Urban Combat - Room Breaching & Clearing - US Army (2011)

This video gives a brief overview on room breaching and clearing techniques based on the US Army Field Manual FM 3-06.11 from June 2011.
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[@slick6227]

Yeah... I and my friends are gonna do this at school so tanks for the information

[@burkeghost3041]

Military History Visualized Used this for my High School criminal justice Building Search team(SWAT basically) and Besides the grenadier and heavy.... weapon, it worked and we got first place in state. Thank you for the video!

[@patrickzachary623]

Military History Visualized a friend told me that he had someone bust open the door in the front of the house just as a soldier entered by a window. Is this something that would be done?

[@massineben7198]

What if I try this *ON* my home and not *AT* my home.

[@thecanadiankiwibirb4512]

Attack helicopter is the ONLY gender 😡

[@NicholasEli]

Pro tip: Don't throw grenades up stairs.

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

😂

[@dannypeck96]

Someone plays airsoft....

[@hagalathekido]

@@dannypeck96 or games

[@CRIPPLEDKRIEGSMAN]

What you do is when you enter roll out a slipping slide covered in cooking oil then slide the grenades down the slide

[@lilysthapit2222]

@Yu Hin TAM Better pro tip: don't close the door right when your friend is about to throw the grenade in.

[@akrybion]

Thanks, next time I lose my keys, I'll just use my shotgun or tank to get in my apartment again.

[@MikhaelAhava]

akrybion Pick lock?

[@akrybion]

MiguelPmpM Where's the fun in that? And how can I neutralize enemy combatents that might hide in my room with a lockpick?

[@Gaehhn]

Use it like a pencil

[@notpulverman9660]

Gaehhn to wrote them an angry letter?

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

to shank their eyes

[@natesturm448]

As a veteran that was Infantry, I can firmly assure that is the most basic explanation ever. Nice research and key execution on the video. Now for the ones who want to know how fast a singular room should me done? 3-5 seconds.

[@ep_med7822]

Nate Sturm I talked to some SF guys once They said the the grenade and snake scenario is if you're desperate or there is an HVT inside needung capture. Otherwise you toss in a flash, 5 frags and by the time they enemy knows what happens, some JTAC calls in CAS or a guided missile. AND THEN YOU SNAKE THROUGH :P

[@natesturm448]

Well I've never heard of that, however I was also never SF. I was a basic down to heart Infantry (with Air Assault training) and the way we do stuff is MUCH different than SF. If something is going to take 5 grenades, a flash, and a call upon QRF or CAS then it's MORE than likely the reason SF is doing it.

[@TheEsseboy]

What does SF stand for?

[@Man1ac89x]

Special Forces = SF

[@hellascommentor]

Not enough precise to clear a room. This is better for fortified enemy buildings (if there are CAS resources to be spared).

[@ember_shep8181]

"Dont try this at home, this is meant for someone else's" Grabs AR and drives to random house. Kickes down door, " EVERYONE ON THW GROUND IM PRACTICING!!"

[@johnrice1943]

Lmao.

[@ksb-ld5ow]

Lmao 🤣🤣

[@djgreen6710]

Gotta have it perfect for when you go back to school

[@coppertopv365]

Challenge Friends, Build a Rickety training Room from Scrap boards and a Plywood board door, kick it open Rush in, clear it, hit targets and see who did better

[@snail712]

how to rob a bank for dumbies

[@jasonpatowsky6929]

It's simple. You tell your Russian teamate to put cluster bombs on every possible wall/ floor.

[@blairbrookes7988]

Jason Patowsky also set up the deck cair with vodka so he doesnt get headshot for peeking

[@rubengutierrez19]

Jason Patowsky Fuze ?

[@khornedbeef7916]

But only if there is no hostage around. Or teammembers.

[@Geyrel]

I think you misspelled "thermobaric weaponry." :P

[@tiscotisa9731]

Misson failed- Hostage killed

[@JohnMcMahon.]

My wife uses these tactics when it's time to clean our sons room.. She's like a one man fire team..

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

:D

[@SinjidKhan]

John McMahon I just pictured a woman throwing a flash grenade in her teenage son's room, then unleashing a can of whoopass.

[@noscopesallowed8128]

My mum uses the drill sgt. tactic. It's super effective.

[@papamole3961]

My wife, too!

[@johnrice1943]

Surely you mean when she kicks the door and tortures the kid until he agrees to clean his room in your house, right?

[@JayneCobb88]

in real life, the breaching team and the clearing team roles are both performed by the same team. also, after the enemy has gotten wise to the flash-and-enter tactic they will train their guns on the entry way and close their eyes to "eat" the flashbang then start firing as soon as they go deaf. So what we started doing was tossing in a rock and then entering immediately and cleared the room while the opposition had their eyes closed waiting for the flashbang

[@chickenbuttzzzsgaming9222]

JayneCobb88 Naturally the door way is center of attention when anybody enters, we call it the "fatal funnel", you can figure why it has such a name in military that's why you want to get threw doors fast but not so fast you're falling over each other, remember smooth is fast and fast is smooth.

[@SinerAthin]

Was that during training and simulation or real combat operations?

[@dchousoseiso]

JayneCobb88 That's pretty fucking hilarious actually.

[@IanCaine4728]

Those squirrely bastards also got wise to always doing everything at night. Started taping up sheets over doorways tightly and setting up a DshK or RPK behind it. Under NOD's reduced resolution, just looks like more wall, and then they start spraying through the sheet. Works until everyone starts getting paranoid and poking everything (not ideal when it comes to IEDs, but what can you do).

[@thothheartmaat2833]

JayneCobb88 what if they have on a cool pair of sunglasses and ear plugs?

[@TheRcfighterpilot]

My favorite story room clearing is my drill Sargeant one his first time was he was shocked by furniture. in all there training they never thought to put furniture in the rooms. he ending up flipping over a couch.

[@MrChickennugget360]

that moment when years of training are spoiled by a sofa

[@VietnamWarSummarized]

Lol

[@stoutlager6325]

Ah. Haha. It's always the small things overlooked.

[@SuperUncleRyan]

Salvation Army...we're only here for the sofa. CLEAR!!

[@tomtonkyro7209]

See 8:00 for the best veteran advice. Against trained and well-equipped infantry, these tactics will cost you heavy losses. Your platoon will be decimated in the time it takes to storm one or two devastated apartment or office blocks. It's too easy for the defenders to train a hidden weapon on the entry points, which are inevitably limited in number and poorly reconnoitered by the assault team. Or they could wait for the attackers to come storming in and announce their location, then rain grenades on them immediately. Right ways to do it, in priority order: 1. BYPASS. Never assault a building if you don't have to. Detach a team to observe for artillery and lay down suppressive/sniper fire if warranted. 2. BLAST. Destroy the place with the heaviest weapons you have available. Your squad moves in to clear out the ruins. Wash, rinse, repeat. 3. BURROW. Make your own entryway with explosives from cover, unexpectedly. Never use a door, window or stair. New explosives are placed as soon as the first room is cleared. 4. BURN. Fire has a way of clearing out defenders like nothing else. You may call these the standard methods of attacking in urban terrain. They aim at limiting friendly casualties but cause maximum damage to buildings and civilians in the target zone.

[@killman369547]

and if a building is too heavily defended for the ground team.... the air force can fix that real quick.

[@Legitpenguins99]

Those are really only valid options if you know the civilians have evacuated. Otherwise accidentally blowing up civilians has a certain way of recruiting for enemies trying to kill you feeding the cycle.

[@reichbunny713]

>maximum damage to buildings and civilians This is exactly what they want you to do, kill innocents and destroy property, only legitimizing your opposition Lets say a bunch of radical insurgents want to recruit and expand their attacks, they must first get YOU to attack them to legitimize their cause

[@Verpal]

@@reichbunny713 Heres the problem, high casualty from building assault aren't going to create great visual back home, and it will also embolden your opposition. Another problem of chicken and egg, I suppose job as commander is to do the math and see whether the ''human cost'' is worth it for better hearts and minds.

[@Verpal]

@Josh M Err...precisely, not saying I agree with clearing building with expensive troops, just saying commander need to do some hard math and PR guy need to rev up hard.

[@antonrudenham3259]

As a British infantryman we often practiced FIBUA (fighting in built up areas) in a fake village on Salisbury plain, we thought we were quite good at it until we were issued the new fangled 'Miles kit'. (Multiple integrated laser engagement system). This is a system that simulates weapon fire through activating a pulsed beam when a weapon is fired, soldiers fit a projector on their rifle barrels and wear detectors around their bodies. We used these for the first time and launched an assault against 'enemy' in the village who were similarly equipped with Miles kit.........................................................15 minutes later the exercise was stopped because frankly we were almost all dead. We had used the tactics taught by the school of infantry and which we had so assiduously rehearsed and the assault was a disaster, out of my company there was not enough men left to form half a platoon. Even the most tactically inept amongst us knew that there was something very wrong, so we done it again and were duly slaughtered again. Well, this will not do, we were due to give a demonstration of FIBUA to other soldiers, how did the brass solve the immediate tactical problem? You guessed right friends, do it all again but minus the Miles kit! I left the army before we went through that training cycle again but I never did hear if they had modified the assault tactic.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

I had an idea for modifying airsoft/painball gear into a kind of laser tag setup, similar to what you mention, but I dropped it when I realized that the laser never misses. in real life, if you get hit with a non-life-threatening injury, you can carry on fighting. with an automated setup, if you're hit, you're hit, and you're out. there's no way to account for half measures.... for the computer, it's either in or out. that's probably what happened. the laser is too unforgiving, and it squeezes through the most unlikely openings, where a bullet might not. when it comes to pushing the limits, the human body can be trained, provided you leave room for improvement. but when you throw in a computer that tells you "if you're hiding behind this 1ft wide column, perfectly straight, and don't move, you live..... if one half inch of your toe peeks out, you die", you can't adjust to that.

[@Ezpazmic]

There are newer systems that can register non-fatal hits and give you a few more minutes of fighting. The Swedes use them.

[@antonrudenham3259]

Oh I'm sure there are and also that they're much more advanced than they were thirty years ago but I'm also sure you get the drift. FIBUA is deadly and extremely tiring which is probably why most of the fighting we see in the Middle East is in urban areas, the defenders aren't stupid. I personally would use firepower, put smoke down around the approach to a building, get HMG's and GL's in position in hard cover while masked by said smoke and let rip, if there's time and if tactically possible cordon off the contested building or area and shut down all services like water, gas and electricity to the building and again, time permitting, sit and wait. If you suspect they are using it as an artillery OP then keep the smoke coming, be sure to drop it inside the building too, you can breathe it but it's not pleasant and it makes a nervous man very disorientated and very thirsty indeed. If they are thought to be deficient in NVG's then go in at night, put some illum in there first to ruin their night vision. If they have NVG's put some illum in first, it will degrade them for a while, hopefully long enough to zap them when you do go in. If none of this appeals to you then burn them out, put WP in, not nice but unfortunately they're going to die anyway. Entering a defended building should always be seen as a last resort, factors that would spur you on to enter include but are not limited to ; potential hostages, OP activity and the general timetable upon which your higher's are running the war on. Lastly, if there are enemy present but not presenting a direct threat then cordon the building off,leave it isolated and get on with the war.

[@manictiger]

That's sad. That kind of shit would never be tolerated in the U.S. Say what you want about us, but we don't train lightly.

[@NecoDivad]

Yep. They always go off when there's no one around, and never go off when you shoot someone.

[@charliehodges1399]

next time my parents ask me to clear my room i know what to do. Thx

[@OmarSlloum]

lol

[@a-mechstudios4971]

Lol

[@dafuqmr13]

Did you even watch the video? It said "Dont try this at home", at least not your home

[@taufiqutomo]

the warning says don't try this at your home. i don't know if you pay rent though.

[@ethan5354]

instructions unclear, accidentally neutralized an al-Qaeda leader in his home at night by way of helicopter insertion

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

Oh no, this is terrible, the US now need to fund a new terrorist organization into relevance.

[@deltasparklesix3941]

Bolshevik Leninist no worries, Isis is here to help y'all muricans XDDD

[@johnrice1943]

@@elsasslotharingen7507 you win the internet. Great comment, perfect timing.

[@IgorDz]

Did you not learn the instruction the first time and accidentally killed an austere leader of isis?

[@scotteric8711]

@@johnrice1943 Yeah, 2 years ago before things were full circle and now internet media surmising is incorrect.

[@Flatian]

"Cause these principles are for entering someone else home" Helloooooo neighbor ^^ I guess most modern armies have some manuals on how to breach a building, but are there also manuals on how to succesfully defend a building?

[@notpulverman9660]

Flatian set it on fire??? idk!

[@benm5913]

Flatian Yes.

[@supersatangod4460]

Not Pulverman They can't breach the building if the building's gone.

[@notpulverman9660]

Super Satan God in all seriousness, i don't think success is possible, only resistance. All structures will eventually be penetrated and taken by a determined opponent. I imagine such a concept would emphasize delaying the enemy until your evacuation, or until backup arrives.

[@REgamesplayer]

Defense is inherently easier than offense. You practically cannot assault well entrenched building without bringing in heavier firepower. Grenades in the room are extremely inefficient, I do wonder why USA and Nato keep bringing that useless gear with them and expect it to work. It won't any cover dramatically cuts its effectiveness. We need far bigger, siege grenades, not these little jokes.

[@matthewkurtz5129]

Really solid work. I was a US Army Infantryman from 2005 to 2013 and have done this for real in Iraq, both as the "door kicker" and the M2 Bradley driver ("mechanical breacher"). Of course it should be noted this is all really the "ideal" situation. The model changes often and individual units based of their TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures). A big issue the FM doesn't cover is making sure everyone flows in at once, there is a concern the first 1 or 2 men will go in by themselves. Often a technique is developed to make it all a go at once. One of my units would initiate a tap from front and when it reached the 249 gunner, he'd shove hard so everyone started moving.

[@richardk.]

Matthew Kurtz it's always interesting to not just watch a documentary about topics like these, but also read the opinions/additions of people that witnessed this kind of stuff.

[@ChrisHolman]

We used the lean back then go method, but we also trained with the tap. As long as everyone goes in the same time smooth.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I've trained with using the handguard hand on the shoulder of the guy in front with the rifle held to the shoulder with the firing hand so that the following guys get pulled on into the room and fan out as one releases the guy in front and is ready to engage any discovered threats (this is in take and search proc.) In breech and clear procedures, a frag goes first, then the FN MAG and riflemen preemptively spray any potential cover and concealment in the room with 7.62x51 while scanning for potential threat vectors along walls, floor and cieling. Then one looks around to see if there are any killed/neutralised hostiles.

[@snowleopard3470]

God will punish you for killing native people of iraq and illegally invade a country.

[@dELTA13579111315]

@@snowleopard3470 go cry about it. If your religion wasn't so fucked up we wouldn't have to be over there wasting our time

[@Brett-rx8sr]

My unit's SOP for room-clearing changed about twice a year- basically every time a new Platoon Sergeant showed up insisting that his old unit was the most high speed combat force in the world (eye roll). This is basically the method that gets taught in US Army OSUT, and then gets modified either very slightly, or to the point of being completely unrecognizable once getting to your actual platoon. For example, in my last deployment we ensured that the team leader was NEVER the #2 man, but otherwise left it up to METT-TC (situation-dictates). The reason for this is because our experiences since 1993 have shown that the #2 guy is the one most likely to get shot on the entry. As far as the actual breach is concerned, we used pretty much exclusively a manual kick or shotgun, and if those weren't good enough, then the building got leveled. We also split our stacks on both sides of the doorway whenever possible, especially in areas where the buildings walls are thin. The biggest subject of debate though, is easily which direction the #1 man should go during the entry. Most of the guys who had lots of combat experience preached the button-hook, while most of the more doctrinal/drill-sergeant types preached the opposite. The US Army field manual on infantry tactics should be taken with a grain of salt, especially in regards to room clearing because it uses extremely basic, largely unrealistic scenarios as an example. Our TMs and FMs are really only good for passing promotion boards and impressing your leadership with your knowledge/memorizing numbers.

[@josephwoodall4193]

"Don't try this at home, this is for entering someone else's home." I love it.

It would be interesting if you could do video to elaborate on how strategy affects tactics. For example, in this case, the us army doctrin is influenced by the fact that they often operate in other peoples countries than their own. They conduct assymetric warfare and often have to take public oppinion of their warfare into account when making tactical descissions. In the swedish army for example, the situation could not be more opposit. The swedish army is strictly an invasion defence aimed att expelling a well organized, large scale foreign military organization from swedish soil. Say... russia... 'for example'. That means the swedish soldiers in the event of armed conflict would be fighting a large scale enemy in an enviroment where there is never any doubt about who is friend or foe. All civilians are friendly and all enemies are uniformed. The swedish soldiers wouldn't have to worry about public oppinion when fireing artillery or doing airstrikes. This means urban warfare and room-clearing can be taken to another level. The use of AFV's to create breaches is the norm rather than an exception. A massive artillery- or airstrike that flattens an entire city block is preffereble over risking soldiers lives going door to door, climbing walls and shooting from the hip.

[@orlandofurioso392]

Nils Jungenäs It would very interesting seeing this kind of video, but I reading from what you wrote I see a lot of similar tactics of the Finnish army against the soviets

J M Archer Exactly. Would you rather have your fellow countrymen risk their lives to save your house or would you be ok with them just deleting it together with the fortified occupants? I was a mech inf platoon commander in an armoured brigade. We allways used massive artillery and 40mm auto cannons of our afv's when we did urban warfare exercises. The only catch was the cenarios where the action took place on the dawn of outbreak of war and civilians had not yet had time to be evacuated or maybe even informed of the state of war. (There is ALOT to take into account, even if you're just a little 2'nd liutenant ordering an artillery strike to cover the flank of your advance.)

[@jennys4018]

After watching several of your videos, I ran out of salt.

[@RamblingRecruiter]

When I was clearing buildings in Iraq 2004, the team leader was supposed to be #3 man, but given the likelihood of taking casualties in the "fatal funnel", I always insisted that as team leader I was in number 1 man spot. #4 man was our "breech" guy (basically the biggest guy in the squad so he could carry the halligan tools or battering ram and #3 man was responsible for marking each window once the room was clear. VS-17 panels during the day, IR chem lights and 2 9volt batteries snapped together at night (so you could see through a thermal sight) that the room was ours. A 2nd fire team lingered slightly behind consisting of support, additional rifles, the platoon sergeant who would handle casualties and EPW collection, and a medic. We never brought M249s inside buildings, too much chance of ricochets and the guys who carried the M203s would switch off with other M4s because the 203 doesn't help inside a building. There was no use of grenades inside the buildings, too much chance of them being picked up and thrown back. It's a common thing to see in a movie when guys throw a grenade in a room and take cover 5 feet away... you'd be dead as fried chicken if you tried that, not to mention you'd kill everyone else in the room, AQIP and civilians alike.

[@Elmarby]

This video is entirely incorrect. The standard US Army room clearing technique is a 500lb GBU.

[@FearDBro]

Elmarby make it explosive charge. There were not enough 500gbus for each building

[@Steamthrower1]

+mongoloid Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand you killed the joke.

[@FearDBro]

was trying to make it better, well i failed i guess

[@arsnakehert]

I mean, in the manual they do warn that actual room entry is extremely dangerous and stressful, and that bombing down the whole building with any enemies inside it is much safer to the ground troops

[@zuccx99]

@@arsnakehert but not to the civilians lol

[@monsterram6617]

Stay away from field manuals? Ok, let me explain this from the perspective of a retired Marine Infantry Officer who served 4 combat tours and, was an 0369 (Infantry Platoon Sergeant; E-6, SSgt) prior to commissioning... Those field manuals are written from the after-action reports of combat engagements during war. They are tactics, techniques, and procedures that have demonstrated themselves to be successful and tempered with the failures to ensure we don't make the same mistakes twice. Now that being said, individual squads & companies may get the job done slightly different but all training must adhere to the Training & Readiness manual in order to meet deployability standards. In training, we are always preparing for that last war we fought. This is the nature of war because, most of the time, you cannot predict the future. I'm wondering if those who dislike manuals or current TTPs are confusing poor leadership or a dysfunctional command with faulty field manuals?

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

well, someone below made an interesting remark that there is clear difference between Marines and Army when it comes to procedures and regulations. I quote it here Spring Bloom: "Marines are Navy and the Navy way is to procedure your way out of any problem - the Navy and by extension Marines have a procedure for everything, thats drilled into their brains... this is crucial to survival, at sea. The Army way is to think and reason your way out of any problem - NOTHING works the way its supposed to... EVER... not even in training. Thats a major oversimplification, but I think it captures the branches conceptually and provides an answer to the question." my limited perception just from the reddits was also that the Marines were more into reading.

[@monsterram6617]

A couple of things: Whoever made that claim about the Marines' "way to out procedure your way out of any problem", never served a day in the Corps. Perhaps the Navy deals with things as such, but that is to be expected when ensuring the preservation of complex machinery (submarines, ships, aircraft, etc.) which is essentially what they do. FMs are a baseline; however, if you don't have that base you will be trying to figure it out on the fly. Well, this isn't the best approach when the cost for making a mistake in combat is death or serious injury. Do you really think that any military organization would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to train individuals and then give them manuals which were full of misinformation? Even the best plan falls apart at first contact, and every possibility cannot be accounted for. If you tried to do this, you would be quickly out-paced by the enemy. This is why it's better to execute a flawed plan with speed and violence than wait for all of the information; a 70% solution. For anyone interested, read Warfighting MCDP -1. It's a short read and it outlines the very way we as Marines conduct war. "The Army way is to think and reason your way out of any problem - NOTHING works the way its supposed to... EVER... not even in training." This isn't "the Army way", this is reality. Anyone telling you that the Army is the only branch that approaches problem-solving like this is full of shit. In combat, you either live or die. Try not thinking and see how long you last.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Redneck Hillbilly my in theater experience with marines is that they tend to have "Interesting" ideas regarding procedures and rules. "Interesting" in that the procedures and rules are followed even if they are rock humping stupid. Things like setting up a 24 hour guard rotation for equipment that is behind two layers of gate security, has SP patrolling the area as well as camera and perimeter monitoring by a QRF. I'm impressed that they took it in stride and I was even further impressed by the NCO who tried to get a reversal on the decision to post guards after seeing they were completely superfluous. He failed namely because of the rock biting hard headedness of his leadership. That's where I see the procedure your way out of any problem. "We've put this equipment behind concertina wire and posted guards for forever, we've always done it. It's how we do it. I don't care if the situation allows me to adapt and preserve troop strength and moral. I want those guys sitting on that gear in 140 degree heat" The same went for uniform standards and off duty attire. Namely. There was no off duty attire. Even in on a base where every other branch saw fit to allow soldiers to wear appropriate civilian attire and even dress down to use the pool facilities, marine leadership said "PTs and utilities uniforms at all times." Lead to the situation where if the guys wanted to swim, they had to wear their full PTs that's "just how marines do it."

[@monsterram6617]

What you are describing is not what I'm talking about. I'm specifically talking about the conduct of war, not a garrison task (even in theater) which really is up to the NCOIC to take care of how he sees fit. Sure, there are plenty of those type of decisions that favor regulations rather than common sense; that isn't what I'm addressing. As far as uniform standards, we all have to adhere to one and sometimes it's up the the commander. Again, lets not blame the "rules" for failures of leadership or command. But I will say, much of those regulations are there to instill discipline; and it works. Just because someone doesn't see it's usefulness, doesn't mean its useless.

[@AlesandrosX]

As Redneck Hillbilly said, Marines are trained in accordance with "doctrine" to establish an objective base-line in how we conduct operations; however, an immense significance is placed on being able to deviate from doctrine when the situation calls for it. The Marine Corps practices "Maneuver Warfare Theory", where out-thinking and out-tempo-ing your enemy is more important. Decision-making is delegated to the extreme to ensure flexibility. Commanders give a mission and an intent... and let subordinate leaders paint the picture. MOUT is nearly always messy because the environment heavily favors the defenders, and under normal circumstances the offense has limited choices if they want to engage. The micro tactics of clearing a room are overshadowed by macro decisions (when to attack, from where, tempo, support, intelligence, etc). If you were to tell 4 Marines, 4 Rangers, 4 SEALs to clear a room (having to go through one door, with the enemy in full anticipation of their imminent breach), it would be a bloodbath for said attackers. Marine Corps doctrine is about "maneuvering your forces" (with respect to temporal, spatial, and mental considerations) to obtain an advantageous position with respect to your enemy... which pits your strengths against their weaknesses to defeat your enemy. MOUT can preclude effective maneuver and often forces the attackers to engage in attrition warfare. The attackers need to be find ways to "catch the defenders off guard" or other ways to neutralize the immense advantage the defenders possess.

[@michaelbevan3285]

In WW 2 , the Germans (and others) found that long rifles were no good in confined spaces for close quarter fighting, so assault squads had to bring more automatics to the urban fight so more submachine guns,more light machine guns and especially more grenades. Lots of grenades. Sacks of them. Every man carried as much ammunition as he cared to carry, so a double load of 12 mags for an MP-40 was common. Officers left the pistol in the holster and took MP-40s. Rank marks were hidden or subdued so that commanders didnt stand out. on a personal level, more water and rations were carried, as the possibility of rapid resupply was not to be trusted. Back up troops kept filling magazines and arming grenades and loading belts and importantly, had medics and stretcher bearers tooled up for instant action. They also acted as local security, against the building's occupants getting support from outside. Pioneers also brought up breaching charges and flamethrowers. When tanks were used, they used more HE than usual,but also used AP to punch holes in tough concrete buildings. If it got too stubborn, the air force were invited in to flatten individual buildings. Later, it was common to keep standing patrols on hand to ward off enemy forces creeping back in at night, especially snipers or artillery spotters. Also, the sewer system was boobytrapped or deliberately flooded or pumped full of smoke or gas and kept under surveillance for the same reason. The thing that stands out about urban close in fighting is that armies tend to keep relearning how to do it, even in the middle of battle....................re. the remark made below about the sofa. It was a common tactic in European urban warfare to block doorways and hallways and corridors with furniture,especially the lower floors of a building,to make it difficult for attackers ,as well as to make rubble barricades across streets. A lot of the furniture was heavy so it took a lot of effort to shift to try and clear out a building. As well as that, a lot of European buildings had internal brick or block walls that made the whole building very strong and more resistant to small arms. Modern day stud walls might as well be made of tissue paper to modern small arms. Another evolution was the adoption of eye/ear/hand and limb protection as assaulters found that they were suffering a lot of light wounds from glass/flying stonechips/splinters of wood,metal,plastic/dirt embedded in cuts and abrasions on knees and elbows.

[@charlesodonnell2993]

This is essentially what I was taught. Lessons from Stalingrad.

[@immikeurnot]

It's a field manual, so it's just a bare-bones guide. There's an art to everything that happens leading to the entry, but the room clearing itself is pretty much exactly as described here. One thing to remember is that how/where/when you breach depends on a lot more factors than laid out here. The size of your force, resources at its disposal, urgency to make the breach (Is the building cut off and surrounded? Are there friendly troops under fire from inside the building? Etc.), and more. Ways to make a hole and achieve shock are as varied as ways to make a booby trap. Again, they depend on resources at hand, urgency, and all the rest. SAS developed the breach to an extreme years ago, doing things like putting blood and offal in front of their breaching charges to cover anybody inside with blood and guts.

[@erebys21]

Thanks for the video. The local kindergarden didn't stand a chance.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

strategically delayed combatants...

[@danielharris5141]

Each infantry unit has a curtain way of doing things but it all falls back on the manual one way or another. The USMC 3-11 aka "The Grunt Bible" was made using tactics we learn from the Korean war to present day. We use the manual as a base but as we practice we see how you can do things differently and more efficiently. Street knowledge combined with book knowledge. The book gives you an idea of what to do but perfecting your craft comes with training and actually performing it in a real life situation.

[@ronschramm9163]

MOUT training in the 1980s. We were trained that clearing the building top floor to bottom floor was safest, and you could force the OPFOR out to street level to be decimated by the covering forces. Additionally, blowing holes in the ceiling, dropping grenades in, or using "mouse holes" (holes blown into walls between adjoining rooms) and throwing in grenades, were the accepted technique to clear rooms. We were not issued flasbangs or other distraction devices: MOUT load out was 8 grenades (twice the normal combat load) and 12 30-round magazines, with a 13th loaded in the weapon. Fully automatic was authorized for all unit members instead of just for the automatic rifleman of the squad.

[@vaevictis3612]

It is correct that 3-06-11 does not really capture the actual ttp for small unit urban operations. It is loosely based on the now discarded battle drill #6 which is in turn based on the experience of SWAT units, however the drill and standard ttps were never as developed as they probably should have. Most infantry units develop their own SOPs and TTPs, but generally it all comes to a great amount of hand grenades - which is probably the best weapon against anyone defending your regular room. If one grenade is not enough, drop a dozen. Now, I will not comment m203 usage in tight hallways, but ideally you shoot them from the outside, into the windows, with no friendly folks any near that room for sure. Even better, more efficient tactics for storming a building is to not storm it at all - but rather blow it up together with whoever thought that he will have a combat in a knightly fashion.

[@massineben7198]

"Don't try this at your home" *Tries it ON neighbour's home*

[@TheJohannD]

*Sees the video as a normal educational video* Sure, why not give it a look * 1:04 happens * SUBSCRIBED

[@SomeOlDingus]

SemTX He provides a fact that you learn before seeing action. You subscribe... To each his own I guess

[@arsnakehert]

Same, lmao

[@josephyahwah2339]

I have done this many times and there are truly countless ways of doing this that are learned by each teams capabilities through extensive training this is just the tip of the ice burg that doesn't cover the ability to communicate and relay information in a situation also dictates the way it is done and also the ability to force multiply I worked as a point Man which means I am the first in the fatal funnel in that I go where I am most capable of going and team members follow suit not always does this model work the effectiveness of this depends command and control and the situational awareness of every member

[@PapiJack]

Love your videos man! Quick thing to note: The granade laucher is commonly referred as the "M two O three" instead of "M two hundred three". Cheers.

[@full_regalia8649]

I really like the research behind every video and the analytical way things are described.

[@rsv_k7928]

Urban Combat WW2 next time?

[@timdeboer7400]

Rick thats simple. If youre german and there is a enemy inside? Flammenwerfer. If youre russian and there are enemy inside? Spray them with your PPSH!!

[@Whiteraven994]

And if you're british or american: just bomb the whole city to the ground.

[@Opsgermanysoldier]

Rick when you are a German soldier Take your MP40 and spray in the room. When you are an American Take your Thompson and do the same

[@timdeboer7400]

Pan kurczak come back when you are less salty

[@edi9892]

STURMTIGER (efficiently cleans the building from the presence of all hostile forces) I think what he said applies for WW2 too. Replace SAW with PPsh41 or Tommy Gun and Grenadelauncher with Panzerschreck. I don't know much about the use of shotguns in WWII, but I've heard that the Germans used their 20mm auto canons to fight enemies behind brick-cover.

[@sturutherford697]

He explained it well. It's pretty spot-on to what we learn in the Marine Corp.

[@casualrobot10101]

I love the tight work on these videos. The sources are great!

[@estebanvasquez2307]

Watching this exactly 7 years after the manual was published!

[@ahmet-eo1zd]

Thanks I will do these tactics next time when my sister takes my headsets

[@premiergeneralmiller]

Oh the memories this brings back.

[@mississippirebel1409]

Good video MHV. I spent over 10 years in the US army and we use to do a lot of MOUNT training. I served from 2000 to 2010 with 2 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan and I can't tell you how many buildings and rooms I have had to clear. I can tell you right now that the best way to clear a room if you know there aren't any civilians inside is to throw a few hand grenades inside. That is usually the best and safest way. It is always best to try to take out the enemy from the outside than to try to go inside and clear them out. Hand grenades, flash bands, and even CS gas if it is available are great tools. We use to carry a shit ton of flash bands in our truck while driving in Iraq, we would throw them at vehicles to get them to move while driving threw towns or cities. The funniest thing we did was when we were stuck behind a car that wouldn't move from in front of us, we threw flash bangs threw his window. Needless to say he moved very quickly. All his windows were blown out, but at least the didn't have his vehicle shot up or ran over because back then civilian traffic was suppose to get the hell out of our way when they saw us coming. It was far their and our protection. Plus we didn't like vehicles getting to close to us because around that time the shit bag terrorist started using VBEDs a lot.

[@blacktimhoward4322]

"These principles are made for entering someone else's home, not yours" *You've never met my wife*

[@JonathanNelson-nelsonj3]

So don't try this in MY home, try this is my neighbor's home. Got it! :P Love your videos. Very informative and easy to follow.

[@arsnakehert]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin, quite possibly the best in its subject too

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

thank you!

[@arcblooper2699]

The fire team is organized differently in the USMC. Usually the team leader has the M203, then there’s an automatic rifleman and assistant automatic rifleman, then a pointman

[@KaizenLife]

Loved this! More modern/urban videos please! :)

[@Caliell]

The thing about room clearing the saying goes "There 50 ways to skin a cat". US Army and Marines usually follow L method. SOF and many Navy breach and board teams tend to do "The Fan" Method (not shown in the video). There is just no fixed method and there is no static method is "Set in Stone". You could be assaulting a house cordoned from outside, only to find Death Funnel set up at the door (multiple guys with AKs zeroed on the door behind cover inside, or MG nest behind barricade down the hallway from the entry point) or you could be raiding unwary house full of civilians and/or insurgents who are turning in for the night and have their weapons stashed away. That's why you probably heard to avoid manuals. Training and experience is the best teacher, than thousand words written in books.

[@lobsterbark]

The manuals are just a start. Like if you have no clue what to do, look at the manual and modify as necessary. If you skim over them you will at least learn about some things you need to be aware of.

[@hiki9911]

This guy really knows his stuff very accurate as words coming from a current Infantry man myself.

[@IoachimSavianPopovici]

You've really made this video - that is awesome!!

[@Lobos222]

When you are clearing large structures with a whole platoon or similar. You tend to naturally get a more spread out type of setting and people just group up with whoever is closest. This because its not just you that have access to grenades. And if one gets thrown down a murder hole in the floor above or similar. Getting out fast matters more than getting in... In a real setting I would imagine that slow and methodical is more used than the "speed and aggression" the manual tries to project. Stacking up on a flimsy wall isnt wise when the enemy can shoot through it. Nor is rushing in two at the time when the enemy is already shooting at the doorway. The basics in this video is fine, but most of the trainings I have done is better described as organized chaos and I assume live combat is more of the latter than the former.

[@713daehkcarc]

I think it's funny that the US army guys said to avoid their field manuals. USMC field manuals get preached about and followed p decently. Here's a link for anyone curious: www.marines.mil/Portals/59/MCWP%203-35.3.pdf

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

thank you, well, I can only speculate on it from my limited information on both organizations. First, the USMC is a far smaller organization, thus this usually means better communication, trust, more regular updates, less bureaucracy and "spirit". Second, from my very limited impression on the /r/usmc subreddit the Marines there seem to be far more inclined to read and considering their praise of Mattis and his extreme positive stance on books and education, I assume this also has an influence that people see books and manuals in a more positive way. Of course my experience is extremely limited, so I might be terribly wrong here.

[@springbloom5940]

+Military History Visualized Marines are Navy and the Navy way is to procedure your way out of any problem - the Navy and by extension Marines have a procedure for everything, thats drilled into their brains... this is crucial to survival, at sea. The Army way is to think and reason your way out of any problem - NOTHING works the way its supposed to... EVER... not even in training. Thats a major oversimplification, but I think it captures the branches conceptually and provides an answer to the question.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

thank you, yeah that makes sense! I'll keep that in mind.

[@skywrithahnhana8954]

Field manuals are a starting place. But we also encourage our soldiers to adapt and improvise. When I got to basic training it was standard for trucks to be 100 meters apart in a convoy. We realized that insurgents were placing dasie chain IEDs 100 meters apart and taking out multiple trucks. So the standard became alternate your distance every day and keep it roughly 50 - 250 meters unless you see a reason to do otherwise. Room clearing is a great example too. If I were an insurgent and read this manual. I'd put an IED in the most tactically beautiful corner. Troops following the manual will go into that corner and die.

[@oldleatherhandsfriends4053]

It's easier just to rig the doorway with a buried/Hidden IED, or better yet rig the exterior of the door with hidden IED's get them before they even breach.

[@JPCorwyn]

Excellent balance of practical and book work.

[@killtrigger91]

Hello! Just wanted to say that your English seems to have gotten a lot better as of late! Good job! And keep making this fantastic content, you are doing a great job.

[@123brenan]

"Attack helicopter if that is your proper gender" Hahahaha Nice to know that you respect the way people identify themselves.

[@kubauhlir1730]

123brenan Absolutely loved this one :DD

123brenan Lauren Southern is a man now. ^^

[@brancaleone8895]

apache gender ftw

[@thebathman0987]

Clearing a room with four attack helicopters.... sounds fun!

[@edi9892]

I wonder where this meme comes from.

[@Arlon71]

Thank you for that asterisk at 1:05. LOL!

[@goju09alt9]

This channel is gold. Subbed.

[@everestmattix4057]

Oh my God thank you for this video! I've always been curious.

[@koji8123]

"Here's a video of breaching tactics found in the US field manual".. "The /r/army subreddit says to ignore the manual" That reminds me of a couple quotes about how the germans and russians were pissed because our army is so chaotic and ignores their own manuals that they become unpredictable. very much a "if we don't know what we're doing that can't possibly predict what we'll do" feeling.

[@kapitankapital6580]

Is the rifleman supposed to be the least experienced then? It seems as if he is the one with the "normal" equipment, and all the others are a rifleman with added stuff...

[@samuelalzate8573]

Patrick Ellis usually the number one guy which is the rifleman is the newest guy in the team. the number 2 guy is usually the most senior member of the 4 man team. the grenadier (#3guy) is the 2 senior and most likely the saw gunner is either the same seniority or slightly less than the number 3 guy. When team leader goes down. grenadier picks up TL position, saw gunner picks up grenadier and number one guy picks up saw. if you lose number 1 guy you won't lose a necessary firepower weapon like the saw and grenadier. Eitherway in the infantry you are taught two learn the job two ranks above you and one rank below you. cause you never know. maybe the team leader might have to pick up that saw. and maybe the number one guy might have to become on the spot team leader if everyone else goes down. hope that answered your question .

[@samuelalzate8573]

Goy Guy no problem! 🤘

[@turinlowe]

Or you put the cherry on the MG because he should be next to the TL in a fire fight. I have seen both versions and prefer more senior guys on the SAW and New guys on the 240 since he will almost always have a AG with him to direct fire. More used to the most senior Joe being the point man since he should see most problems before they happen. Nothing worst than failing to see the trip wire or choosing to clear the wrong side first. Hell the room should be cleared before the 3 man hits the room

[@samuelalzate8573]

turinlowe very true. every unit has their own SOP. That does make sense. lead guy should know when something's iffy or not. but we saw it as saw gunner has the highest causualty producing weapon on the team and he should be trained and a professional with his gat. Every other guy has an m4. The team relies on the saw to put mad rounds down range when in contact.

[@samuelalzate8573]

turinlowe we also saw it as the SAW could be the second senior guy in the team (In my team at the time) after the TL. you could spread the team out and the saw can control the cherry with the M4 If the TL is busy with the grenadier or talking to the SQDLDR.

[@Terrr05]

You're awesome, thanks for making these videos.

[@BasedCannon]

As an combat engineer who has trained in urban breaching (explosive breach or manual ) this is very accurate and spot on in ur explaination

[@williamlydon2554]

Can we get an episode on military tactics prior to WW1? I've found very little on 1900s era doctrine and infantry training.

[@blackdeath4eternity]

ill second that, quite curious.

[@lobsterbark]

People tend to forget that nearly all infantry training was shockingly bad by modern standards until very recently. The decisions that officers made where more interesting to look at because the lower ranked men weren't expected to ever make very many on the spot decisions the way modern infantrymen do.

[@laurynas.k]

More videos about modern warfare!

[@prypiat27]

I love your videos man. Its so interesting.

[@vladimir_ckau]

Thanks for this! Was looking for such video for YEARS! instant sub :)

[@theodore1800]

Nice.I can use this in Rainbow 6 :Siege!!

[@Waltham1892]

I'm married. Any tips on how to escape from a home?

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

that is a hard one, probably Mattis can help you out there.

[@Waltham1892]

Mattis is a Marine. He'd probably recommend fortifying my positions and and calling in Danger Close artillery. They're like that...

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

That's another topic: CAC, or Conduct After Capture.

[@VietnamWarSummarized]

Lol

[@HunkWhite]

Divorce.

[@ahcomcody6409]

if you read this, I wanted to say these are awesome videos. keep up the great work!

[@ourtube4266]

Excellent video. Trying to brush up on this for a deployment

[@RandominityFTW]

Ex-Army checking in: Looks legit. This sounds like the field manual alright. So you'll never see US soldiers doing this.

[@denizkara3928]

"...keep your fellow salt miners employed" I lost it there 😂

[@joesauter3918]

Great video guy!

[@knightowl1985]

These urban warfare videos have been a great help! I use these strategies for tabletop rpg and fps video games. I have a holy gun paladin in Pathfinder and this info helped me clear buildings of goblins.

[@wendigo_0]

Great video! Will you ever study in deep how MTBs act and support infantry forces during modern uban combat? It could be interesting also a comparison between joint tanks-infantry tactics during World War II and in modern warfare

[@1968gadgetyo]

Case study of Waco Texas raid in 1993. M3 IFV and M1 tanks were used.

[@wendigo_0]

I heard aout that case, is not that a police operation? I was talking about military actions (e.g. Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)

[@wendigo_0]

Tanks are not police equipment for sure, and I also know about a Delta Force intervention during the raid (please correct me if I'm wrong about anything)... but on the Internet, a politically correct speaking is an obligation to avoid quarrels! :P What I meant to say is I'm more interested about properly modern war theatres. (Sorry for my english, I'm not usual to talks in comments)

[@castor3020]

Here's the short version: they cover the streets and mow down any enemy trying to attack the infantry breaching. So basically they just sit at the end of a street and look down an alley.

[@richyhu2042]

Will you be doing anything on the apparent Meme Warfare documents that got leaked from the US military? I have a feeling that you'd either make a Shits and Giggles Doctrine on it or do an actual serious look into it that will still be hilarious.

[@Jatischar]

Richy Hu Meme warfare and weaponised memes are a real thing now. We truly life in the dankest timeline

[@richard343s]

"Leaked" sounds a bit misleading the "meme warfare thesis" is actually unclassified. If you want to read it search for: Memetics: A Growth Industry in U.S. Military Operations

[@coenijn]

+richard343s Link for the lazy: www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a507172.pdf Though it should be noted that this is not USMC doctrine, from the article: _"THE OPINIONS AND CONCLUSIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF EITHER THE MARINE CORPS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. REFERENCES TO THIS STUDY SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOREGOING STATEMENT."_ The article is from 2006 though, a lot could have changed since then.

[@samuelalzate8573]

awesome video! You hit it all on the head. keep it up!

[@rimes3719]

Very informative sir! Thanks a lot! Keep it up! Be safe!

[@jonathanerickson1543]

I didn't learn anything because I was laughing at your attack helicopter reference

[@Karelwolfpup]

heheh, surprised you know of Commissar Binkov

[@notpulverman9660]

Karelwolfpup 3 terrorist, 100 body bags? MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, IVAN!

[@HaloFTW55]

Not Pulverman Sounds like the USAF, 4 terrorist dead, 30 bystanders unaccounted for.

[@Karelwolfpup]

as compared to Russian Alpha Group at Beslan or the Moscow theater?

[@Karelwolfpup]

acceptable casualties, they die for Glory of Party! Slava Russi! =P

[@thomaschadwick1557]

+Michael Novak dump but highly directed - find svt-24 guidence system

[@ReverendNillerz]

I am glad you put the disclaimer about not taking field manuals too seriously. That was waaay far off from what I was taught as an infantryman. Some elements were similar, though.

[@armwrestlingsecrets]

I love your channe!! Thanks for all the great work. I can't wait to see more!!

[@Riccccccc]

you forgot how time slows down the moment you breach.

[@dELTA13579111315]

Thank you for including us attack helicopters, you wouldn't believe how many people refuse to accommodate us

[@freedomloverusa3030]

Thanks for a great vid., keep the good work.

[@godlovesyou8536]

Thank you for making this video; really good stuff to think about.

[@arstotzkaball5236]

Can we get a Russian Tactics like this. I would like to know how similar and different the RF and US are in military tactics.

[@jackparker8602]

This didn’t age well

[@GorbadIronclaw]

Two 4-man fireteams in a squad? I was under the impression that there are three fireteams per squad plus SL. Or is that just the marines?

[@GorbadIronclaw]

Ross Hopkins thanks for the reply!

[@skywrithahnhana8954]

The answer is yes.... technically.... maybe? It depends on what you're doing, what your role is and who's making the decisions. When ever I've done combat training I've always done it in two 6 man teams. Technically three, four man fireteams make up a squad. I've literally never seen it that way, then again I'm a pog, I'm the douche with the camera.

[@mikahg8504]

This is a great R6: Siege tutorial video. I'll for sure get to platinum with this knowledge.

[@robbwilkinson5256]

Im not ex military but have been raised around guns and have always been infatuated with strategy especially warfare amd urban combat. With that being said i really feel like it comes down to communication and knowing your teams (squad) habits (how they move , how they talk, what they prioritize in hot moments) ect. Yall ever been a line cook or a chef in a restaurant? Kinda similar on small scale squad. Gotta complete the mission

[@KevTheMedic]

"Dont try this at YOUR Home"......"Try it on your friends front door instead"

[@valerie80yearsago90]

"Attack helicopter if that is your proper gender" savage xD

[@locom913]

Valeria Carreon give me a kiss

[@PaperAndHomemadeGuns]

As a Troop Transport helicopter I found that very offensive

[@garudalead]

Tfw When you realize what appears to be a joke could very well be serious. *facepalm*

[@quinlanmaverick6790]

I love her I think she’s polish

[@tjy4997]

I don't understand this part lol What gender

[@aenorist2431]

Love that you entertained the XKCD Joke there. Good man.

[@Thoran666]

Thanks for the video. Me and my roommates might have to look for a new home in the next few months so this should come in handy.

[@MoFVoGel]

1:09 "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" shoutout to Dslyecxi :D

[@SantiFiore]

Thank you, now I know how to attack in Rainbow Six Siege

[@anyamericanman4118]

great delivery of the proper dogma... you make me smile with your deceptively simple parlay... of course the shit hits the fan in any number of ways as soon as bullets fly - but, awesome...well done. keep doing it...

[@standaeik3054]

Me and my lads needed to know this.

[@kilroy8263]

Thank you, for respecting my gender of attack helicopter, people like you make this world better ☺

[@danieldunlap4077]

Not your home? Ever had an ex-wife? You need these tactics when getting back into your home, at which point you realize you need to make some changes.

[@papamole3961]

Thank you. Very useful!

[@hadrianbuiltawall9531]

The much maligned WW2 PIAT was considered rather good in urban warfare. The lack of back blast meant you could use it indoors without worrying about the area behind you and the lack of smoke meant it was difficult to locate. Also no risk of the weapon itself causing a fire since there's no muzzle blast. The normal tactics for a line of houses was to blow a hole in the end wall of the end house. Head upstairs and continue down the line. Been upstairs gave you a height advantage and going through the end walls meant you didn't have to leave cover to get to the next house. The fact you could use this anti-tank weapon as a mortar was just icing on the cake.