Simulated Area Weapons Effects-Radio Frequency/Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System

The Simulated Area Weapons Effects-Radio Frequency/Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (SAWE/MILES II) provides a means to simulate in real time the effects of direct fire, indirect fire (artillery, mortars, persistent and non-persistent chemicals), mines and tactical nuclear weapons. Casualty and damage assessment for personnel and vehicles is based on their respective vulnerabilities to direct and indirect fire. The results of direct and indirect engagements are provided to the player units by both visual and aural cues. The SAWE/MILES II system consists of several subsystems at each Maneuver Combat Training Center (MCTC): A Mission Control Station (MCS), a variable number of repeaters and amplifiers (dependent on terrain, vegetation, and numbers of players), and several different detection devices (vehicle, player, etc.) The system is integrated with a block upgrade to the existing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System II (MILES II) and is deployed at each MCTC to support force-on-force training. Both blue forces and opposing forces are equipped with these training devices.