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

US5688124A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Buck Werke GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventor

• Rudolf Salzeder · Piding, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 24, 1995
• Grant date: Nov 18, 1997
• Expiry date: Feb 24, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41A33/00
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for simulating high-angle trajectory weapons fire in a combat exercise field, whereby the effect of hostile fire is realistically simulated for persons situated in a selectable target region and/or for a referee in a central referee location, the combat exercise field is divided into a number of grid squares of such a size that a neighboring grid square can be reached in at most one minute with a combat vehicle proceeding from a readiness location defined by the respective mid-point of the grid square. A mobile high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator is respectively positioned in a number of, but not in all readiness locations, the simulator including a combat vehicle having a multiple firing unit for simulation ammunition arranged thereon and being in communication with the central referee location such that the position of the respective high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator can be essentially recognized at any time. The position of the high-angle trajectory weapons fire simulator can be selected proceeding from the central reference location as can a selective firing of simulation ammunition with the multiple firing unit. Given a selectable target region …