It was one of the more popular booths at the Modern Day Marine show this week.
A huge screen with little computerized Russians running around and a couple Marines plinking them off like a warm sunny day on the Fulda Gap. That's the Virtual Battlespace Trainer and it's about as close to real life as a video game can get.
Except it's much more than that. According to Dale Pruna, Range Systems Manager for Laser Shot, the simulator has a full ballistics calculation capability and can track and map where shooters shoot and how badly they miss. The scenarios are totally programmable, so if you have an HVT mission with specific intel on the house layout and where targets are, you can run through it with full diagnostics.
The system also has target shooting programs that work on marksmanship skills against running targets and there's a module for shoot-no-shoot scenarios using live video images rather than computerized footage.
Pruna also said the services are looking at the company's live fire version of the simulator which uses a reusable rubber screen that can absorb everything from 5.56 to 7.62 rounds.
I gave it a whirl and it was fun as heck. And darned realistic too. All I can tell you is I'm glad I'm a better shot than I am a pilot (on a simulator).
-- Christian
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Posted by: lowestmalllowestmall at October 23, 2008 08:59 PM
To be clear, there were no Russians in either of the scenarios displayed.
Posted by: Andrew at October 6, 2008 08:34 AM
Morod "...even a run of the mill 3D shooter out there today has more realistic character animations then that."
Better animation maybe, but not realistic in terms of weapons and ballistic simulation. I thought the 3D shooters all had a fixed, center-of-screen target area. You'd need something like a highly accurate version of the Wii controller for the gun to replicate this. If you can get such a thing for the PC or PS/3 then it would be great (please let me know if something like that is available for FPS's, it would be great).
Posted by: X-Border at October 6, 2008 04:58 AM
Maybe time they got involved with the gaming industry as well, even a run of the mill 3D shooter out there today has more realistic character animations then that.
Posted by: Morod at October 5, 2008 02:54 PM
"Oops. Couldn't they find some less politically provocative targets? Can you imagine what sort of reaction this will get in the Russian press...not too smart.
Posted by: Wembley at October 4, 2008 06:52 AM"
Hoenstly dude, who gives a fuck what the commies think, infact its good to let them know just what superior forces they would be up against and before you shout "fan-boy" at me i'm a Brit.
Besides with tall the insane threatening Russias doing toward its neighbours at the moment I should think they have better things to do then bleat about a peice of software.
Fuck Putin and his little KGB club, someone polonium that twat.
Posted by: Jimbo Jones at October 4, 2008 03:08 PM
Hey guys, if you think this is nice you should check out "armed assault". It's a great game and uses the same engine as this. It's been built by the same company, i think.
Posted by: hint at October 4, 2008 07:02 AM
"Russians running around and a couple Marines plinking them off... "
Oops. Couldn't they find some less politically provocative targets? Can you imagine what sort of reaction this will get in the Russian press...not too smart.
Posted by: Wembley at October 4, 2008 06:52 AM
Wow! Do want, if i couldnt have it in my room i'd hope at least the local amusement park could get one.
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