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…The LD should be located on the near side of an open area running perpendicular to the direction of attack, such as a street or rail line. (5) Time of Attack. Ideally, the time of attack…

…Prominent streets are ideal for use as phase lines and boundries. These and other control measures assist the commander in controlling manuever and fires throughout the battlespace. COCs should be located in secure locations. (These can…

…Number of HEI-T Rounds Needed To Create Different-Sized Holes in Bunkers (b) The HEI-T round does not provide single-round perforation or incapacitating fragments when used against any external masonry structural wall. It…

…Tank Cannon Dead Space at Street Level (2) The 120-mm HEAT-MP round arms at about 36 feet. This arming distance allows the tank to engage targets from short ranges. The armor of the tank…

…However, most buildings have wooden floors or subfloors, wooden rafters, and wooden inner walls that may require improvement. Inner walls are removed and replaced with blankets to resemble walls from the outside. Sand is spread 2…

…During movement down a street tanks should deploy with one tank on each side of the street focusing on the street and lower levels of buildings. In MOUT, tanks are best deployed in pairs. Other tanks…

…It does not have to be installed in the street, but can be employed on the sides of buildings or any other sturdy structure. The claymore mine, in command-detonated mode, is currently legal for employment…

…Finally, as the [United States Strategic Bombing Survey] states, the lack of this ability at the beginning of a future national emergency might prove disastrous! —John Glock “The Evolution of Air Force Targeting,” Airpower Journal, Fall…

…When firing down streets, missiles must have at least 1 meter of clearance over rubble. Other obstacles to missile flight include trees and brush, vehicles, television antennas, buildings, power lines and wires, walls, and fences (See…

1 2 3 X 4 PEING WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS POINT PERSON USES NEAR WALL FRO COVER. THE MARINE AIMS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW. POINT PERSON SHIFTS TO PIE WINDOW. COVER PERSON MOVES TO PROVIDE…

…breach in a wall that is 1.5 meters thick. Superquick fuzing causes the rubble to be blown into the building, whereas delay fuzing tends to blow the rubble outward into the street. (See Table B…

…Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets 31. Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets A - 57 32. Crossing a Street Intersection A - 61 33. Reacting to Enemy Contact A - 65 Section VIII. Navigation in Built-Up Areas 34. Military…

…The two squads or fire teams move down the sides of the street using the walls of the buildings for cover and concealment. The point persons for the two columns should always stay abreast of each…

…Brick walls are more easily defeated by the 25-mm gun regardless of their thickness, and they produce the most spall. (3) Bunker Walls. The 25-mm gun is devastating when fired against sandbag bunker walls…

…Houses are added to one another with little regard to the street pattern. The result is a crooked, narrow maze that is harder to move through or fire in than dense European areas. (Figure I-20…

…A Marine may fire through a hole torn in the wall and avoid windows (Figure A-54). He/She stays well back from the loophole so the muzzle of the weapon does not protrude beyond the…

…Tank Cannon Dead Space Above Street Level Figure B-14. Tank HEAT Round Effects on Reinforced Concrete Walls e. Employment. Tank-heavy forces could be at a severe disadvantage during combat in built-up areas, but…

…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…

…Any loose rubble in the caution zone could be picked up and thrown by the backblast, and the channeling effect of walls and narrow streets is even more pronounced due to the greater backblast. If the…

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…