Command and Control Training in the Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator

Abstract

The Army Training Battle Simulation System (ARTBASS) is now being developed to succeed the Combined Arms Tactical Training Simulator (CATTS) as the Army's most advanced command group training system. The present reserch assessed the effects on command group performance of the CATTS/ARTBASS technology supplemented by an Army Research Institute-developed diagnostic and feedback package. Measures of performance included information flow during planning and execution, simulation battlefied outcomes, and ratings of critical tasks. All performance measures increased significantly from the first (pretest) to the fourth (post-test) exercise day. In a previous experiment using CATTS without added feedback, there was less improvement in performance. It was concluded that CATTS/ARTBASS training is effective when it includes detailed diagnostic feedback.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142742

Entities

People

  • Gary S. Thomas
  • Herbert F. Barber
  • Ira T. Kaplan

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Data Analysis
  • Fire Support
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Tactical Training
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control