combat simulation
Mock warfare exercise
Combat simulation is a training exercise or game that mimics warfare without actual violence.
Military forces use combat simulations to practice tactics and test equipment: The platoon ran through a combat simulation before deployment.
Video games and tabletop wargames offer civilian versions, letting players engage in virtual battles.
The term covers everything from high-tech military exercises with live ammunition and actors to computer programs modeling strategic scenarios.
- first-person shootersGun games, your perspective
- heads-up displayTransparent screen showing data
- battle royaleMulti-combatant elimination contest
- tactical drillsRehearsed operational procedures
- live-fire exercisesDrills with actual ammunition
after-action review · strategic maneuvers · role-playing games · fog of war · military training · boot camp · virtual environments · survival games · capture the flag · paintball · airsoft · laser tag · esports · wargaming · wargaming
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- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, drills, drilling, sparring
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- military trainingfield manual, drill instructor, training manual, drilling, drill weekend
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
combat simulationcombat operations
Active military engagement
active combat · hot war · military action · armed conflict · shooting war
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