On cognitive load and variability as forms of adpatation
Article about urban warfare, tactics, angles.
"Always be aware of your target's foreground and background" - you've probably heard this phrase during a range safety briefing. But is such a level of awareness truly achievable in extreme conditions, like those depicted in the video?
Firsr and foremost: Urban operations is a broad concept by itself. here is a simplified way to understand what we are looking at:
Two important terms derived of Urban warfare: urban area and urban environment.The first is a subset of the second.
An urban area is a topographical complex where man-made construction or high population density is the dominant feature. Focusing on urban areas means concentrating on the physical aspects of the area and their effects on tactics, techniques, and procedures.
The urban environment includes the physical aspects of the urban area as well as the complex and dynamic interaction and relationships between its key components-the terrain (natural and man-made), the population, and the supporting infrastructure-as an overlapping and interdependent system of systems.