Quote Originally Posted by jcustis View Post
The Marine Corps learned the flaws of our TTPs in the urban/residential fights along the Euphrates, and in wholesale amounts during Fallujah 2.0. I cannot remember the title, but a group of infantrymen from 3d Bn 5th Marines wrote an excellent AAR of their fight, and it was eye-opening.
The title is:Lessons Learned: Infantry Squad Tactics in Military Operations in Urban Terrain During Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq.

I have it in PDF if you want me to send it to you.

One of their conclusions is you if you know somebody bad is actually in the building, you bring it down around their ears with tanks or artillery as you said. The Russians learned the same thing long ago. Each of their city fighting battle groups preferably had a great big direct fire weapon attached.

American cops basically do the same thing. If you know there will be a fight if you go in, you don't. You gas 'em out or wait them out, active shooters excepted. Same thing with cell extractions in prisons. You don't. You gas 'em out.