Urban Warfare/Quotes

"Some people think city fighting is all the same, but I can tell you that it isn't. In Vogen we had to fight the rebels in the streets, in buildings and in the gutters. We were ordered to clear strong points, to capture city blocks and hold buildings at all costs, and every mission was different. There were more ways to fight than there were planets in the Imperium and even more ways to die."

- Veteran Sergeant Hessel, 122nd Cadian Infantry, Warhammer 40,000

"In Diyala, on April 9, 2004, we're in full battle rattle. The high-intensity urban fighting we've practiced since basic training is now finally allowed to be unleashed on our enemy. There is no weak-stomached four-star general to hold back on our reins. We are again the First Infantry Division of Vietnam and the beaches of Normandy. We pour through compound gates, rifles shouldered, targets falling as we trigger our weapons. Mahdi militiamen sprint from corner to corner, but we are quick and accurate with our aim. We knock them right out of their shoes. Our Brads are rolling, unleashing volley after volley from their Bushmasters into the nearby buildings. Yet the militiamen refuse to give up the fight. Tracers from unseen enemy positions spiderweb overhead. They make us earn every house and every inch."

- SSG David Bellavia, House to House