Eli5: Why is Urban warfare feared as the most difficult form of warfare for a military to conduct?

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Eli5: Why is Urban warfare feared as the most difficult form of warfare for a military to conduct?

In: 1719

Answer 1

Urban warfare is the most highly dynamic and dangerous situation to find yourself. They are filled with fatal funnels, vertical danger, dead space literally everywhere and almost no ideal way to move. Room Clearing is a slow and terrifying process because the room you are going through has very limited entrances and your team is about to go through one into a room filled with who knows what and who. In short -its unpredictable and almost impossible to cover every possible ambush point simultaneously.