Quote Originally Posted by Tc2642
Just a thought but does the US army use Flashpoint as a tool for battlefield tactics?
I'm not sure...but for the training to be effective I would think that certain of the scripted methods or "school solutions" would need to be thrown out the proverbial window. Small Wars are anything but scripted, and exposure to the differences found in them are essential, and at all ranks. As has been pointed out before, SW are often (if not always) more political than military. Tactics are necessary, but they need to be wedded to good IO/Psyops methods and a parallel (in many cases) political structure.

Computers offer an outstanding platform for this type of training, if it's run correctly and allowed to take its "natural" course.