Eli5: Why is Urban warfare feared as the most difficult form of warfare for a military to conduct?
In: 1719
You’re extremely limited in options for advance and defense. Civilians are everywhere. The enemy can be anywhere. Taking tanks into cities is a very bad idea. The entire purpose of taking a city is to gain access to its resources. If you don’t want its resources, it’s easier to just take out the supply lines to and from the city. If you attack the city, you risk damaging your access to resources. Then there’s the insurgency to fight while holding the city.
Which is why the US spends so much on foreign aid. The civilians are more likely to be on your side if you have a history of feeding them.
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