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The ''Centre d’entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine'' () (CENZUB) is a purpose-built facility for training French armed forces in
* Technical and tactical skills acquisition module (''Module d'acquisition des savoir-faire techniques et tactiques'' - MASTTAC)
:A street with roofless houses. Instructors are able to observe trainees and to move ahead to adjust the environment during training sessions.
* Beauséjour
: The village of Beauséjour consists of 63 different houses, a variety of obstacles (barriers, barricades, rubble), different types of streets (wide, narrow, S-shaped or unobstructed). It consists in various modules:
:* the village itself
:* a slum area in which it is impossible to enter with vehicles
:* a caravan camp
:* a street made up from 20-foot standard container, to refresh skills
:* a hamlet intended to show various ways in which a building could be "hardened", ie, made more defensible (setting up sandbags on the floor, booby traps, etc).
* The ammunition depot
:* a former warehouse where trainees can test their skills in progressing as a unit.
* Thuillots
: An "old town" district located in the military camp, still partially occupied, especially by CENZUB's mechanical workshops. It simulates the outskirts of a village (woods, road, field, track) with several large buildings.
* Jeoffrecourt
: The village of Jeoffrecourt represents a town of 5000 inhabitants, with tall buildings, commercial areas. It will simultaneously engage all military resources, including infantry, armour, artillery, engineers and aircraft. It has a main objective of training and restitution.
* Urban firing complex (''Complexe de Tir en Zone UrBaine'' - CT ZUB)
: This range enables firing in an urban environment to add realism to the training.
* Opposing force (''FORce ADverse'' - FORAD)
: 105 personnel (including women) act as opposing forces or civilians for realism. They are structured as a mixed company with two infantry sections on VAB armoured personnel carriers or trucks, a tank platoon with
Centre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (in French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centre d'entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine Urban warfare Training establishments of the French Army Aisne
The ''Centre d’entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine'' () (CENZUB) is a purpose-built facility for training French armed forces in urban warfare
Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the operational and the tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban warfare include the presence of civilians and t ...
skills. It is located at Sissonne
Sissonne () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is about 20 km east of Laon, close to the source of the river Souche.
The community dates back to the 12th century with the first church built c.1107. ...
in north-eastern France. It is the largest training area of its type in Europe. There are two constructed districts - Beausejour and Jeoffrecourt.
British Army units have used the facility while learning French urban tactics and using French equipment. This part of a wider programme for Anglo-French military cooperation following the Defence and Security Co-operation Treaty signed by British Prime Minister David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...
and French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
in November 2010.
Facilities
CENZUB offers several varied urban training environments:
* Technical and tactical skills acquisition module (''Module d'acquisition des savoir-faire techniques et tactiques'' - MASTTAC)
:A street with roofless houses. Instructors are able to observe trainees and to move ahead to adjust the environment during training sessions.
* Beauséjour
: The village of Beauséjour consists of 63 different houses, a variety of obstacles (barriers, barricades, rubble), different types of streets (wide, narrow, S-shaped or unobstructed). It consists in various modules:
:* the village itself
:* a slum area in which it is impossible to enter with vehicles
:* a caravan camp
:* a street made up from 20-foot standard container, to refresh skills
:* a hamlet intended to show various ways in which a building could be "hardened", ie, made more defensible (setting up sandbags on the floor, booby traps, etc).
* The ammunition depot
:* a former warehouse where trainees can test their skills in progressing as a unit.
* Thuillots
: An "old town" district located in the military camp, still partially occupied, especially by CENZUB's mechanical workshops. It simulates the outskirts of a village (woods, road, field, track) with several large buildings.
* Jeoffrecourt
: The village of Jeoffrecourt represents a town of 5000 inhabitants, with tall buildings, commercial areas. It will simultaneously engage all military resources, including infantry, armour, artillery, engineers and aircraft. It has a main objective of training and restitution.
* Urban firing complex (''Complexe de Tir en Zone UrBaine'' - CT ZUB)
: This range enables firing in an urban environment to add realism to the training.
* Opposing force (''FORce ADverse'' - FORAD)
: 105 personnel (including women) act as opposing forces or civilians for realism. They are structured as a mixed company with two infantry sections on VAB armoured personnel carriers or trucks, a tank platoon with AMX-30
The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (AMX, then GIAT) and first delivered to the French Army in August 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st ''Régiment de Chars de Combat'' (T ...
tanks and an engineering section equipped with MPG and EBG. This unit is able to play the role of a regular combat unit, militia, or civilian refugees, depending on the scenario.
See also
* Stanford Battle AreaReferences
External links
Centre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (in French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centre d'entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine Urban warfare Training establishments of the French Army Aisne