Foreword

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Modern Urban Warfare

1001. Importance of Urban Areas
1002. The Marine Corps Role in Urban Warfare
1003. Distinguishing Features of Urbanized Terrain
1004. Modern Battles for Urbanized Terrain
1005. Modern Urban Battle Analysis and Observations
1006. Implications of Urban Warfare
1007. Key Insights
1008. Necessity for Preparation

Chapter 2. Offense

2001. Introduction

Section I. Planning

2101 Considerations
2102. Commander's Estimate
2103. Phases of the Attack
2104. Warfighting Functions

Section II. Infantry Battalion Operations

2201. Overview
2202. Seizure of a Key Objective
2203. Infiltration
2204. Route Security
2205. Battalion Considerations

Section III. Rifle Company Operations

2301. Overview
2302 Attacking within a Built-up Area
2303 Attack on an Enemy Outpost
2304 Seizure of a Traffic Circle or Major Intersection
2305 Seizure of Key Terrain
2306 Movement to Contact

Section IV. Rifle Platoon Operations

2401. Overview
2402. Attack of a Building
2403. Movement Down a Street
2404. Utilization of the Reserve

Chapter 3. Defensive Operations

3001. Introduction
3002 Decision to Defend
3003 Reasons for Not Defending Built-Up Areas

Section I. Defensive Planning

3101. Commander's Estimate
3102. METT-T
3103. Organizing for a Defense
3104. Warfighting Functions

Section II. Infantry Battalion Defense of a Built-Up Area

3201. Defense in Sector
3202. Delay in a Built-Up Area
3203. Defense of a Village

Section III. Rifle Company Operations

3301. Defense of a Village
3302. Delay in a Built-Up Area
3303. Defense Of a City Block
3304. Defense of a Traffic Circle or Key Intersection

Section IV. Rifle Platoon Operations

3401. Defense of a Strongpoint
3402. Defense Against Armor
3403. Conduct of Armored Ambush

Chapter 4. Combat Support

4001 Introduction

Section I. Fire Support

4101. Indirect and Direct Fire Support
4102. Artillery
4103. Mortars
4104. Naval Surface Fire Support and Naval Gunfire
4105. Aviation
4106. Armored Vehicles
4107. Antiarmor Weapons
4108. Employment of Snipers

Section II. Other Combat Support

4201. Engineers
4202. Assault Support Helicopters
4203. Employment of Reconnaissance Forces
4204. Military Police
4205. Communications
4206. Employment of Sensors
4207 Employment of Air Defense

Chapter 5. Logistics and Combat Service Support

5101. Introduction
5102. Combat Service Support Resupply, Maintenance/Repair, and Replacement
5103. Critical Classes of Supply
5104. Health Service Support

Chapter 6. Noncombatant Considerations in Urban Operations

Section I.

6101. Introduction
6102. Noncombatant Impact
6103 Command Authority
6104. Source Utilization
6105. Health and Welfare
6106. Law and Order
6107. Public Affairs Officer and Media Relations
6108 Civil Affairs Activities and Psychological Operations
6109 Refugee Control

Section II.

6201. Commander's Legal Authority and Responsibilities

Chapter 7. The Urban Environment and Restrictions to Operations

Section I. Military Operations Other Than War

7101. Introduction
7102. Types of MOOTW
7103. Recent Experiences and Lessons Learned
7104. Urban Terrorism

Section II. Restrictive Conditions

7201. Introduction
7202. Rules of Engagement
7203. Planning

Appendix A. Organization for Urban Combat and Fundamental Combat Skills

Section I. Organization

1. Structure

Section II. Weapons Handling and Firing Techniques

2. Weapons Carries
3. Firing Techniques

Section III. Movement (link to Part 2 of section III.)

4. Crossing a Wall
5. Observation Around Corners
6. Movement Past Windows
7. Use of Doorways
8. Movement Parallel to Buildings
9. Crossing Open Areas
10. Assault Element Employment
11. Movement Inside a Building

Section IV. Entry Techniques (link to Part 2 of section IV.)

12. Upper Building Levels
13. Use of Ladders
14. Use of Grappling Hook
15. Scaling Walls
16. Rappelling
17. Entry at Lower Levels
18. Hand Grenades

Section V. Clearing Techniques

19. Clearing a Room, Door Closed or Open, From Stacked Positions
20. Clearing a Room, Door Closed, Split Positions
21. Covering Team Members Used To Support Clearing of a Room
22. Clearing a Room, Entering Through Mousehole
23. Clearing an L-Shaped Hallway
24. Clearing a T-Shaped Hallway
25. Clearing a Stairwell

Section VI. Firing Positions (link to Part 2 of section VI)

26. Hasty Firing Position
27. Prepared Firing Position
28. Target Acquisition
29. Firefighting Planning and Operations
30. Employment of Snipers

Section VII. Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets

31. Advancing/Patrolling Along City Streets
32. Crossing a Street Intersection
33. Reacting to Enemy Contact

Section VIII. Navigation in Built-Up Areas

34. Military Maps
35. Aerial Photographs

Section IX. Camouflage

36. Application
37. Use of Shadows
38. Color and Texture

Appendix B. Employment and Effects of Weapons

1. Effectiveness of Weapons and Demolitions
2. M16 Rifle and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
3. Medium/Heavy Machine Guns and Sniper Rifles (7.62 mm and .50 caliber)
4. Grenade Launchers, 40-mm (M203 and MK19)
5. Light and Medium Recoilless Weapons
6. Antitank Guided Missiles
7. Flame Weapons
8. Hand Grenades
9. 25-mm Automatic Gun
10. Tank Cannon
11. Artillery
12. Mortars
13. Naval Gunfire
14. Aerial Weapons
15. Demolitions

Appendix C. Attacking and Clearing Buildings

1. Introduction
2. Requirements
3. Fire Support
4. Movement
5. Assault
6. Clearing
7. Consolidation and Reorganization

Appendix D. Fighting Positions (link to Part 2 of appendix D)

1. Considerations
2. Preparation
3. Tank and Other Armored Vehicle Positions
4. Antitank Guided Missile Positions
5. Sniper Positions

Appendix E. Subterranean Operations

1. Tactical Value
2. Denial to the Enemy
3. Subterranean Reconnaissance Techniques
4. Psychological Considerations

Appendix F. Obstacles, Mines, and Demolitions

Section I. Obstacles

1. Introduction
2. Types
3. Construction of Obstacles

Section II. Mines

4. Introduction
5. Types
6. Enemy Mines and Boobytraps

Section III. Demolitions

7. Introduction
8. Offensive Use
9. Defensive Use
10. Safety

Appendix G. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Considerations

1. Protection From Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons
2. Smoke Operations
3. Riot Control Agents

Appendix H. MOUT Under Limited-Visibility Conditions

1. Advantages
2. Disadvantages
3. Fratricide Avoidance
4. Urban Environmental Effects on Night Vision Devices
5. Considerations
6. Special Equipment
7. Combat Support
8. Combat Service Support
9. Operational Considerations

Appendix I. Urban Building Analysis (link to Part 2 of appendix I)

1. Types of Mass-Construction Buildings
2. Types of Framed Buildings
3. Floor Plans
4. Residential Areas
5. Characteristics of Buildings
6. Distribution of Building Types

Appendix J. Lessons Learned from Russian Military Operations in Chechnya 1994-1996

1. Introduction
2. Operations in Chechnya
3. Lessons Learned

Appendix K. Glossary (link to Part 2 of appendix K)

Appendix L. References