The Falklands Wargame

Abstract

The Falkland Wargame was conducted for the purposes of developing a maritime capability in the Contingency Force Analysis Wargame (CFAW) Model and comparing wargame results with history. During the conduct of wargame excursions, logistic constraint was used to increase realism and to provide an additional control mechanism in the wargame. Two excursions using the historical scenario and one additional free play excursion were conducted as part of the wargame effort. As a result of these wargames, a maritime capability was developed for the CFAW Model which consistent in detail with the rest of the model. Although casualty assessments did not statistically match historical results, they appeared to be reasonable, based on subjective military judgement. The CFAW Models offers flexibility and robustness, which when combined with gamer imagination and innovation, provides a powerful wargaming tool. The CFAW Model is capable of portraying joint operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175335

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Larson
  • Wayne Hughes Jr.

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Attrition
  • Casualties
  • Combat Areas
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Supply Depots
  • United States Military Academy
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design