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…Preparing and using explosives to breach walls and obstacles Finding and exploding mines in place or helping to remove them Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain 2-21

…Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) protective suits become damaged quickly when worn in the urban environment. Extra stocks of these and protective mask filters should be kept on hand. (For further information on NBC considerations, see…

…Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain I - 5

…prepared breaches through buildings Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain 3-7

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…In the urban environment, the .50-caliber machine gun and the 7.62-mm M240G machine gun provide high-volume, long-range, automatic fires for the suppression or destruction of targets. They provide final protective fires…

b. Shooter Number Two follows Shooter Number One upstairs, one step behind and to the side of Shooter Number One. When Shooter Number One turns to cover overhead, Shooter Number Two remains oriented to the front…

(4) Targeting is difficult on urbanized terrain because the enemy has many covered and concealed positions and movement lanes. The enemy may be on rooftops and in buildings and may use sewer and subway systems. Targets…

…TOW Maximum Elevation and Depression Limitations Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain B - 19

…The tank cannon produces its best urban target effects when fired perpendicular to the hard surface (zero obliquity). During combat in built-up areas, however, finding a covered firing position that permits low-obliquity firing is…

…The urban environment greatly restricts low-angle indirect fires because of overhead masking. While all indirect-fire weapons are subject to overhead masking, mortars are less affected than field artillery weapons because of the mortar’s…

Figure A-72. Crossing an Intersection (Frame 1) b. Second Fire Team to Cross. The 1st fire teams (now the middle fire teams) continue to provide intersection security and assume rear area security. The 2nd fire…

…Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain A - 3

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…The military city map is a topographical map of a city that delineates streets and shows street names, important buildings, and other urban elements. The scale of a city map can vary from 1:25,000…

Killing targets of opportunity (These targets should be prioritized by the commander. Types of targets might include enemy snipers, leaders, vehicle commanders, radio Marines, sappers, and machine gun crews.) Denying enemy access to certain areas or…

…This forces the enemy to deploy early Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain 3-19

k. After the stairs have been cleared, assaulting forces move to the top floor and clear it. Upon clearing the top floor, forces move downstairs to clear the center and bottom floors and to continue with…

k. After the stairs have been cleared, assaulting forces move to the top floor and clear it. Upon clearing the top floor, forces move downstairs to clear the center and bottom floors and to continue with…

Figure D-3. Cone-Shaped Loopholes (d) Although walls provide some frontal protection, they should be reinforced with sandbags, furniture filled with dirt, or other expedients. Each position should have overhead and all-around protection (Figure…