Wargames (Page 5)

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Tactical Decision Games (TDGs, also known as Sandbox Exercises, Tactical Vignettes and a myriad of other names) are an important part of professional military education. Military professionals at all levels have to constantly practice decision making in tactical situations in order to sharpen their judgment and also widen their horizon. USMC Major John F. Schmitt writes in his paper How We Decide on the importance of TDGs as leader development tools and explores the reasons why they are an important part of professional military education. Gen. (ret.) James Mattis, former Commandant of the USMC and Secretary of Defense, has often stated how a study ofRead More →

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As I have written before I am a big fan of the PC game Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations (CMANO). One of the scenarios CMANO comes with is a hypothetical war between the US and China in the South China Sea, The Lost Province, where China tries to regain Taiwan. China’s limited objective is to regain Taiwan, whereas the US wants to prevent exactly that from happening. YouTube Channel Stoic Frog Gaming has done a very interesting playthrough video of the scenario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4dJWV4zXPY&list=PL2NGeE0l2kcqSLM_CmV_8tDHZ2n2Guefe Some Lessons Learned: It looks like the lessons from the Millenium Challenge 2002 were confirmed once again. But has the Western world reallyRead More →

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The Peloponnesian War is one of those ancient conflicts that draws the attention of many individuals. It was a series skirmishes of and battles, lasting over a period of 30 years, that became the Peloponnesian War. It was a struggle between the city-states of Athens and Sparta of Ancient Greece. Greek history and culture had a significant impact on the Western world and played an important role in the forming of Western thought. However, the Peloponnesian War itself did not have an impact that went much beyond the borders of Greece. It itself didn’t have any impact on the world at that time. It wasRead More →