A Study of Simulation Effectiveness in Modeling Heavy Combined Arms Combat in Urban Environments

Abstract

During the Cold War, combined arms heavy force tactics dictated that forces should avoid urban areas when possible. However, since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, heavy forces have fought in every urban area in Iraq. The United States Army has clearly rediscovered combined arms heavy force tactics, but there currently exists no validated and effective live, virtual, or constructive training simulation to adequately prepare U.S. Army forces to deal with insurgents in urban terrain. This study examined selected simulations currently in use for training and analysis, compared them against urban warfare requirements derived from key historical battles, and recommended requirements for future simulations that will better prepare the nation's soldiers for the urban battlefield of today and tomorrow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470679

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Jacquet

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Simulations
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Reliability
  • Social Sciences
  • Training Devices
  • Video Games
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation