Method and apparatus for simulating the effects of precision-guided munitions

A method for simulating effects of precision guided munitions upon a target comprising the steps of:

• transmitting a mission message to a target, said mission message including a location of an impact area of said simulated precision guided munitions and a designator code;
• transmitting by a designator simulator a coded signal to the target;
• decoding the coded signal by a processor associated with the target to produce a decoded signal;
• independently determining a location of the target;
• comparing a code of the decoded signal with the code transmitted in the mission message;
• comparing a firing location of the simulated precision guided munitions transmitted with the mission message with the location of the target;
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• displaying sensory cues if the firing location of the simulated precision guided munitions and the location of the target compare and if the decoded signal compares with the code transmitted in the mission message.