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Method for simulating weapons fire, and high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator

  • US 5,688,124 A
  • Filed: 02/24/1995
  • Issued: 11/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for simulating high-angle combat conditions weapons fire to persons in a selected target zone surrounding a target region, for use with a plurality of combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulators, comprising the steps of:

  • dividing a combat exercise field into a plurality of grid squares each having a mid-point;

    selecting a size of said grid squares so that, starting from the mid-point of any grid square, a neighboring grid square can be reached in less than a minute by a combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator;

    positioning respective combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulators at readiness positions at the respective mid-points of a selected number of said grid squares which is less than said plurality of grid squares;

    establishing a communication path between each combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator and a central referee location;

    providing an identification of the position of each combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator to said central referee location;

    equipping each combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator with means for firing simulation ammunition at a high-angle trajectory;

    identifying, at said central referee location, a target region on said combat exercise field, said target region being reachable by simulated fire from at least one firing position on said combat exercise field;

    selecting, at said central referee location, one of said combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulators at a readiness position most favorably located to reach a firing position relative to said target region;

    commanding said one of said combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulators to said firing position from its readiness position from said central referee position via said communication path; and

    simulating high-angle trajectory weapons fire by commanding said one of said combat vehicle-mounted high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulators to fire said simulated ammunition at said high-angle trajectory at said target region after said one of said combat mounted high-angle weapons fire simulators reaches said firing position.

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