Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) - UNITAF Force Manual (FM)
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Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)
The FM outlines our core skills, policies and guides to ensure every member stands ready for the mission ahead.



FM/G107 - Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)
Guide
FM/BG-535 - Sectors in MOUT
Guide

As always when in an infantry role covering your sector is key in MOUT, if anything it is more important. When watching your sectors there are particular MOUT specific considerations:

  • MOUT environments have a vertical element, ensure that you are watching windows as well as ground level
  • Think carefully about your stance, communicating with your team to provide maximum security
Two infantry cover a sector high/low with appropriate stances

Above: Two infantry cover a sector high/low with appropriate stances

Skill
FM/BS-587 - Watch your sector in MOUT street maneuvers
Skill

Watch the correct sector depending on your position in a formation moving down a street where:

  • The front man watches "front"
  • The second man watches "inside"
  • The third man watches "across"
  • The last man watches "rear"

Any other personnel between the 3rd and rear man (4th or 5th members of a 6-man team etc.) also watch "across" but at different heights, i.e. ground vs. multi-storey windows.

A 4-man and 5-man examples of formation when moving down a street

Above: A 4-man and 5-man examples of formation when moving down a street

Skill
FM/BS-534 - Stay out of killzones
Skill

Stay away from potential killzones where possible, especially out of the open in urban terrain as this is a natural killzone. Instead, maximize the use of cover like walls and structures.

Skill
FM/BS-539 - Cross a danger area as a team
Skill

Cross a danger area using the following method:

  1. First man gets set on the last piece of cover before the danger area, covering the danger area itself, and checks for possible threats. 
  2. When they are ready, they announce ‘Set’
  3. The second man, then moves past, shouting ‘Crossing’ and sprints across the danger area to the cover on the other side.
  4. They take cover slightly further on from the danger area and keep their direction of travel covered i.e. the front.
  5. This continues with each person crossing the danger area under the cover of the lead man, but ensuring that there is only 1 or 2 players in the danger area at any one time, limiting the risk.
  6. The second to last man shouts ‘Last man’ to the man covering the danger area as they pass them to cross
  7. After crossing, they then turn and cover the danger area, announcing ‘Set’ to the last man.
  8. The last man crosses the danger area and his team on the other side
  9. They move past and retake their place as the first man. The team is now across the danger area and in the same formation as they were before.
A team leader rushes across a danger area as his team provides cover

Above: A team leader rushes across a danger area as his team provides cover

Guide
FM/BG-588 - High and low stacking
Guide

When covering corners, if one player kneels while another stands behind them, two pairs of eyes and two rifles can cover the same area, increasing effectiveness. This is commonly known as a "high/low stack" and can be employed naturally whenever the situation allows. Note that the kneeling player must not stand unless he has cleared it with the standing player - else he's likely to stand up into a bullet.

2 players using High/Low stacking to maximize fire around a corner

Above: 2 players using High/Low stacking to maximize fire around a corner

Guide
FM/BG-681 - MOUT as a Squad
Guide

A Fireteam is never alone during MOUT, a common situation will be a squad of two teams working in the same area towards a set goal. 

Contrary to a Squad Staggered Column, the teams would each have a designated flank, and they are to advance together through the obstacles. It is important to have the same pacing between the two teams. This may come in the form of short halts to let the other team catch up safely, or coordinating the crossing of danger areas to sync sector coverage. Maintaining pacing also allows for street side sector to cover and alert the other element of danger on their side (contact on higher floors or behind corners)

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