British army trains with half-life

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">well it seems that now everybody likes using video games to train troops. is it just me or would it really just make them weaker? how does this work exactly?<span id='postcolor'>

Game engines might be used to design "sandtable" decision-making exercises, but they'll never replace actual live fire training out in the field.  

I can't speak for the other services (where ya at, USSoldier11B?), but in the USMC we use an indoor weapon simulator called the ISMT (Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer).  We can simulate various weapons, and run interactive scenarios such as shoot/no shoot.  Simulators can help sharpen basic skills, but there's no substitute for the real thing.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">why would it be any different to use these airsoft guns than paint balls other than what somebody said that airsoft hurts a lot less than what a paintball would? why make some expensive suit that send some electronic single to tell ware you got hit when paint balls can clearly tell ware you are hit perfectly?<span id='postcolor'>

With MILES you're using the actual weapons you'd use in combat.  Limited paintball range is another factor.  In CQB and MOUT training (where long-range shooting is rare), we use simunition.  Again, the advantage is that we're training with the weapons we'd actually be using.  Simunition stings a bit, but that's a form of negative reinforcement -- it'll teach you never to turn your back on or pass a danger area without clearing it.  

Semper Fi

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MILESII-for open ground battles and Paintball (painball ) for CQB. whats good in P-ball is that you'll NEVER forget the lesson!

computer simulations are good for large formation EX. were individuals arent so important.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (scout @ June 22 2002,12:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Paintball (painball   )<span id='postcolor'>

No, no, "painball" is something completely different. It is a version of shuffle puck that is played on a pool table with billiard balls. Try playing that for more then five minutes and you'll see why it is called "painball"

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Who's this:

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SpaceAlex @ June 22 2002,15:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Who's this:

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Hmm i wonder why its written placebo...

And i like your sig Renegade

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ June 22 2002,19:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SpaceAlex @ June 22 2002,15:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Who's this:

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Hmm i wonder why its written placebo...  

And i like your sig Renegade  <span id='postcolor'>

i didnt notice it till u pointed it out there

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SpaceAlex @ June 22 2002,14:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Who's this:

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It's the cover of Placebo-Placebo, ie Placebo's debut self titled album