Fm 31 28 Fouo Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat 1 December 1999 25

For conventional infantry, urban combat is about fire superiority, tanks, and artillery. For SF reading FM 31-28 in 1999, urban combat was about .

While newer manuals like FM 3-06 (Urban Operations) have since evolved the doctrine, the 1999 version of FM 31-28 remains a landmark text for military historians and tactical enthusiasts. It marked the first time the Army explicitly moved away from "chucking in grenades from the outside until the screaming stops" to the professionalized "special forcification" of urban units seen today. For conventional infantry, urban combat is about fire