Infantry Officer with The Royal Canadian Regiment Military Historian Student of Urban Operations/Student of Urban Warfare History Senior Fellow @urbanwarfareins
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"The future of warfare lies in the streets, sewers, high-rise buildings, industrial parks & sprawls of houses, shacks & shelters that form the broken cities of our world. We will fight elsewhere, but not so often, rarely as reluctantly & never so brutally.
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My recommendation:
1. Read the Urban Warfare Project case study on the 2nd Battle of Fallujah, Iraq (07 November-23 December 2004) written by @SpencerGuard, @LiamSCollins & myself:
mwi.westpoint.edu/learning-f…
2. Then play the @Nutspublishing wargame!
Thanks to @Stu_Lyle for the post.
This little gem from @Nutspublishing arrived today, just in time for the weekend.
Looking forward to getting this to the table 🎲
#UrbanWarfare #Wargaming
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"'Tisn't Life That Matters,
'Tis The Courage You Bring To It."
– The statement written on the tombstone by the family of Guardsman Robert Parent, the Governor General's Foot Guards, killed in action 23 October 1944 (82 years ago today) age 32...
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An example of:
1. The importance of smoke for obscuration.
2. Crossing the gap in a single group rather than a long train.
The soldier who fell died.
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This was collosally idiotic to stand in front of the tank, even if it was a blank charge. The muzzle blast is no joke and especially when it's contained in the urban canyon.
This is why it's so important for infantry and armour to train together for urban combat. It requires high levels of competence for coordination.
If that was a real, high pressure round, they would not be laughing.
Thanks to @MMaenpaa1 for sharing this and @BenedictLynx for the original post.
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"Even Though We Miss You So,
God Only Takes The Best.
The War Is Over Now, My Son."
- The statement written by the family on the tombstone of Gunner Mathew Walter William McCarthy, Royal Canadian Artillery...
Pleased to be online this afternoon to give a presentation on "Direct Fire Support Weapons in Urban Operations" to the Canadian Army's Infantry School's DFS Weapons Course:
Challenges, tips & tricks for their use in offensive/defensive urban operations & case studies included.
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Short urban warfare historical🧵with lengthy video podcast attached.
Battle of Aachen, Germany (02-21 October 1944)
"When Americans start using 155's as sniper weapons, it's time to give up."
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...and that it would be only a matter of time before they had fired enough rounds to destroy it, he stated the above (post 1/8) to his subordinates & soon surrendered himself & the city.
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I discuss this urban battle in great detail (using 2-and-3 dimensional mapping programs, videos, photos and other graphics) & Wilck's surrender in particular on this lengthy video podcast that I did with my good friend Mr. Paul Woodadge of @WW2TV:
youtube.com/watch?v=N7f3FZRL…