Future Force Company Commander (F2C2) - Free PC Game Brought to you by the US Army...

SAIC Produces Future Force Company Commander (F2C2)

"(MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has created a videogame, Future Force Company Commander (F2C2), designed for the personal computer by the company's Tactical Systems and Solutions Business Unit. The F2C2 videogame was produced to help demonstrate the networked battle command that the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is developing for the U.S. Army.

F2C2 is a real-time tactical strategy game that allows the player to learn about the Army's FCS program by assuming command of a Mounted Company Team in the year 2015. Through game play, F2C2 showcases how FCS can provide the 21st century soldier unprecedented situational awareness, and the ability to see first, understand first, act first and finish decisively.

"SAIC's F2C2 videogame demonstrates the FCS network-centric architecture that is being designed to seamlessly link advanced communications and networking systems with soldiers, platforms, weapons, and sensors," said John Gully, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Tactical Systems and Solutions Business Unit.

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Game homepage, http://www.saic.com/products/simulation/f2c2/ & http://www.army.mil/fcs/f2c2/

I'm not sure how I feel about these US Army games... On one hand I like free, but on the other they are NOT free as my taxes are paying for them.

I think I'd rather the money go toward actually buying the FCS (or training and equipping our troops, etc). Maybe if the game had in-game ads that went toward paying for the FCS... (LMAO. Now that would be weird... an ad supported Army? Companies endorsing Army Units? [82nd Airborne, brought to you by Tide... ] Ad decals on tanks? I think that might be pushing the free market society a little too far [Ya think? LOL]. But that does sound like a possible game/book idea...)

As a geek and developer, I think this is pretty darn cool. As a taxpayer, I'm not so sure.

sigh...

Still I'm downloading it (674 MB) anyway...  ;)

(via Richard Taylor's Blog - The Future Combat Systems Videogame for the PC)