From: believer@telepath.com Subject: IP: WEBSITE: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 00:39:27 -0500 To: believer@telepath.com Forwarded: ---------------- Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 21:44:43 -0700 From: "A.C." <angie@computerhut.net> Subject: WEBSITE: Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) BELOW IS A SITE WORTH VISITING AND DESERVING OF CAREFUL STUDY, as the US military has made it clear in its numerous documents, that a considerable segment of the US population is suspect, and a sizable number are of the "warrior classes," hence must be contained. Machiavelli, a shrewd military strategist, understood well the strategies for keeping the balance of power and, thus, advised the princes of Renaissance Italy, which at that time were a collection of powerful city-states, always at war with each other. Machiavelli's strategies AND PHILOSOPHIES, have been, still are, the subject of SERIOUS study by US military strategists. "He [the prince or any ruler] must, therefore, never raise his thought from this exercise of war, and in peacetime, he must train himself more than in time of war; this can be done in two ways: one by action, the other by the mind. And as far as actions are concerned, besides keeping his soldiers well disciplined and trained, he must always be out hunting, and must accustom his body to hardships in this manner; and HE MUST ALSO LEARN THE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN, AND KNOW HOW MOUNTAINS SLOPE, HOW VALLEYS OPEN, HOW PLAINS LIE, AND UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF RIVERS AND SWAMPS; [emphasis ac] and he should devote much attention to such activities. ... and a Prince who lacks this ability lacks the most important quality in a leader; because this skill teaches you to find the enemy, choose a campsite, lead troops, organize them for battle, and besiege towns to your own advantage." .... Therefore, a prince must not worry about the reproach of cruelty when it is a matter of keeping his subjects united and loyal; ......." The Prince, by Machiavelli.

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Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

FM 90-10 Headquarters Department of Army Washington, DC, 15 August 1979 FM 90-10 Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Table of Contents CHAPTER 1... INTRODUCTION Urbanization Characteristics of Urban Warfare CHAPTER 2... OFFENSE How the Enemy Defends Planning the Attack The Offensive Battle Corps Division Brigade Battalion Task Force CHAPTER 3... DEFENSE How the Enemy Attacks Planning the Defense The Defensive Battle Corps Division Brigade Battalion Task Force CHAPTER 4... COMBAT SUPPORT Field Artillery Engineer Army Aviation Tactical Air Air Defense Military Police Chemical Communications CHAPTER 5... COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT Support Organization Logistical Functions Noncombatants Civil Affairs Operations Refugee Control APPENDIX A... Urban Terrain Analysis APPENDIX B... Weapons Effects And Employment APPENDIX C... How To Select And Prepare Defensive Positions In Built-Up Areas APPENDIX D... Employment Of Obstacles And Mines In Built-Up Areas APPENDIX E... Demolitlons APPENDIX F... Armored Forces In Built-Up Area APPENDIX G... How To Attack And Clear Building APPENDIX H... References And International Agreements **************************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo@majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address or (un)subscribe ignition-point-digest email@address **************************************************** www.telepath.com/believer ****************************************************