Combat training system and apparatus
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1. A system for training soldiers in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions comprising, in combination:
- an enemy representative target configured for change between an apparent non-threatening posture and an apparent threatening posture;
means for changing said target from said threatening posture to said non-threatening posture in response to said target being shot with a round of live ammunition;
means for simulating firearm fire by said target which includes means for projecting a light beam from the proximity of said target toward an area in which a trainee soldier may be located;
means for arresting said simulated firearm fire in response to said target being shot with said round of live ammunition; and
means for detecting the passage of said light beam in close proximity to or onto the trainee soldier and for generating a signal in response thereto detectable by said trainee soldier.
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Abstract
A system for training soldiers in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions has an enemy representative target and a simulating enemy firearm fire generator to arrest simulated enemy fire in response to the target being shot with a round of live ammunition.
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1. A system for training soldiers in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions comprising, in combination:
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an enemy representative target configured for change between an apparent non-threatening posture and an apparent threatening posture; means for changing said target from said threatening posture to said non-threatening posture in response to said target being shot with a round of live ammunition; means for simulating firearm fire by said target which includes means for projecting a light beam from the proximity of said target toward an area in which a trainee soldier may be located; means for arresting said simulated firearm fire in response to said target being shot with said round of live ammunition; and means for detecting the passage of said light beam in close proximity to or onto the trainee soldier and for generating a signal in response thereto detectable by said trainee soldier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A method of training a soldier in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions wherein the soldier shoots bullets at a target of a type that responds to bullet impact by a change in target posture, the target shoots at the soldier with simulated firearm, and the target terminates or suspends the simulated firearm fire in response to a bullet impacting the target.
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9. A method of training a soldier in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions comprising the steps of:
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directing a light beam from the proximity of an enemy target in the general direction of the soldier as simulated enemy fire; firing of live ammunition rounds by the soldier at the target; and halting or suspending the simulated fire in response to the target being struck by a round of live ammunition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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- 12. Simulated firearm fire apparatus for use with a target of the type that responds to the impact of a live round of ammunition by altering its configuration from an apparent threatening to an apparent non-threatening posture, and with the apparatus comprising means for detecting changes in the posture of the target, means for emitting light beams simulating firearm fire by the target, and means for controlling said light beam emitting means in response to detections of target posture changes made by said detecting means.
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