text: Chapter 4
  planning. Additionally, rooftops complement this 15 percent since many can take the weight of aircraft
  or the impact of men and equipment jumping on to them.
  Sources of Information
  4-243. Cities offer a wealth of useful information. This information is found in a variety of sources.
  • Large-scale city maps.
  • Diagrams of underground sewer, utility, transport, and other systems.
  • Publicly available information about key public buildings.
  • Rosters of key personnel.
  • US government studies and data bases that detail—
  — Size and density of the population.
  — Police and security capabilities.
  — Civil defense and air-raid shelters.
  — Fire-fighting capabilities.
  — Utility systems.
  — Medical facilities.
  — Mass-communication facilities.
  Equipment
  4-244. Some of the items a Soldier might consider carrying into an urban environment include—
  • Camera.
  • Communications equipment with various antennas.
  • Spotting scope with stand.
  • Binoculars.
  • Dark cloth.
  • Tape.
  • Glass cutter.
  • Complete cleaning kit.
  • Multipurpose knife.
  • Suppressed pistol.
  • Notebook.
  • Pencils.
  • Tape recorder.
  • Sleeping pad.
  • Wasp and hornet spray.
  • Bungee cord(s).
  • Small saw.
  • Crowbar.