So You Think the Army Can Avoid Fighting in Megacities
By John Amble & John Spencer
May 16, 2017
“The Army will never need to fight in a megacity.”
Over the past few months, MWI has published several articles exploring combat in megacities and examining the Army’s preparation for such an operating environment. The response these articles have produced has brought into the open a debate—ongoing and almost shockingly intense—not about whether the Army is prepared for the unique complexities of dense, urban terrain, but about whether there would ever be a reason for the Army to even consider entering a megacity. A not insignificant minority—including some very smart and experienced people—has voiced some variation of the opinion above in comments sections, on social media, and in direct conversation. Although these opinions are at odds with the views of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley—who has said that the explosive growth of megacities gives him “very high degrees of confidence” that the Army will be fighting in urban areas in the future—they are typically thoughtful and always well-meaning. But they are also wrong.
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