Getting to Grips with Urban Warfare
From crawling through drainpipes to house-to-house fighting, soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been practising the skills needed to operate in urban areas.
The soldiers from C (Northamptonshire) Company have been on Exercise Poachers Cyclone in the specially designed training village at Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain.
The training included a challenging urban assault course with alleyways, high level walkways and external access points which saw their decision-making abilities tested as they continually evaluated the changing risks.
Whilst the Riflemen from C Company found themselves storming buildings, D Company was conducting Support Weapon Cadres to select and train a new generation of soldiers. They will join the Anti-Tank, Mortars and Machine Gun platoons needed to support the Battalion.
Each of the platoons employs an array of specialist weapons, including the Javelin anti-tank missile, Grenade Machine Gun, Heavy Machine Gun, the General Purpose Machine Gun and mortars.
The infantry is one of the foundations of the British Army. From combat to peacekeeping operations it is versatile, mobile, and fast moving. The infantry is always at the heart of the action.
The training for the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment comes ahead of its deployment on Exercise Wessex Storm. The exercise is an annual validation exercise designed to prepare the soldiers for future operations and to test the skills needed to live and fight for extended periods of time.
