Rubble Is a Weapon: Why Prepared Urban Defenses Break Attacking Armies

Tactics | Urban defense turns rubble, buildings, and time into combat power when attackers cannot preserve tempo

DefenseHub · Saturday · Tactics · 2026-05-30

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Defense is the stronger form of war on open ground. Put it inside a city and the advantage compounds to the point where attackers routinely shatter against positions they expected to overrun in days. The history is consistent enough to treat as a rule, but the rule has conditions, and understanding them is the…