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MSc. Student in Defensive Management, AJA Command and Staff University, Tehran, Iran
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MSc. Student in Defensive Management, AJA Command and Staff University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
War game is a method and a tool that enables commanders and managers to make optimal decisions. The role of playing war in different fields (military, economic, political, social and cultural, etc.) is to choose the best internal solutions against threats, or in other words, to make a good decision. The war game is a process with specific rules and steps that tries to visualize the flow of the mission of the internal forces and takes into account the capabilities, strengths and weaknesses and possible solutions of the internal force and the opponent or enemy in the form of action, reaction and counteraction. The war game is the most valuable stage of analysis and analysis of the solution in operational estimation. The wargaming process tests a strategy or modifies an established strategy. The aim and findings of this article is to present a process model of the war game in command and control and to create a standard method for unanimity in doing this. Undoubtedly, decision-making and planning, which are considered critical steps in command and control, will be effective and desirable when they use the war game method. The research method in this article was library and documentary study and using reliable scientific sources, the experiences of experts in this field through in-depth interviews.
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Zarghami Ghorijan, A., & Heidari, B. (2021). The effect and role of the war game model in command and control in the military fields of the country. Iranian Journal of Wargaming, 4(8), 33-50.
MLA
Abbas Zarghami Ghorijan; Behrooz Heidari. "The effect and role of the war game model in command and control in the military fields of the country". Iranian Journal of Wargaming, 4, 8, 2021, 33-50.
HARVARD
Zarghami Ghorijan, A., Heidari, B. (2021). 'The effect and role of the war game model in command and control in the military fields of the country', Iranian Journal of Wargaming, 4(8), pp. 33-50.
VANCOUVER
Zarghami Ghorijan, A., Heidari, B. The effect and role of the war game model in command and control in the military fields of the country. Iranian Journal of Wargaming, 2021; 4(8): 33-50.
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