US Marines to use Operation Flashpoint in training
The men with guns love the boys with code!
UK-based Codemasters has penned a deal with the American military that will see the US Marines Corps use Operation Flashpoint as a training aid, in the latest synergy to be discovered between the gaming community and the world’s armed forces.
The US will use a specially modified cut-down version of the game based on Operation Flashpoint’s VBS1 technology, or Virtual Battlefield System. Training will begin this month for the US Marines, with several other military wings looking to use versions of the code.
The US will use a specially modified cut-down version of the game based on Operation Flashpoint’s VBS1 technology, or Virtual Battlefield System. Training will begin this month for the US Marines, with several other military wings looking to use versions of the code.