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// Bonus Chapter 007: Notes on IAF Urban Warfare Doctrine 
// Story: Forward again, and again, and again. 
// by Zaravan 
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	Urban Warfare is often described as being brutal, confusing, and terrifying. It is no different for the IAF, who have engaged in such close quarter fighting on numerous occasions, usually upon assaulting a regional capital. IAF Doctrine calls for the use of large assault teams equipped with submachine guns and shotguns for the room-to-room, house-to-house fighting typical of Urban Warfare. These veteran infantry are usually supplemented by small squads wielding Molotovs and high capacity flamethrowers for clearing enemy hardpoints.

Some of the IAF's bloodiest battles have taken place while on the defensive in urban environments.   They know that it is very costly for an opposing force to attack cities and large towns, and it also renders the use of heavy tanks and such useless in the narrow streets. As well as lessening the effectiveness of enemy artillery.

When a city occupied by the IAF comes under siege, IAF Personnel usually do their best to herd the local population either out of the city towards allied territory, or into subways and bomb shelters to wait out the fight. Once the civilian population is either safely squared away or evacuated, IAF Personnel dig in, and dig in hard. IAF Infantry will fanatically fight to hold every inch of ground, Mortar crews will strain their muscles to the point of tearing to constantly feed their weapons, snipers will use the urban environment like a playground, sprinting and vaulting through the ruined cities and killing an enemy with every pull of the trigger. Even vehicle crews will dig their vehicles into pits and reinforce them with extra machineguns and sandbags, turning them into makeshift bunkers, and when their rides are turned to scrap, they will jump right into the fray with their personal sidearms.