Urban terrain explained

Urban terrain is a military term for the representation of the urban environment within the context of urban warfare.^[1] Urban terrain includes buildings, roads, highways, ports, rails, airports, subways, and sewage lines.^[2]

Mouse-holing is one military technique used to overcome some of the physical barriers within the urban environment.

See also

• Urban warfare
• Urban area
• Manhole cover
• Subterranean warfare

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030310213138/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_06.pdf "Doctrine for Joint Urban Operations", JP 03-06, DoD, 2002
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20030310213138/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_06.pdf "Doctrine for Joint Urban Operations", JP 03-06, DoD, 2002