Modern Experience in City Combat

Abstract

This report systematically identifies and addresses dominant factors historically affecting the course and outcome of Military Operations on Militarized Terrain (MOUT). The report analyzes twenty-two selected urban battles fought between 1942 and 1982. The selected battles represent a broad range of combatants and geographical regions outcomes to such variables as each opponent's size, force structure, and tactics, as well as city size, battle duration, the combatants' relationships to the population, and limitations on combat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180999

Entities

People

  • David S. Mcdonald
  • Kurt J. Sellers
  • Paul A. Jureidini
  • R. D. Mclaurin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Fire
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Gunfire
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.