Tactical Engagement Simulation Training: A Method for Learning the Realities of Combat
Abstract
Training of combat arms units requires a different approach from conventional instructural system development (ISD) practices. From a systems perspective, unit performance may be more than the sum of individual performances. In battle, subunits interact, and unit and subunit behavior is contingent on the behavior of an intelligent adversary. Conditions that initiate complex combat behavior can rarely be specified in advance. The idea of 'emergent' rather than 'established' situations provides a framework for considering situationally determined unit behavior. The empirical approach called engagement simulation involves the detailed observation and recording of 'naturally occuring' tactical behavior in what military experts agree is a valid, if incomplete, representation of combat. The simulation procedures provide for data collection and analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA075606
Entities
People
- Angelo A. Severino
- C. Mazie Knerr
- Larry E. Word
- Robert T. Root
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences