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What is real and what is simulated in war games such as this? It apparently cost US$250m, so you'd think some of it would be real but for example were real mot
by mjs 14y ago
What is real and what is simulated in war games such as this? It apparently cost US$250m, so you'd think some of it would be real but for example were real motorcycle messengers used to transmit messages to real front-line troops? Were ships actually moved? Were cruise missiles actually fired?
- cadab 14y agoI'm guessing that alot of it was real, but stuff like cruise missile strikes would just be simulated due to the cost/risk.
- kevincennis 14y ago"Risk" is a funny way of putting it.
- adestefan 14y agoIt's mostly simulated. The cost is in the simulation plus the tons of people it takes to create and run a game of this massive scale.
- larrydag 14y agoSo basically its just a QuakeCon?
- nlh 14y agoGreat question. I've always been curious exactly how the mechanics of a "war game" work - the technical mechanics. How exactly is a cruise missile simulated, how do you determine whether a ship is sunk, etc. I wonder if the software systems the mil uses literally have a simulation mode? Anyone with details on this - some info would be hugely appreciated!