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Simulators

Indoor Shooting Range


FIRST Indoor Shooting Range (ISR)

The upgraded Marksman Trainer Indoor Shooting Range is a fixed simulator installation at SA Army Infantry units to be utilised for musketry training. The marksman Trainer Indoor Shooting Range is a firing range for rifles and handguns training with live ammunitions on various types of digital video and static computer generated images for targets. The typical layout of the range looks as follows:

  • Fixed building
  • Electrical subsystem
  • Air conditioning
  • Lighting
  • Screen
  • Bullet Trap
  • Extractor filtration system
  • Image projector system
  • Audio subsystem
  • Controller subsystem
  • Electronic controls and interfacing equipment
  • Operator documentation

Strong Points

  • The ISR was upgraded during 2002/2003 financial year to a user-friendly system that satisfies user requirements as defined.
  • The ISR facilitates the improvement of individual marksman skills.
  • Cost savings as compared to traditional marksman training methods.
  • The ISR is software driven thereby providing the required flexibility to respond to the changing requirement.
  • All the ISR components are manufactured in South Africa.