This paper presents a system description and training capability evaluation results for the Team Target Engagement Simulator (TTES), a virtual environment team training system. The TTES is a research and development effort designed to provide Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training for deployed rifle squads. A training capability evaluation of the system was conducted at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Combat Village in early May 1995. System effectiveness, simulator sickness, range estimation and limited performance results are presented.

Participants in the evaluation consisted of infantry Marines, many with recent MOUT experience. Participant critiques indicated that the system has considerable potential for training MOUT skills. System features related to controlling movement within the environment and the perceptual aspects of the environment itself were rated effective for MOUT training. Range estimations indicated distances appear, on average, about 47% greater than in the real world. No simulator sickness problems were detected during the evaluation.