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DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLEA DIGITAL VERSION of this CALL publication is AVAILABLE to view or download from the CALL website: of this publication is welcomed and highly to Master wargaming :Commander and Staff Guide to Improving Course of Action AnalysisFOLLOW CALL ON SOCIAL TO MASTER WARGAMINGHow to Master wargaming : Commander and Staff Guide to Improving Course of Action AnalysisTable of ContentsIntroduction1Visualization7Seein g Ourselves, the Enemy, and the Terrain8Historical Vignettes9Tools to Increase Proficiency in Visualization and Improve Course of Action Analysis17Conducting a Commercial Wargame19Choosing the Right Wargame24Wargame Mediums25Thoughts on Course of Action Analysis: Action, Reaction, Counteraction, and Adjudication29Course of Action Analysis Methods33Conduct of the Wargame (Action-Reaction-Counteraction)37Wargame rules and Methods38Adjudication40Correlation of Forces and Means42Analog Correlation of Forces and Means and Step Losses44Conducting Action-Reaction-Counteraction Cycles47Wargame Vignette50Thoughts on Training the Staff59Example of a

“Wargaming is a disciplined process, with rules and steps that attempt to visualize the flow of the operation, given the force’s strengths and dispositions, threats, capabilities, and possible COAs, impact and requirements of civilians in the area of operations (AO), and other aspects of the situation.” Field Manual (FM) 6-0

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