They hear a bang of shots, they feel a weapon throw away. The training ammunition they fire together with a laser beam reaches the sensors on the enemy's vest. That's how we know where he hit the bullet. Soldiers from the officer's course at the Land Army Academy usage a laser shooting simulator. It allows, among another things, simulations of artillery impact or mine explosions that a soldier will enter.
Training at the Raków camp, respective kilometres from Wrocław, over 35 officers at the Academy of Land Forces. Soldiers utilized not only training ammunition, but besides laser shooting simulator. “We are utilizing it to verify the decision taken after the planning process, to direct the fight by the commanders of each level, to verify tactical procedures or to check individual training of soldiers,” says Major Adam Kunz, AWL lecturer at the Tactical Simulation Department. He adds that laser simulation with the alleged blank ammunition fire allows to accurately map the real start as possible. – Soldiers hear shots, feel weapon discards, while along with a blind cartridge is besides emitted a laser beam, “read” then by electronic devices located in the soldier's vest, which is the mark of the shot. Thus, we immediately know whether the shot was customs, where the bullet hit, whether the hit was "fatal", or whether the soldier is only somewhat "injured," says the officer.
Training management follows all these actions on the computer screen. With GPS locators, you can see the deployment of soldiers on the battlefield and their movements. – “Round” immediately gets a voice signal and knows its situation on the battlefield. The strategy is delicate and erstwhile a soldier, for example, removes a helmet on which he has receivers, and there is artillery fire in the area, is eliminated faster from the fight. According to the scenario, “it dies” immediately, due to the fact that the strategy knows that it is deprived of ballistic protection,” explains Major Kunz.
The officer adds that combat drone operators were besides active in the exercise. The strategy besides allows simulations, among others, of hits from tank cannons, artillery strikes or mine explosions, which the soldier will enter. GPS tells you erstwhile a soldier comes up on a mine and there's a simulated explosion.
The script of the exercise at Wrocław assumed the clash of 2 divisions. Cadets were divided into groups. The task of 1 with a three-time numerical advantage was to master the area with the building which was protected by the another group. Private Radosław Pietrzak belonged to a squad defending buildings and elevations from an attacking opponent. But the enemy's advantage was besides great. “We fought for a long time, and I yet got hurt in the left leg. The wound turned out to be heavy, so I could not carry on," the soldier emphasized. The LSS strategy allows you to track and then analyse movements and possible errors at each phase of action, both a division and individual soldiers.
The Wrocław Academy of Land Forces has been utilizing the LSS strategy of the Swedish company Saab since 2016. Currently, up to 130 soldiers can take part in specified activities. The university late purchased another 30 sets. We effort to practice as frequently as possible. We're here at the Cancer camp almost all week. We besides organize joint exercises with another training centres in Poland, which have reached their readiness to conduct specified classes. Thanks to this, it is possible to prepare exercises on a much larger scale,” stressed Major Kunz.
In addition to Wroclaw Academy, LSS systems are besides utilized at the Combat Training Centre in Drawsk Pomerania, where you can arrange a simulated combat field utilizing LSS for a 1000 soldiers. Laser shooting simulators are besides utilized by training centers in Żań, Wędrzyn, Orzysz and Nowa Deba.
