From the rule booklet.Desert Victory is a realistic simulation of modern tactical combat that puts you in the role of the commander of a US battalion task force or an Iraqi brigade. Desert Victory simulates combat in a playable, realistic manner. Units in Desert Victory represent platoons and sections. Losses are expressed in individual vehicles and fire teams or squads. The scale of the map is 250 meters to a square. Game turns represent ten minutes of actual time. - BoardGameGeek