Newport , RI OPERATIONAL FIRES ON THE URBAN BATTLEFIELD : AN UNDERDEVELOPED CONCEPT
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of OPERATIONAL FIRES ON THE URBAN BATTLEFIELD: AN UNDERDEVELOPED CONCEPT The US military will continue to be confronted in asymmetric warfare by adversaries who establish their power centers in urban terrain. Recent history has demonstrated that US forces can defeat adversaries on the conventional battlefield through overwhelming tactical and operational fires. Specifically, the employment of operational fires in conventional warfare has enabled the operational commander to accomplish operational and strategic objectives. Additionally, decisive operational fires provide more freedom of action for tactical commanders. However, when battles shift to urban terrain, the issues surrounding the use of decisive operational fires grow more complex. The urban environment's characteristics (structured terrain and non-combatant inhabitants) automatically restrict the ability to employ lethal operational fires in the traditional fashion. As a result, Joint Doctrine generally views suburban warfare as a tactical fight and, therefore, will assign the tactical commander the task of achieving only specific operational objectives. This perspective may well cause the tactical commander to be 'over-tasked' and, as such, make him less likely to accomplish his mission without the aid of operational fires before and during hostilities. The future operational commander will need a fully developed set of guidelines re the employment of operational fires. This study will examine the challenges facing the operational commander in the urban battle space. Furthermore, an analysis of the evolving Joint MOUT concept will identify the somewhat limited integration of, and consideration for, operational fires in this concept as it stands. This study will then conclude with recommendations re how to integrate a full-scale employment of operational fires into the conceptual framework of Joint MOUT.
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