I__. - International Military Testing Association

a. The Cabine
For the size of the working space we used the average of the
measurements of the different weapon systems. Following sizes were taken
into consideration; the depth of the working space, the space for the
head movements, size of the seat, distance between look-hole and the
handle, distance between head and top of the cabine, space for the legs
and distance between seat and top of the cabine.
b. The Instruments
The instruments in the simulator are life-like copies of real
instruments. We discuss here only the most important ones, with are
indicated at the figure. .
1. Lookhole : ynrough the lookhole you can see the screen of the
computer on with you see a landscape with the
different: targets. You also see the circle for the
engagement of the targets and the reticle for the
tracing of the targets.
2. Identification box :This box is used for identifying the targets
: 6 possibilities.
3. Control box : With this box you start the whole procedure.
4. Radio box : Here are the headphones for the candidate connected.
In this way the candidate recieves his weapon
control orders. There are also a lot of disturbing
sounds and non important conversations on the radio.
5. Ammunition box : To choose the type of ammunition depending on
distance and sort of the target : 4 possibilities.
6. Heating device : By means of a thermostat the temperature in the
simulator raises to 30” C.
11. Loudspeakers : The loudspeakers at the bottom of the cabine
produce war-sounds. By making low frequency sounds
they produce a disturbing vibration.
15. Handle : The candidate must use the handle in order to engage
a target with the circle he has on his screen,
tracking a target by means of the reticle and firing
with the fire buttons. The handle can move in all
directions.
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The candidate -gunner has to wear a gasmask. This is connected by a
tube to a valve. Every five minutes the air supply is cut off for five
seconds.
5. The Testsession
a. Learning the Testinstructions
The goal of the testsession is explained to the candidate. He gets a
description of all the instruments. He has to learn the different- kind
Of tanks, the ammunition, the identification procedures and the
engagement procedures. Special attention is payed to the weapon control
orders (WCO).
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