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The dangers of treating military simulation as gospel are illustrated in an anecdote circulated at the end of the Vietnam War, which was intensively gamed between 1964 and 1969 (with even President Lyndon Johnson being photographed standing over a wargaming sand table at the time of Khe Sanh) in a series of simulations codenamed Sigma. [44]
Combat flight simulators are vehicle simulation games, amateur flight simulation computer programs used to simulate military aircraft and their operations. These are distinct from dedicated flight simulators used for professional pilot and military flight training which consist of realistic physical recreations of the actual aircraft cockpit, often with a full-motion platform.
The War College is a computer wargame that simulates four battles from different historical periods: the Battle of Pharsalus, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Austerlitz and Battle of Tannenberg. [2] The game eschews the traditional hex map format in favor of free unit movement based on algorithmic data.
Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 - Battle Pack I Scenario Add-on Disk (1999) The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (2000) (Collection of 1st 2 TOAW full games & expansions) The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 - Elite★Edition (2000) (Compilation of 1st full TOAW game & expansion)
The Universal Military Simulator is a computer wargame which allows players to construct armies and battlefields, using three-dimensional terrain to place features such as towns and hills. Players can reenact historical battles including Hastings , Gettysburg , Waterloo , Arbela , and Marston Moor .
[1] [2] The game includes an air combat flight simulator as well as a simulator for tanks and other ground vehicles and inspired a fan cult and conventions, and a book titled WarBirds: The Story So Far. [3] Following 1999's WarBirds II, WarBirds III was released for Mac and PC in 2002.
Arms Race is a two-player game in which the USA and USSR wage war from 1950 to 2001. [1] Players have the choice of using conventional or nuclear weapons, as well as land, sea and air forces. Players can spend money on guerilla forces, political subversion, spies, transportation systems, or economic aid to neutral countries being fought over. [ 2 ]
The gameplay is a simulation of a global nuclear war, with the game's screen reminiscent of the "big boards" that visually represented thermonuclear war in films such as Dr. Strangelove, Fail-Safe, and especially WarGames. The game has been available by download since September 29, 2006 through Introversion's web store and Steam.