Originally Posted by
SASless
But no SpecOps involvement, Terrorist Attacks....Airborne Air Field seizures allowed by Opposing forces?
Just a very narrowly designed scenario that affords the Good Guys a chance to test their new kit and tactics in a controlled environment?
Are the Opposition allowed to wage war based upon known and suspected capabilities of potential enemies like the Russians, Chinese, and North Koreans or combinations of potential combinations of enemy forces where the "Bad Guys" might prevail no matter how the Friendlies operate?
I remember when Exercises were scripted and we found out how bad an idea that was....then there was far more ability for the "Bad Guys" to be....Bad Guys with freedom to be good at what they did and that model paid off handsomely.
As Red Flag morphs......is it regressing in seeking a desired outcome over being a genuine test of the gear and crews to determine weaknesses and failures?
Guessing that if folks scripted your exercises that way, they may well do that in Red Flag, that idea obviously not being new.
The idea of these hugely complex and expensive exercises is to get the maximum out of them rather than just ‘good results.’
Integrity is generally a given factor though it is acknowledged that some boondoggling does take place and has done...forever.