By Jamison Jo Medby
Bargains improvements to the intelligence guidance of the battlefield (IPB) method to enhance its usefulness for city operations.
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For instance, descriptions of how the obstacles along a certain avenue of approach will affect maneuver formations, or how trees providing concealment can be used to hide part of all of a unit, are generally provided. Military aspects of weather include fog, heat, rain, and snow. , the cameras of aerial vehicles may be unable to see through fog, soldiers require special equipment for the snow). These conditions can be exploited by either side to provide tactical or strategic advantage. For instance, fog conditions can be used to mask troop movement.
Current doctrine also lacks discussion of how urban combatants can use a city’s construction to support their tactics. Other than the small number of tactics described in FM 90-10-1, how the friendly or enemy force can use buildings to enhance their own tactics or degrade the opponent’s performance is not discussed. Much can be gained from recent studies on the topic, however. The most well- 30 Street Smart: IPB for Urban Operations studied urban tactical modifications resulting from the use of buildings are those of the Chechens and Russians in their recent campaigns.
As described in FM 34-130, the AOI is traditionally drawn as an area circumscribing the AO. This practice is based on Cold War practices that delineated the AOI based on the known effective ranges of the adversary’s weapon systems. Such a practice is no longer practical. As identified in Field Manual 34-7, IEW for Stability Operations and Support Operations (Initial Draft, November 1999), the elements that can affect the AO are not necessarily only those that are lethal to the friendly unit. The AOI should also incorporate any asset held by a combatant or noncombatant that could influence the friendly operation.