Steve Overton
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The Kontact Now (KN) game series is about the way people respond in combat. It's not about the exact stats for the weaponry they use but the ability of the men to use the weapons. Whether they will choose fight, flight, fumble or freeze. What are currently known as the "4 F's".
For those of you that are interested there is a very good book on this subject. "Brains and Bullets" by Leo Murray
This book encapsulates much of what you will find in KN. The average scenario in KN is 4 turns. Which is 'about' 20 minutes. A lot can happen in 20 minutes. Men can and will do some strange things. Both aggressively, defensively, and no motion at all.
I based KN on the OODA Loop. Which ends in action. Combat Psychology is moving forward with the idea that without leadership the chances of something happening is very slim. That actions are heavily determined by junior leadership on the battlefield. It shows that without leaders a combat force slowly stops doing much of anything, except defending itself, and depending on the actions of the group maybe not even that.
It's also how a very few men in an action determine the outcome. Which often happens in a KN battle. A few groups of men get the lions share of activations.
I'll go through some of the main points of the book, in the coming posts, and just how that translates to the series.
Good Hunting.
MR
For those of you that are interested there is a very good book on this subject. "Brains and Bullets" by Leo Murray
This book encapsulates much of what you will find in KN. The average scenario in KN is 4 turns. Which is 'about' 20 minutes. A lot can happen in 20 minutes. Men can and will do some strange things. Both aggressively, defensively, and no motion at all.
I based KN on the OODA Loop. Which ends in action. Combat Psychology is moving forward with the idea that without leadership the chances of something happening is very slim. That actions are heavily determined by junior leadership on the battlefield. It shows that without leaders a combat force slowly stops doing much of anything, except defending itself, and depending on the actions of the group maybe not even that.
It's also how a very few men in an action determine the outcome. Which often happens in a KN battle. A few groups of men get the lions share of activations.
I'll go through some of the main points of the book, in the coming posts, and just how that translates to the series.
Good Hunting.
MR
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