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The title states "modern" battlefield, which I believe they are equating to a more urban enviornment -- than a outpost in Afghanistan. The use of concrete walls
by nawtacawp 10y ago
The title states "modern" battlefield, which I believe they are equating to a more urban enviornment -- than a outpost in Afghanistan. The use of concrete walls to segregate a city into sections is the main benefit. This article is rather anecdotal and appears to just be the opinion of the author.
- Spooky23 10y agoTraditionally with nation state opponents urban warfare is either a siege or blowing up everything in sight. With this lower intensity warfare, the army needs to reduce complexity by scoping their problems. This isn't new. That Boer war reference left out a few details... the British couldn't defeat mobile cavalry with pack howitzers, so they built fences, pillboxes and watchtowers across the countryside to restrict movement. Then they evacuated towns and villages to concentration camps and starved the non combatants until the soldiers surrendered. It's a pretty common theme used in the Indian wars and vietnam by Americans, Germans in Angola and Europe, French in Algeria, etc as well.