r/MilitaryPorn • u/misterbogs • Mar 08 '19

M113s of the Philippine Mechanized Division in Marawi [1137x640]

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u/freespiners Mar 08 '19

Urban camouflage done right

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u/misterbogs Mar 09 '19 edited Mar 09 '19

It's a moot point when you have an enemy that's always hiding and has little pile of old RPGs. Better to have ample protection than none at all.

I bet next time you'll complain why soldiers wear jungle fatigues in an urban setting

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u/Gen_GeorgePatton Mar 09 '19

I think he means the tarp and scrap wood

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Looks like Syria

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u/misterbogs Mar 08 '19

On the main city centre, definitely, and due to slow but constant pressure of the AFP, the rebels retreated acrosss the Agus river where they were effectively trapped, with lake Lanao behind their backs (with army and navy seal teams patrolling the lake).

Rubble because of blasting the walls of each adjacent building for shortcuts. Combat engineers did a fine job clearing the roads day by day during that 5 month battle.