# OSW26BZ02-DV004 — Direct-to-Phase II Outline (Optional Stretch)
**Topic:** Game-Theoretic AI for Robust COA Generation and Wargaming  
**Close:** 2026-06-24 noon ET · **Vehicle:** AFWERX 26.BZ Release 2 / OSD SCO  
**DSIP:** [topic details](https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/#/topicDetails/066654f5d9ad4c739ce69dd401105041_86514)  
**Capability truth:** `docs/canonical/11_r2_capability_truth.md` · **Prove:** `GET /api/prove/pursuit-r2`

## Live capability (demonstrated today)

| Claim | Live API | Phase II hardening |
|-------|----------|-------------------|
| Adversary-branch exploration | `POST /api/wargame/match` | Deeper tree + M&S export (CPE/AFSIM) |
| Interpretable doctrinal phases | `branchTree[].doctrinalPhase` | Tie to 131A cycle labels in UI |
| Quantified speed vs human baseline | `GET /api/wargame/benchmark` | Witnessed red-team exercises |
| Human release on execution | targeting-131a + strike-ot approve pattern | Formal benchmark report |

**Related live lanes:** `/api/targeting-131a/full-cycle`, `/api/coa/generate` · **Module:** `server/pursuit-r2-capabilities.ts`

## Operator decision

**Only pursue if NV007 + NV006 are certified first.** This topic accepts **Direct to Phase II proposals only** — not a standard $100K Phase I.

## Evidence package required

1. White paper on computational game-theoretic COA search (interpretable branches, not opaque policy).
2. Quantified performance vs expert human planners (utility/scoring function defined upfront).
3. Examples of human-interpretable generated COAs (doctrinal phase names, audit trail).
4. Compute/training scalability data.

## ISS reach-back modules

- `server/pursuit-r2-capabilities.ts` — wargame match + benchmark APIs
- `server/targeting-131a-engine.ts` — deliberate targeting cycle
- `server/coa-engine.ts` — COA generation API
- `server/fire-mission-generator.ts` — fires planning
- Kill-chain / training scenario surfaces — wargaming demos
- AGOS — "why" behind each recommended branch

## Positioning (honest)

Do **not** claim a Libratus-class Nash equilibrium solver. Position as **doctrinally grounded adversary-branch exploration** with human certification — aligned to topic's interpretability requirement.

## Conflict note

Overlaps **DARPA DISCORD** (Jul 9). DV004 = SBIR D2P2; DISCORD = white-paper RFI. Do not copy-paste narratives.