Specificity of the use of groupings of troops (forces) Of the Armed Forces in combat in the village
Military operations in urbanized areas may dominate in future wars and armed conflicts, pushing the classic open field military operations into the background.
This will require from the armed forces the readiness and ability to conduct hostilities in specific conditions - in a complex system of urban architectural and engineering structures of various types, many of which can be destroyed, and among the large masses of the local population.
Depending on the nature and type of war or armed conflict, military operations in urbanized areas may differ from each other., facilitating or hindering their conduct by groupings of troops (forces).
The presence of civilians in a war zone makes operations in urban areas unlike "normal" hostilities. Caught up in urban warfare, residents find themselves in extremely difficult and dangerous conditions. Mass destruction, civilian casualties are accompanied by the collapse of health care systems, food and drinking water supply, disabling urban infrastructure, emergence of refugee flows, rampant violence and crime, the danger of epidemics.
The specifics of combat in a populated area requires units and subunits of the armed forces to act independently and in isolation from the main forces. In these conditions, the role and importance of junior commanders increases immeasurably., able to correctly assess the situation and instantly make an important decision, the success of which may be of strategic importance. Group “SWAT tactics”
The personnel of assault groups and detachments must have a high level of professional training and skills of decisive individual actions in close combat or hand-to-hand combat.. Since when "cleaning" living quarters out of every ten military personnel, only three have the opportunity to use weapons, urban combat requires careful distribution of roles in combat, clear interaction and mutual assistance.
Combat training of personnel for operations in urbanized areas should be guided by standards and requirements, adopted in special forces with an emphasis on mine explosive training, sabotage, anti-sniper fight.
Combat in urbanized terrain requires the closest infantry interaction (motorized rifle) and tanks. The action of tanks on the streets of modern cities without the support of infantry in conditions of intense street fighting is fraught with the loss of combat vehicles. In the same time, independent actions of the infantry without direct fire support and armor protection from tanks may be ineffective.
Constant and multi-tiered reconnaissance of the enemy's forces and intentions plays an especially important role in a city battle., the nature of destruction and the area as a whole.
From the experience of fighting in cities, identification of your personnel and the enemy can become a problem. When "cleaning" the interior of buildings and in connection with the specifics of close combat in urban environments, requiring immediate response to any potential threat, inevitable accidental "friendly losses" from the fire of own funds. Clearly distinguishable identification marks or individual electronic friend or foe identification devices are required.
The fighting in large cities is accompanied by high losses in manpower and military equipment.. These losses will be caused not only by enemy fire, but also by the widespread use of mine-explosive obstacles by all sides, minefields, "Booby traps", as well as secondary factors - fragments of collapsing buildings, fires, rubble, etc.. Additional forces and means will be required to evacuate and retrieve the wounded and killed from the ruins, and not only military personnel, but also civilians.
Logistic support of troops when operating in a large city should be planned according to increased needs.
