# Could hardcore military video games influence you on an actual battlefield if you had no prior training?

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**Created:** [September 19, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hardcore-military-video-games-influence-you-on-an-actual-battlefield-if-you-had-no-prior-training/950930 "2021-09-19T14:44:16Z")
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### Author: ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hardcore-military-video-games-influence-you-on-an-actual-battlefield-if-you-had-no-prior-training/950930/13 "2021-09-20T14:30:01Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> They probably wouldn’t help you with what to do. But they might help you not to panic, which has always been the biggest thing you get from military training.

This long ago [post from @Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-while-running/418279/10) seems apropos:

> What, you don’t get powerups and stimpacks in real combat? 😉 Nah, video games are nothing like combat. Except for Tetris. That’s exactly like being under fire.

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