Lanie was having the time of her life.
She had heard so many stories about how fighting a battle in reality was incomparable to the simulated battles in the MSTS.
Though there were many veterans who praised the steadily improving realism of the latter, those that had experienced the real thing were still able to recognize the minor differences that made the MSTS inferior.
Even so, the new simulation training system was definitely more realistic, visceral and accurate than anything the Larkinson mech pilots practiced with before.
While Lanie indeed had to make numerous adjustments in order to better adapt to fighting in reality, the difference was not that big.
This was the greatest benefit of rookies who trained extensively with the MSTS!
The more ordinary rookies of the Larkinson Army were able to reconcile the differences after spending only a bit of time on this issue.