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

Question

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 basically the worse aspects of fighting inside canyon but made infinitely worse.

you get worse sightlines,

you cant assault directly without exposing yourself

you cannot efficiency screen for your armored divisions.

to make it evne worse, urban setting means you may have civillians or worse miltias taking up arms. and htis is assuming that shelling the area is not an option(as the existence of civillian targets make htis action a warcrime at best)

Urban warfrare is a nightmare for any general.