There was a novel, Le Carre IIRC, probably back in the late 60s, involved war games with two old codgers playing Red. I used some of their ploys in sim scenarios.
What always got me though was the virtually fixed scenarios for Red raids on the UK. Penetration through BALTAP, swing SW, ARM against radar stations. A Canadian assessment of a single thrust through CR, exploited and expanded, and enfilading NATO rear areas was discounted out of hand.
While there was something to be said for penetrating BALTAP I always had the feeling that it was to allow maximum play area for the fighters and maximum play time for the SOCs. What happened in GW2, a short fight against the air defences then everything else. Similarly GW1 was initially planned as air defence first and quickly escalated to both air campaigns at once.
In other words, novelists can create as good or better scenarios than the professionals.