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Ignis Scientia ([personal profile] chef_chocobro) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2024-03-21 05:06 am
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Battle Tactics and Strategy; Thursday, Fourth Period [03/21],

Class that week was held again in a boring old classroom, because, quite frankly, the logistics of setting up elaborate sims when you couldn't even see how they turned out was a little bit exhausting and Ignis, personally, found these sort of mental theater of the mind exercises personally more enriching, anyway.

And so he was at the front of the classroom, leaning on the desk with his arms folded in front of him as the class come in, and, when the little alarm on phone chimed to let him know the top of the period, he began without much preamble or waiting to ensure everyone was present, especially not this late in the semester.

"So far in this class," he said, "we've gone over various aspects of warfare, everything from typical units and how they function, to various methods of combat, both physical as well as intellectual. Today's class will involve two aspects: one, for you to consider what we've covered thus far and see if you feel there are any inherent gaps in knowledge or approaches that have not been covered yet, and two, to consider a few scenarios and use the knowledge you've obtained so far to discuss with the class as a whole what strategies are best applied to those scenarios. I'd also like to encourage you all to submit your own scenarios, should you think of them, to add a little more challenge and perspective.

"Just that." He nodded. "Our last classes were a bit more directly engaging, but having the time to analyze and consider a situation with like-minded individuals is quite often a rare luxury in a war, and getting the chance to take advantage of it now is one that should not be ignored. And so, if anyone has any thoughts on combat or strategy we've not explored to the extent as you would like, we'll start with that, and then we'll get into a few scenarios."