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By Spc. Sam Beavers
Ohio National Guard
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.—Soldiers of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, tested a new tool in the U.S. Army's training arsenal, June 16, at Camp Grayling, Mich.
The Laser Combat Collective Advanced Training System is a wireless based training tool that incorporates marksmanship skills as well as tactical engagement skills, said Josh Abel, a system operator for Military Professional Resources Inc.
The LCCATS will serve as an addition to the training arsenal, alongside other wireless laser systems such as the beam hit, and the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System.
"MILES is more of a broad-spectrum engagement tool. With this (LCCATS) you can take the same tactical environment and employ marksmanship skills," Abel said.
The Special Forces team practiced room clearing techniques with the LCCATS system using blank rounds to trigger the laser beam firing mechanism. The team engaged pop-up targets strategically placed throughout the building that would fall after two hits of the laser beam.
Abel said up to 21 of these pop-up targets can be controlled by a single laptop and can be programmed to fall after a certain number of hits, after a certain number of seconds, or after a combination of the two.
"Anything you can imagine you can create," Abel said.
Versatility and mobility are also advantages of the LCCATS system. The system can be used on weapons ranging from a 9mm handgun to a .50 caliber machine gun.
"At the end of the day, a unit can pack the system up from one range and move it to another," Abel said.
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2008 15:43 |
| Story ID: | 20564 |
| Location: | US |
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