Integrate Threat Capabilities into Mission Planning Reviews
COA Analysis: Wargaming and COA Comparison
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&pageText=The S3 process for wargaming and
comparing friendly courses of action is:& &bulletText1=Wargame each COA on paper.& &bulletText1sub1=Incorporate S2 findings.& &bulletText1sub2=Envision friendly and threat commander actions and reactions.& &bulletText2=Create a situation template.& &bulletText3=Create an events template.& &bulletText4=Create an events matrix.& &bulletText5=Create a decision support template (DST).& &bulletText6=Identify the friendly command's most likely course of action.& &bulletText7=Identify the friendly command's most dangerous course of action.& &label1=Battalion commander then:& &bulletText8=Chooses a course of action.& &bulletText9=Incorporates COA into mission planning.& &bulletText10=Approves the battalion operations order.&