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Multi-purpose Arcade Combat Simulator
The Multi-purpose Arcade Combat Simulator (MACS) is an American marksmanship training simulator for the M16 rifle. It was created in the 1980s by the US Army Research Institute (ARI; now United States Army Research Laboratory, DEVCOM ARL) and continuously revised as arcade technology improved. Overview Development of MACS was done to provide low-cost simulators for part-time training. Among the concerns the US Army looked at was the increasing cost of using live ammunition for target practice with a decreasing cost of microcomputers. MACS would be used in US military training programs and by various ROTC units. A few unnamed countries evaluated the MACS for potential use as military training tools. Spanish language versions were provided with assistance from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, School of the Americas. It consists of a microcomputer, a light pen attached to any demilitarized weapon, and a color video monitor. It also includes a training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army Research Laboratory
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) is the foundational research laboratory for the United States Army under the United States Army Futures Command (AFC). DEVCOM ARL conducts intramural and extramural research guided by 11 Army competencies: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences; Humans in Complex Systems; Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences; Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences; Mechanical Sciences; Sciences of Extreme Materials; Energy Sciences; Military Information Sciences; Terminal Effects; Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences; and Weapons Sciences. The laboratory was established in 1992 to unify the activities of the seven corporate laboratories of the U.S. Army Laboratory Command (LABCOM) as well as consolidate other Army research elements to form a centralized laboratory. The seven corporate laboratories that merged were the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL), the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
