Simulation in Combined Arms Training: A Platoon-Level Battlefield Simulation

Abstract

This report describes the development and preliminary evaluation of a tank platoon-level battlefield simulation for training command and control skills in a classroom environment. Functional requirements for terrain, movement, detection/identification, engagement, indirect fire, communication, resource audits, postsimulation feedback, and the realization of these functional requirements are covered in detail. The system is described in terms of its hardware and operating characteristics. The results of pilot trails with lieutenants from the Armor Officer Basic Course and intact platoons (vehicle commanders only) from an operational tank battalion are described. The development of a Single Tank Tactical Exercise and the results of its use with students from the MOS 19K Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course (the M1 Abrams Tank Commander) are described. Keywords: Training simulators; Microcomputers; Battlefield simulation; Training devices; Armor training; Computer assisted instruction; Tanks(Combat vehicles).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182172

Entities

People

  • Donald M. Kristiansen

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coding
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Decoding
  • Detection
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Identification
  • Indirect Fire
  • Instructions
  • Line Of Sight
  • Military Education
  • Military Training
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

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