TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – An unprecedented 14 days and 13 nights of tabletop computer simulations started Saturday as part of the Han Kuang 41 drills.

The unscripted live-fire part of Taiwan’s largest annual military drills has been scheduled for 10 days in July. The tabletop games began the same week as China conducted two days of large-scale exercises, including live-fire drills, around Taiwan.

The main reasoning behind the computer simulations assumes that China would turn a round of drills into a real invasion of Taiwan, per CNA. Experts said the longer time spent on the games is intended to consider more possibilities from gray zone warfare, noting that there are constantly about six to 10 Chinese navy vessels close to Taiwan.

If the ships are equipped with missile launch systems, China could immediately fire 500 cruise missiles at Taiwan that could reach their targets within three minutes, according to Institute for National Defense Security Research expert Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲).

The computer games are also likely to feature new weapons acquired by Taiwan, including M1A2T tanks, HIMARS rocket systems, and land-based anti-ship missile systems. In addition, recent years have seen new warfare formulas emerge, with drones and Chinese civilian ships likely to participate in any blockade or attack against Taiwan.