AN INFANTRYMAN´S GUIDE TO COMBAT IN BUILT-UP AREAS

ISBN: 978-0-87364-800-4
Editorial: PALADIN
Sinopsis: Preface. This manual provides the infantryman with guidelines and techniques for fighting against a uniformed enemy in built-up areas who may or may not be separated from the civilian population. Some techniques for dealing with insurgents, guerrillas, and terrorists are included; however, the manual which best addresses these issues is FM 7-98. This manual does not address any techniques for missions that require the restoration of order to urban areas. Information and techniques to accomplish this mission are addressed in FM 19-15. The probability is great that United States forces will become engaged by enemy forces who are intermingled with the civilian population. Therefore, units using the techniques outlined in this manual under these conditions must obey the rules of engagement issued by their headquarters and the laws of land warfare. Infantry co;nmanders and staffs should concentrate on the skills contained in Chapters 3 through 5 as they train their units. The urban growth in all areas of the world has changed the face of the battlefield. Military operations in urbanized terrain (MOUT) constitute the battlefield in the Eurasian continent. It includes all man-made features (cities, towns, villages) as well as natural terrain. Combat in built-up areas focuses on fighting for and in those cities, towns, and villages. The proponent of this publication is the US Army Infantry School. Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 directly to Commandant, US Army Infantry School, ATTN: ATSH-ATD, Fort Benning, Georgia 31905-5410. Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men. …