TRAX 1 Tank Platoon Leader (1985): American Army Tactical Wargaming During the Cold War (History of Wargaming Project: Professional Wargaming) Paperback – January 6, 2025

TRAX I was a wargame developed by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences in the mid-1980s. It was designed to support the training of tank platoon leaders. The game modified the Dunn-Kempf terrain board and components to create a simplified, faster-paced training tool.The game was set at platoon level, with models to represent individual tanks and sections. Any modern wargamer familiar with the work of WRG would have recognised a TRAX 1 game in progress.TRAX I focused on low-cost methods of leader tactical training and aims. The game was a ‘multiplayer’ solo game with the players representing American forces against an umpire controlled Warsaw Pact enemy. It was targeted at maximising training and included four exercises with detailed lesson plans.This book includes extensive notes about the game design and are still of relevance to any developer working on developing their own tactical wargame.This book is published by the History of Wargaming Project as part of ongoing efforts to document the development of professional wargaming. Read more