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

You are concentrated into tight spaces like hallways and streets, with limited cover and no camouflage, surrounded by an infinite amount of positions the enemy could be holding, corners, windows, doorways, cars, rooftops etc. its basically just tactical hell. in every corner of every room of every building on every street could be an enemy who has a keyhole sightline on you. there is no possible way to not potentially have your back to the enemy.