Multi-purpose pyrotechnic trainer
AssigneePacific Coast Systems
InventorRonald M. Stria
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Abstract
An apparatus or device for simulating weapons firing/hit indications for military training which uses pyrotechnic devices to simulate target hits and hostile fire. The device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, can be used with blank ammunition. The combination of the device and the blank ammunition can offer both audio and visual indication of a hit in battlefield conditions and also simulate hostile fire. The device can be used for the training of military personnel. The device can provide visible and audible feedback to trainees. It can simulate hostile fire in which case the trainee must recognize the hostile fire and must be able to return fire.
Claims15
A pyrotechnic device adapted to fire blank ammunition rounds for the purpose of simulating weapons firing and/or hit indications, comprising a magazine having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of receptacles extending through said magazine from said top surface thereof to said bottom surface thereof, each of said receptacles including a first boring positioned adjacent said top surface and having a first diameter, a second boring positioned adjacent said bottom surface and having a second diameter, which is greater than said first diameter, and a third boring positioned between said first boring and said second boring, said third boring having a third diameter, which is greater than said first diameter but less than said second diameter, said first, second and third diameters being selected such that each of said receptacles can selectively and interchangeably receive at least two different types of blank ammunition rounds.
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