Soldier charged with killing comrades in virtual battlefield

Army rifleman becomes first soldier to be punished under UK military law for offences in a virtual scenario

British army soldiers
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An Edinburgh soldier has been formally charged after going on a killing spree against his comrades in a virtual battlefield exercise.

According to the Mail on Sunday, the soldier was using a computer-based simulated battlefield in which he “shot dead one of his comrades and destroyed vehicles to kill several others”. The paper says his actions “amused fellow soldiers, but commanders accused him of lacking professionalism”.

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