Wargaming

“Now the great secret of its power lies in the existence of the enemy, a live, vigorous enemy in the next room waiting feverishly to take advantage of any of our mistakes, ever ready to puncture any visionary scheme, to haul us down to earth.”

Captain William McCarty Little, US Navy, 1912

At ArmsOA we draw on decades of wargaming experience within the Australian Department of Defence, international wargames and wargames supporting other Australian government agencies to create an analytic environment tailored to your needs.

Distinct from modelling, wargaming allows the exploration of force application (concepts) and force struture (performance) concerns. It is often the starting point in any analytic campaign that seeks to qualitatively define areas of concern for subsequent analysis.

Our experienced wargaming team at ArmsOA can aid in the design, build, execution and reporting of analytic wargames, where every element is tailored to facilitate a better understanding of the topic under analysis. Members of this team have been trusted by the Australian Department of Defence, United States Department of War (supporting both Major Command and Combatant Command Title 10 wargames), and the New Zealand Defence Force to deliver world class Kriegsspiel-, plenary- and matrix-style wargames.