Sniper Training System

A sniper skills training system, comprising:

• a. a computer trainer station comprising
• 1. a 3D rendering engine wherein a map and a scenario are loaded and rendered for output;
• 2. computer display;
• and
• 3. a trainer user interface module wherein maps, scenarios and conditions are selected, a training session is initiated, a monitor hardware collects inputs, ballistic physics are calculated, data is logged and recorded, and an after action review module provides information on the training session;
• b. a simulated rifle unit comprising:
• 1. a near-to-eye display;
• 2. a hardware interface module further comprising;
• i. a scope orientation tracker;
• ii. a windage input;
• iii. an elevation input;
• iv. a parallax input;
• and
• v. a trigger input wherein the outputs from the scope orientation tracker, the windage input, the elevation input, the parallax input, and the trigger input are connected to a hardware interface;
• and
• c. a means for interfacing the computer trainer station and the simulated rifle unit wherein inputs from the simulated rifle unit are processed in the trainer user interface module before being rendered in the 3D rendering engine and presented in the near-to-eye display and the computer display.

A method of training a sniper, comprising:

• a. receiving a selected training scenario;
• b. presenting the selected training scenario to a trainee via a near-to-eye display associated with a simulated rifle unit;
• c. receiving and processing scope adjustments made by the trainee;
• d. presenting an adjusted scenario to the trainee based on the scope adjustments;
• e. receiving input indicating activation of a trigger sensor activated by the trainee;
• f. simulating and recording a fired shot in the scenario;
• and
• g. presenting training session results to the trainee upon completion of the simulation.