Flashbangs aren't as common as they could be because we like to play with them. We generally carry more frags and 40mm.

Intel and recon are what tells us who is where. It's pretty good usually, but you treat every entry hostile. Where I was yesterday at 1900 isn't the same spot I'm at today at 1900. There's organization among the chaos, but it's full on until until we get the all clear.

There is a time and place for stealth. There is a time and place for explosions and attention. It depends on the specific target and operation. In a place like Fallujah, stealth isn't really going to do much for the entry teams. It may start stealthy on a large operation, but it doesn't last 2 minutes. Something like this, they see it coming down the road.

I don't know the question of the last one, but yeah. Some of them are very skilled at urban warfare. Others will blindly try to shoot you through a wall. Fatigue is a factor. Many of them weren't nourished and rested as well as the CF. Many of them didn't believe in their cause and were there because they had to. Others were excited at the chance to blow themselves up taking on last infed. So, your opposition is always a grab bag. It's all 100% until the end.

For more specific take downs, you'll usually be up against a better trained adversary than when clearing mahallas. RF, SF, OGA, etc are can also be involved if the target is of high enough importance, both on clearing a neighborhood and specific targets.