Tabletop phase of Han Kuang drill to beginStaff writer, with CNAThe annual Han Kuang military exercises are to begin today with tabletop wargames to test defense strategies against possible Chinese invasion scenarios, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. Unlike previous editions, this year’s wargames would not feature computer simulations and would instead involve physical maps, the ministry said. The computerized format was dropped because physical maps allow generals to meet face-to-face to discuss strategy and brainstorm ides, a military source said. Ministry of National Defense official Major General Lin Wen-huang speaks at a ministerial news conference on April 27. This year’s edition would also incorporate lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to sharpen combat readiness against a Chinese invasion, the ministry has said.
