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Battles of the Korean War Virtual Staff Rides

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Aerial View

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Chipyong-ni perimeter

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Village of Chipyong-ni

The Korean War staff rides examine the 2nd Infantry Division’s fight at Chipyong-ni at multiple levels of command. The Combat Action Korea (the Lost Patrol) is a 3-hour staff ride that examines a platoon reconnaissance mission and the follow-on relief effort of a company to rescue the isolated platoon (27-30 Jan 1951). The Battle of Chipyong-ni is a 4 to 6 hour staff ride that studies the attack of multiple divisions of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) against the 23d Regimental Combat Team’s perimeter at Chipyong-ni (27 Jan – 15 Feb 1951).

Each version of the Korean War VSR is fully exportable to any organization that has access to the Army-licensed gaming software, Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3). Each exportable package includes full instructor support materials, student readings, and instructions on how to use everything. Please see below.

Notes and Visual Aids

Battles of the Korean War VSR Introduction

Korean War VSRs Introduction

This file provides an overview of the virtual staff ride, what products comprise the virtual staff ride, how to download the products, and how they are used to conduct a virtual staff ride (VSR). The Exportable VSR contains all the elements of a ‘ground’ staff ride, but with the terrain being presented with a computer in a classroom environment.

Download the VSR Introduction

Combat Action Korea

Combat Action Korea

“The Lost Patrol” Platoon/Company VSR

 

Download the Fact Sheet

 

Download the Readings

 

Download the Instructor Notes

 

Download the Visual Aids

The Battle of Chipyong-ni

The Battle of Chipyong-ni

Battalion/Brigade VSR

 

Download the Fact Sheet

 

Download the Readings

 

Download the Instructor Notes

 

Download the Visual Aids

Korean War Virtual Terrain Instructions

Virtual Terrain Download Instructions

The Korean War VSR runs off the Army’s games-for-training platform, Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3). Only a government employee on a CAC enabled computer can download the program. New VBS3 users must request authorization to download the program through Milgaming. New download authorizations may not be available due to contract restrictions with the software manufacturer. Use this link to access the Army’s Milgaming site to download VBS3. After downloading VBS3, the user must download the terrain and model files and then upload them into VBS3. Detailed instructions on how to complete this process are found on the virtual terrain download pages for each VSR. For technical questions or issues relating to VBS3, contact customer support at Bohemia Interactive Simulations at (866) 755-5127.