"We look at the battle space in real time," Colonel Knapp said.

There is also less "playable" battle space on maps due to an increase in decorative terrain.

Also in the programme, an interview with the author of a book which claims that our cities are now rapidly becoming battle spaces.

The effect on the battle space is immediate, high-impact and decisive.

The Iraqi army and police now control about 40 percent of the "battle space" in Iraq, American officials say.

"It's a far more expanded battle space than in some time, maybe in 60 years, when we were in a world war."

Every member of the military would have "a picture of the battle space, a God's-eye view," he said.

"Look at the battle space they had," he said.

Once on the ground they prepared the battle space for the subsequent arrival of US military forces.

If a player lands on a battle space, a battle mini game begins.