Wargaming and "Collateral Damage"

Started by pierre the shy, 20 November 2017, 08:15:44 AM

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Dr Dave

Quote from: FierceKitty on 22 November 2017, 12:07:30 AM
And in all probability the enemy will remember this when he's in a position to return the favour.

Eh? I thought it was the allies who were "returning the favour"? I think it was found to be a useful training exercise for the officers. Militaries are placing more and more emphasis on the importance of wargaming as a tool to teach tactics when it can be difficult to assemble a battalion or similar all in one place - plus it's a lot cheaper.

As an historical point: at the height of the battle of the Atlantic the allies worked out what German uboat tactics were not by interrogation or code breaking - but by wargaming convoy attacks and determining what was the best course of action for a wolf pack. The crews of the merchant ships were civilians - although in a reserved occupation - and suffered the highest losses as a % of any of the services.