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Medieval siege warfare involved attackers using strategies like siege engines and tunneling to breach castle defenses. Castle defenders relied on fortifications, moats, and defensive weapons to repel attackers. Understanding these tactics provides insight into the challenges

Urbanistas, note the reference to "urban pins".

The Lille Pocket - 31 May 1940 Fighting gradually ceases throughout the day in the suburbs of the encircled city. Five battered French divisions (three of which are North African) have held off the Germans for six days and thus gaining precious time for the evacuation taking

1 PWRR TELIC 4 was the tour that changed ops for the British Army imo. Falling somewhere between NI & war fighting it set the template for a decade in Iraq/Afghan. Looking forward to a discussion with former CO Matt Maer about the Bn experience of that summer in 2004. 👇 1/2

Ukrainian fiber optic FPVs are steadily ramping up in numbers, and are wreaking havoc on Russian vehicles. The Russians try to hide them in buildings, but the fiber drones exploit their freedom from radio line-of-sight constraints to go inside and find them.

1/2 🇨🇳PLA Air Defense unit training in a simulated urban environment with their HQ-16 SAM & HQ-6A system (the HQ-64 missile launcher & the LD-2000 (based on the Type 730) CWIS are clearly visible here) protecting infrastructure

Currently working on a podcast episode re Northern Ireland training for Op BANNER. Many ex mil will have patrolled the most violent village in England as part of NITAT training. #OpBanner #BritishArmy

The California National Guard is one of the top urban warfare specialty units in the world. They have been federalized in response to urban mayhem - on home turf. #LosAngeles #riots Governor Gavin Newsom

I'm getting my gun geek on this afternoon with this recent gem by Jonathan Ferguson. Back to a time when infantry firepower was taken seriously. 🤓

Great examples of how to adapt available range space to meet urban lethality requirements. Think differently and encourage the innovative use of existing facilities!!

An ATGM hit a gap in the wall, where, as stated in the video, there was a machine-gun point. March 2022, Ukraine.

Russian misses point blank RPG shot on a Ukrainian tank which then destroys house. 🗃️Old footage

3D printed models used to educate troops on the quantity and type of enemy ‘heavy metal’ heading towards their urban defensive positions. One MR Bn of four in the Regt, four of which sit within the enemy’s Division. Close combat anti armour capability CRITICAL to success.

Final planning and briefings ahead of Red’s expected assault onto Blue’s urban defence. The power of wargaming to educate and train, in this case courtesy of satellite photos, 3D printers and Brillo cleaning cloths!!!

The execute following detailed planning begins. Combined arms, asymmetric peer threat, HN primacy, population control and Joint and Combined operations all captured on two screens and a map table. Excellence, stripped back and simplified.

The 🇷🇺 Divisional Arty has saturated the axis with a thermite barrage, suppressing the blue screen & the 🇷🇺Vanguard pushes towards the town. Observing 🇬🇧 Ex URBAN DRAGON delivered to the Household Cavalry Regiment BG by the URBCEN.

Cool video showing armour and anti-armour teams operating in urban terrain for Cold War rear-area security ops.

International engagement at URBCEN, this time with Australia Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) attending our latest wargame and contributing to the debate and the learning experience for all participants.

The 🇬🇧 urban facility at Copehill Down was built as a German Village to practise Combat Teams with MILAN executing a Pinball/Goodwood (hold & engage bypassing AFV) defence against Soviet armour. Since I last visited 30+ years ago, it morphed to GWOT but is now headed back to P2P.

Others including John Spencer & Stuart Lyle 🇬🇧 have praised the 🇬🇧 use of rubble, but today I saw an innovative product: rubber 'Lego bricks' that are used to assemble very durable furniture to provide realistic interiors. The best bit? The blocks can be piled as 'low hazard' rubble.