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KenDckey -> RE: Friendly fire in Afghanistan kills 1 Canadian, wounds more than 30 (9/6/2006 4:33:25 AM)
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When I was in Berlin (early 70's), we used regular radio checks to play play war games. 2 hrs a week for weeks. The players were usually sargeants and below.
When I was at Fort Hood TX in the late 70's we played games on the base sandtable. We picked teams, established recognizable armies and fought our battles. We had umpires, variables, logistics trains, everything found on the battlefield. These games were played by volunteers on weekends when the facility wasn't being used for military purposes. It allowed soldiers of all ranks (not just the officers) to gain insight into what it takes to win a battle.
Then in the 80's we played using computers on an even broader base - someties worldwide. these were sanctioned games.
The point I am making is that the military has been gaming since long before the typical use of computer games that we think of today. We had players doing things like grave registrations, running depots - all the aspects of logistics. We also had players commanding units setting strategy and tactics. Some of these games were multi-national (I have played them with Canadian, British and French soldiers). When I was in Berlin, we even tried to get some of the Russian soldiers to play with us (they were our friends because Berlin was in occupied Germany and didn't recognize NATO - it was all politics). Unfortunately the Russians wouldn't play but it would have made the games much more interesting.
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