Urban Operations Research Lead | 🇬🇧 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory @dstlmod | S.Fellow @urbanwarfareins | #urbanwarfare | #wargaming | RT ≠ endorse
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What a night on the town!
Got to see the @BritishArmy's Next Generation Combat Team in action last night. Complex ambushes of armoured convoys, layered ISTAR assets, improved lethality and survivability.
Culminated in an attack in a department store!
🧵1/9 ⬇️
Had an incredible night at HMS Sultan last night for their bonfire night celebrations. The fireworks to music was very well executed.
Rule Britannia with fireworks was epic and capped by a crowd of thousands cheering.
Well played and thank you @RoyalNavy 🇬🇧 ⚓️
This book, "We Were One" by Patrick O'Donnel @combathistorian, is excellent.
I recommend this often as a great single source for urban warfare insights.
One set of Marines to another. We are stirred into action by the story of the @USMC in Fallujah. Some important Urban lessons learnt here.
@RoyalMarines
Breakaway Brewup and Breathe
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The time has come! Our new podcast launches tomorrow morning (Thursday 29 October) and episodes will release weekly!
Check out the Vickers MG Supporter Corps on Patreon and it will soon be on other outlets too. If you like what we do, please support us.
#militaryhistory
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Very pleased to have worked with @SpencerGuard & @LiamSCollins to mentor @Georgetown student Ms. Amanda Zhao in the research & writing of this Urban Warfare Project case study: the 2nd Battle of Shanghai, China (13 August-11 November 1937).
mwi.westpoint.edu/shanghai-1…
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Did you know a large amount of American citizens were living in Shanghai in 1937 (a city of 3.5 million at the time) - right in the middle of a massive urban battle between China and Japan, one that China lost? Our latest Modern War Institute at West Point Urban Warfare Project case study is out. "The Battle of Shanghai." Coauthored with @LiamSCollins @JaysonGeroux and Amanda Zhao
mwi.westpoint.edu/shanghai-1…
The Battle of Shanghai, including fighting outside the city, involved one million combatants including seven hundred thousand Chinese soldiers and three hundred thousand Japanese marines and soldiers. Casualty estimates vary, but Chinese forces suffered approximately 187,000 casualties before withdrawing toward Nanjing, while Japanese forces suffered over 9,000 killed and more than 31,000 wounded. By the end of the battle the population within the international settlement had swelled from 250,000 to four million as residents moved there to avoid the violence. The battle produced tens of thousands of civilian casualties for those who were not lucky enough to flee. The battle also resulted in the destruction of 2,900 of Shanghai’s 5,255 factories, and damage to the lone railway into the interior resulted in the decrease of trade from $31 million to $8.3 million after Japanese occupation.
That is impressive!
@thinkdefence
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@Stu_Lyle returns to the the NATO Special Environments Panel on Urban Operations today. He is giving another excellent presentation, this one on "Modern Trends in Urban Operations."
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@Stu_Lyle & I are attending (online) the NATO Special Environments Panel on Urban Operations this week & Stu is giving an excellent presentation on "Weapons Effects in Urban Operations." Very much enjoying this important discussion as Stu is discussing myths & realities.
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Street-to-Street Fighting in Ramadi: U.S. Marines & Iraqi Army Under Sustained Insurgent Fire
Ramadi, Iraq, May 20, 2006. U.S. Marines attached to the 2nd and 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies (ANGLICO), alongside soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the Iraqi Army, conduct a patrol through a neighborhood as insurgents open sustained small-arms fire.
The footage captures the intensity of urban combat as Marines and Iraqi soldiers move through the streets, exchange fire, and take positions on rooftops. As the engagement continues, troops cross exposed areas between buildings while gunfire echoes throughout the neighborhood.
Ramadi’s dense urban terrain presented serious challenges for troops operating in the city. Narrow streets, closely spaced buildings, and elevated positions created an environment where hostile fire could come from nearby structures with little warning.
This combat footage documents the conditions faced by U.S. Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers during an urban patrol in Ramadi, showing the progression of the engagement from street-level movement to rooftop positions under sustained enemy fire.
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Short🧵with lengthy video podcasts.
I enjoy researching, writing about & discussing urban warfare battles, using videos, photos & 3-dimensional maps to engage/assist the viewer.
1. Battle of Ortona, Italy (20-27 December 1943) with @OTDCanMilHis:
youtube.com/watch?v=FLSdLWAH…
I wholeheartedly agree with the point about training in real urban terrain. We absolutely should.
But... WTF is going on with an 8x soldier stack in the middle of the street & the double conga-line behind an open architecture vehicle!?!?
This is how you lose a whole section in seconds.
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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On this day in 1956, Hungarian anti-communists rise up against Soviet rule. More than 3,000 civilians are killed when Moscow cracks down two weeks later.
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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Replicating and twinning everything in both the Physical and Virtual #spottheobviousmistake
#defencesimulation #militarysimulation #militarytraining
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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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160th SOAR MH-60 making a rooftop troop delivery without needing to land or fast rope.
Once again we see why the Night Stalkers are unquestionably the best helicopter pilots on the planet.
The LASM was a great piece of kit and I don't know anyone who had a bad word to say about it.
Cheap, easy to use, lightweight. They could be handed out like sweets and used liberally.
Something we currently lack and could do with reintroducing.
