Taking Di@ne to the next level: battle planning has metamorphosed from arranging wooden figures on a castle floor to an in-depth, highly technical choreograph of command assets, possible hostile contacts, engagement scenarios and solutions.

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Battle planning

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Taking Di@ne to the next level: battle planning has metamorphosed from arranging wooden figures on a castle floor to an in-depth, highly technical choreograph of command assets, possible hostile contacts, engagement scenarios and solutions.

Piecing together a battle plan is an undertaking once reserved for commanders who sat high on a hill drinking a cognac and watching their strategy unfold. Today it is not only a task of a different colour, but now involves a party ripe with engineers, squad leaders and civilian consultants. The strategists, bullet-dodgers and 'bystanders' all have their part in the scenes that unfold in today's battlelab.

Today the true beginning of a battle plan begins by taking the equipment and technology on hand, and immersing them, with real hands-on operators, into combat scenarios, and developing solutions. During these technical forays problems inevitably arise in the communication, logistical, strategic or tactical arenas that raise red flags, signalling they require solutions...

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