Anti-Air Gun tank simulator in cabins (ASF)

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann

The KMW Training & Simulation (T&S) Anti-Air Gun tank simulator (ASF) is a cabin-based autonomous training and simulation system for the training of crews of the GEPARD anti-aircraft tank. The ASF has the capability to train up to six crews simultaneously in stand alone or networked sessions. It also simulates the integration into the army air-defence, reconnaissance and battlefield management system. The training system is comprised of an instructor station, six networked indoor training cabins for the GEPARD crews, and one cabin for the fire control officer. The instructor station includes scenario preparation, exercise control and monitoring, computer assisted instruction (CAI) and handling of the embedded air defence command control and surveillance system. Each crew cabin is provided with two channels for commander and gunner’s sights and two channels for search and tracking radar. Up to 30 targets can be displayed at the same time in a 100 x 100 km˛ terrain database.

The special features of the system are:

  • A highly complex gunnery and combat simulator with a 100x100 km˛ terrain database
  • Radar simulation
  • CAI (computer-assisted instruction): fully automatic training process with CAI permits parallel results-dependent training control for several groups
  • Network able with other simulator systems
  • Simulation of complex ECM scenarios to meet the increasing threat of electronic warfare. This is accomplished by taking account of radar properties relative to terrain, ground objects and air targets.
  • Engagement of air and ground targets within a battery and an interoperability scenario without (with) fire control