battle simulations
Staged combat exercises
Battle simulations are exercises or programs that model military combat for training, planning, or entertainment.
War games, computer simulations, and tabletop exercises all fall under this umbrella.
The military uses them to test strategy without real casualties: The Pentagon ran battle simulations of a Taiwan Strait conflict.
Video games offer civilian versions for entertainment.
- war gamesSimulated combat training
- combat trainingMilitary fighting instruction
- troop maneuversOrganized soldier exercises
- live fire exercisesTraining with actual ammunition
- tactical drillsRehearsed operational procedures
military exercises · sandbox mode · wargaming · tabletop gaming · miniatures · toy soldiers · strategy games · wargaming
- naval warfarebattleship, destroyer, naval combat, naval tactics, naval operations
- military exercisesmilitary drills, maneuvers, combat training, field training, field exercises
- strategy gameschess, strategy, checkers, go, Go
authenticity
battle simulationsactive combat
field operations · combat operations · theater of war · military engagement · armed conflict
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