This paper describes the concept development and feasibility demonstration of a man-safe cueing system for the impact of indirect fire in a simulated battlefield environment. This system provides a safe, cost-effective method for including mortar and artillery into the battlefield training/evaluation scenario for both mounted and dismounted players. This cueing system is based on a lightweight projectile having a very low impact energy and carrying a flash/bang/smoke generator. This projectile is launched from a low pressure pneumatic device that is capable of projecting the cue to ranges of 200 to 300 meters using a simple constant-mass, constant-drag projectile. A manually controlled launcher was constructed to demonstrate the feasibility of the cueing concept. A remote controlled, multiple shot launching device (providing coverage of a one kilometer diameter circle) is well within current technology. The soft-nose projectile is designed to have a terminal energy similar to that experienced during the impact of a served tennis ball. The flash, acoustic and smoke cues are tailored for player safety.
An Indirect-Fire Terminal Effects Simulator
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