: Obstacles. A city is an obstacle because it canalizes and impedes an attack. Avenues of…

…JSOTF joint special operations task force JTCB joint targeting coordination board JTF joint task force JUO joint urban operation LNO liaison officer LOC line of communications LOO line of operation MILDEC military deception MISO military information…

…Given the nature of urbanized terrain, the deliberate attack of a built-up area is similar to the assault of a strongpoint (see MCWP 3-1, Ground Combat Operations [under development]). The deliberate attack of a…

1 - 6 —H TS SSS MCWP 3-35 3 CAPITAL w HH [23] FRAME BEHIND BRICK WALL fea: ca Fa BUILDING EXCEEDS SIX STORIES WINDOWS SAME DEPTH THROUGHOUT / ora, LARGE WINDOW AREA (IF SHAFT B B…

…If required, ladders can be built with resources that are available throughout the urban area; for example, lumber can be taken from inside the walls of buildings (Figure A-20). Although ladders may not permit access…

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d. After the grenade explodes, Shooter Number One steps across the threshold and clears his/ her immediate area (Figure A-33). He/She engages targets from the ready carry position. Shooter Number Two follows immediately behind…

e. City utility workers are assets to units fighting in built-up areas. They can provide maps of sewers and electrical fields and information about the city. This is especially important with regard to the use…

Retention of personal items is considered looting and is, therefore, punishable by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). (3) When operating under NBC conditions, the bodies of deceased personnel should be decontaminated before removal from…

ONE-MARINE LIFT 1 2 3 ONE MARINE, WITH HIS/HER BACK OR SIDE AGAINST THE BUILDING AND WITH HIS/HER HANDS CUPPED, ALLOWS ANOTHER MARINE TO RAISE ONE FOOT UP INTO HIS/HER CUPPED HANDS…

Figure A-25. Lower Level Entry Techniques (Continued) Figure A-25. Lower Level Entry Techniques (Continued) A - 22 MCWP 3-35 .3 ONE-MARINE LIFT 1 2 3 ONE MARINE, WITH HIS/HER BACK OR SIDE…

…The intervention in Chechnya and the battles for Grozny generated many important lessons across the warfighting functions of combat in urbanized terrain. The following information is primarily from the Russian point of view, though some Chechen…