Urban Warfare

Description

Combat operations in built-up areas.

Phases

  1. **Isolation Phase:** Surround and cut off urban area
  2. **Entry Phase:** Penetrate into urban area
  3. **Clearance Phase:** Systematically clear buildings and blocks
  4. **Consolidation Phase:** Secure cleared areas
  5. **Transition Phase:** Hand off to follow-on forces

Tasks (7)

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Building Isolation and Clearance

Surrounding and clearing individual buildings.

Room-to-Room Fighting

Close quarters combat within buildings.

Floor-by-Floor Advance

Systematic clearance progressing through building levels.

Block-by-Block Progression

Systematic clearance of urban blocks.

Rubble Navigation and Breaching

Moving through destroyed urban terrain.

Vertical Envelopment Operations

Attacking from above using rooftops and upper floors.

Strongpoint Reduction

Destroying heavily fortified enemy positions.