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Artillery Operations __________________________________________________________________________________________ 10-19
Step 10: Prepare Course of Action
War Game Brief
Upon completion of the COA wargaming, the
staff briefs the commander on the advantages
and disadvantages of the COA and any
suggested modifications.
Once wargaming is complete and the staff briefs
the commander on the results, the staff then
takes, at a minimum, the wargamed COA and
graphics, list of critical events and decision
points, and information on the commander’s
evaluation criteria to be used in follow-on steps.
Course of Action Comparison and Decision
Once wargaming is complete, each of the war
gamed COAs are compared against each other to
Figure 10-14. Staff Contributions to Wargaming.
determine which COA will be chosen to execute.
The staff will use the COA graphics, critical
events and decision points, the commander’s
evaluation criteria, and other information, such as
staff estimates, to aid them in determining the
best course of action to choose. See figure 10-15
on page 10-20.
Course of Action Evaluation
During this phase, each COA is evaluated against
the commander’s evaluation criteria. Advantages
and disadvantages are discussed and recorded.
See figure 10-16 on page 10-20. This sample
matrix can assist the staff in making their recommendations
for a particular COA.
Course of Action Comparison
The staff ranks each COA with respect to advantages
and disadvantages in addition to evaluation