Planning Engineer Support for an Urban Attack

Abstract

This article was originally published in Engineer, July 1998, PB 5-98-3, U.S. Army Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. A revised version appeared in CALL Newsletter No. 99-16: Urban Combat Operations; Chapter 6: Mobility and Survivability. Since this article was written, FM 90-13-1 has been superseded by FM 3- 34.2, Combined Arms Breaching Operations, and FM 90-10-1 has been superseded by FM 3-06.11, Combined Arms Operations in Urban Terrain. Today s soldiers must be prepared to fight on increasingly diverse terrain, including terrain containing man-made features found in urban areas. These elements are viewed as obstacles to maneuver. Military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) encompass all military actions planned and conducted on a terrain complex where man-made construction impacts on the tactical options available to a commander. This article provides considerations for engineer planners and leaders to employ when battalions and brigades attack built-up areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA592639

Entities

People

  • John C. Dejarnette

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Radio Communications
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science
  • Urban Planning and Geography.