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…When enemy fire prevents an approach to the wall, the breaching charge can be attached to a pole and slid into position for untamped detonation at the base of the wall (Figure F-14). Figure F…

…However, the configuration of streets, especially in the city core and outlying high-rise Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain 2-5

…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…

…The walls between buildings are at least three bricks thick (total of six bricks between buildings) and require large quantities of demolitions to breach. Walls are normally easier to breach on an upper floor than on…

…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…

…Another type of mass-construction building is the box-wall-principle type. It is made from prefabricated panels of 6- to 8-inch-thick reinforced concrete. The outside wall is often glass. The box-wall-principle…

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…

…Machine guns fire along streets and into windows, doors, alleys, etc.; however, innovative use of direct fire weapons can be key in MOUT Tanks, ATGMs, and AT4s fire at enemy tanks and other armored vehicles. SMAWs…

…Floor Plans of Brick Buildings (2) Box-Wall Buildings. Box-wall buildings often have reinforced concrete walls (Figure C-8), which are difficult to breach because of reinforcing bars. Therefore, the best way to enter is…

…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…

…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…

…The walls can be built in place by using brick, block, or poured-in-place concrete. The walls can be prefabricated and then tilted up, or they can be reinforced-concrete panels. The walls can be…

…Slogans written on walls, bridges, and streets. Defacement of government and mission force information signs. Sabotage of electrical power network, pollution of urban area’s water supply. Terrorist acts against physical targets such as bridges, dams…

…They should be positioned in defilade behind rubble and walls or inside buildings for cover, concealment, and movement into and out of the area. e. If the company is reinforced with antiarmor weapons, the reinforcements should…

…The SMAW produces a hole in brick walls that is often large enough to be a breach hole. (3) Wooden structural walls offer little resistance to light recoilless weapons. Even heavy timbered walls are penetrated and…

…Antitank weapons have limited as effectiveness when neutralizing targets behind walls. Designed primarily as armor penetrators, they neutralize a target only if that target is located directly behind the point of impact. Consideration must be given…

…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…