Abstract: An apparatus for simulating the detonation, light flash and smoke development of ammunition, without the actual firing or impact of the real thing, is disclosed. A plurality of smoke and flash pyrotechnic charges contained in a replaceable support panel, each charge having its own detonator, simulates the smoke and flash of the ammunition. In addition to the smoke and flash simulation, means for generating a noise impulse is provided to simulate the detonation. A control unit, responsive to a firing command, controls the generation of the smoke, flash and detonation noise to simulate either the firing or the impact of the ammunition. The apparatus is adaptable for mounting on the gun barrel of an armored vehicle to give the crew as real a simulation as possible.

Abstract: A device for determining the position of a laser reflecting target with respect to a line of sight during shooting simulation is disclosed. Laser transmitting and/or receiving assemblies constructed from a plurality of opto-electronic elements for emitting or detecting laser light, respectively, are used to divide the field of view into a plurality of space angle sectors. Each of the opto-electronic elements have an active region for emitting or receiving laser light. Each region's area is smaller than the corresponding total cross-sectional area of the element. Each active region is coupled to an optical assembly by a light conductor. Each conductor has a cross-sectional area greater than the area of the active region to which it is connected, but is smaller than the element's total cross-sectional area. The unconnected ends of the light conductors for each assembly are placed together to form a gap-less arrangement in an image plane of the optical assembly.