Trapped by the Covid-19 pandemic, the US military used online games to teach skills to soldiers

At the time of isolation, many American soldiers could only play games to improve their tactical and tactical skills when they could not participate in practical training with tanks or other weapons.

Many soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, USA are taking advantage of a crowded online game to learn how to use tanks and practice combat skills.

Specifically, the tank armored soldiers of Division D, Squadron 6, Regiment 9, Brigade 3, Division 1 are training soldiers to play some games to improve vehicle control skills and transport skills. The actual process.

One of the titles can be mentioned as War Thunder. This is a cross-platform online game inspired by the Second World War by Gaijin Entertainment.

In it, players will have to command tanks, infantry and even aircraft in a virtual battle location. Soldiers will have to use a free communications program to support each other in combat.

Currently, tank drivers are not able to train on real tanks because of the social isolation order. Therefore, video games are becoming a lifeline for US soldiers to continue to improve their fighting skills.

After these online training courses, soldiers will be assessed and shared their lesson experiences and how to improve the shortcomings.

Outside of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US military has so far recorded about 4.9 thousand cases of Covid-19 infection and two have died.

The disease spread in the army is very dangerous because it can prevent the military units from deploying combat forces. As a result, many units in the US military had to cut back on troops and adjust training plans to protect their forces.

Refer to PopularMechanics