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Live Fire - Train as you FighT
ElEctronic Scoring SyStEmS & EquipmEnt
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� lomah - what iS it?
� lomah - how it workS
� lomah for infantry targEtS
� 3D lomah - wiDE-anglE SyStEm
� lomah for armor targEtS
� SubSonic Scoring SyStEmS
� rangE control SyStEmS
� aDDitional EquipmEnt
� tEchnical Data & configurationS
� rEfErEncES
� nEwS & articlES
what iS it ?
The Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) system is a training and zeroing system for precision shooting ranges. It provides immediate performance feedback for supersonic ammunition and specifies the positions of hits on a target, or near misses beside the target, with exceptional accuracy.
Due to automatic scoring the system omits the need for repeated access to the target area for the retrieval of information.
The system reduces errors that are made in manual and time-consuming measurements and analysis of shots. Data loss that is caused by the failure to measure all shots due to identically placed rounds, particularly in the case of automatic fire, is eliminated.
The efficiency of the LOMAH technology gives shooters a better way to train their skills in small arms marksmanship while saving time and money.
lomah SyStEm
what iS it ?
• Efficient scoring system that saves time and money
• Omits the need for repeated access to the target area for the retrieval of information
• No time-consuming manual measurements no longer necessary
• Immediate feedback to Range Control System and/or Shooter`s Monitor
• No data loss caused by failure to measure all shots
• Detection capability up to 20 rounds per second with an accuracy rate of 99%
• Implementation in an existing shooting range possible (as an upgrade)
• Installable on existing targetry • No errors of cross-firing by using a lane
discriminator• Specification of different evaluation criteria
possible in the control software
Features
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what iS it
Example:
One unit usually needs THREE DAYS and THREE RANGES• to zero at 25 meters,• to confirm zeroing on the known-distance range,• to qualify on a record fire range.
LOMAH allows ALL THREE TASKS to be completed: • on ONE single range, • on ONE single day.
⇒ No necessity for shooters to travel. ⇒ LOMAH saves time and equipment!
Without LOMAH
With LOMAH
Time
Equipment
Shooter InstructorLomah
Range Control
Lomah Bar Student Station
Shot Sensor System
Handheld Controller
Range Control Computer
Hit or Miss
lomahovErviEw
Results
Results
Results
how it workS
lomahhow it workS
A sensor system at the target end of the range detects the passage of the projectile through a target and feeds back “X/Y” coordinates to a display screen at the shooter’s firing point and/or a range control computer. The sensor system is a set of microphones that detect the supersonic shockwave of the projectile passing overhead. This information is transmitted back to the computer at the shooter’s side which displays a graphic interpretation of the Location of the Miss and Hit.
The complete system consists of a single TTS LOMAH bar with two groups of three sensors each, and the evaluation electronics. The projectile registration unit consists of the LOMAH sensor bar and the target electronics. The integrated software calculates the position of the projectile due to the sound wave of the projectile itself.
The delta sensor arrays consist of a base plate, made from a special plastic material. Two groups of three sensors each are installed on the base plate by means of a special sealing material to ensure that only the supersonic shock wave that is coming through the air is registered. The sensors are installed in a triangular position with greatest possible accuracy; the same is true for the defined distance between
the two arrays. The two delta sensor arrays locate any projectile, passing with a minimum speed of Mach 1.3 (> 430 m/sec), by registering the supersonic shock wave. As soon as the concentric wave is registered by the first sensor, the counter base for the registration of the time differences will be started. The time differences between the registration of the other sensors will be registered in nanoseconds. By this registration, the vector of the direction to the projectile is evaluated by every sensor. By the known distance between the sensors and the two calculated angles, a triangle is defined, which defines the x-y-coordinates of the projectile’s location. This patented registration system does not need an additional reference measurement, as other systems do, to register the current speed of sound.
The LOMAH has the ability to determine the location of an engagement impact/strike, on/near a target silhouette and can detect up to 20 rounds per second with an accuracy rate of 99%.
When using a wide-angle 3D LOMAH, the system consists of a registration unit with eight sensors in the target area. The use of these eight sensors enables a wide shooting angle up to Azimuth: ± 30° and Elevation: ± 10°.
Defined geometrical center of target
Projectile
Shock waves
2D LOMAH PRINCIPLEFRONT VIEW
Distance
LOMAH BAR
DELTA 1 DELTA 2
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TTS offers a wide range of stationary and moving targets. Nearly all devices can be equipped with LOMAH systems to enable the correct detection of the location of the hit on the target and even to detect the exact location of near misses.
TTS LOMAH systems can be installed on existing targetry and is prepared for legacy or other vendors’ target mechanisms. It enables interaction with, and is powered through, the target appliance it is connected to. It is designed to display registered hits or misses graphically in relation to the respective target silhouettes on the monitor of the central control console. The stored target silhouettes depend on the targets in use with the respective user of the system.
LOMAHfor infantry targEtS
lomah SyStEm
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The special design of the 3D LOMAH system enables the scoring of projectiles fired with shooting angles up to ± 30° Azimuth and ± 10° Elevation. The projectile registration unit consists of one sensor bar made from a special plastic material and the electronic scoring unit.
The 3D LOMAH uses eight precision sensors to detect the location of a projectile. The sensors are installed on the base plates by means of a special sealing material to ensure that only the supersonic shock wave that is coming through the air is registered. The sensors are adjusted on the base plates with greatest accuracy; the same is true for the defined distance between the two arrays and the sensor bars. The 3D LOMAH can be installed on stationary infantry targets as well as on moving infantry target systems.
3D LOMAH wiDE anglE SEnSing SyStEm
3D lomah
lomah for armor targEtS
LOMAH for armor targEtS
Our armor target systems serve typically on combined arms and multi-purpose ranges and simulate appearing and disappearing full-scale tank targets. With its enormous lifting capacities, our mechanisms reliably operate in the training of powerful weapon systems and easily outrivals competitive tank target lifters in lifting speed and lifting load.
These live fire solutions enable to train gunners and crews of armored vehicles on intelligent stationary and moving targets. In combination with our LOMAH, the systems also enable shooting training to improve safe handling and precise shooting of attack and defense weapons under realistic and, thus, stressful conditions.
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The Box Target system provides trainees and experienced shooters alike with a cost-effective and accurate training system. The high performing sensing solution, consisting of three sensors mounted inside a wooden framed target, register the shockwave generated by a projectile. The generated signals are used to calculate the position of the shot. Rubber is positioned around the frame to give a zero-wind detection system for the automatic sensors. The acoustic sensors operate in the subsonic as well as in supersonic regions.
In combination with a target lifting mechanism, a Box Target can be moved from concealment to exposure and returned for maintenance or replacement of silhouettes if the shooting line is not in use. To protect the target in concealment position, the target pit can be covered by a shutter.
box targEt SyStEmS
for SubSonic & SupErSonic Scoring
SubSonic Scoring
SubSonic Scoring
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TTS offers compact handheld controllers, as well as sophisticated range computers, to operate your targetry equipment and to immediately evaluate live fire exercises. The control systems enable convenient and user friendly, total control of the range and provide detailed training critique data to support after action reviews. Shots fired at the target system are displayed on the controller.
During firing on LOMAH targets, the screen displays shots as they are received, scores them, and re-calculates the mean point of impact and the extreme dispersion. The registered hits or misses can be displayed graphically as well as in Cartesian coordinates in relation to the respective target silhouettes on the monitor of the central control console. The stored target silhouettes depend on the targets in use with the respective user of the system.
rangE control SyStEmS
control conSolE, tablEtS & hanDhElDS
rangE control
lomah EquipmEnt
Either simultaneously or independently of the control system, a fully computerized Shooter’s Monitor enables operation and hit evaluation right at the firing line on precision live-fire ranges equipped with LOMAH Targets or Box Targets.
The monitor gives a detailed view and precise hit results. Registered hits are displayed graphically as well as in Cartesian co-ordinates. Shot results are displayed instantly providing immediate performance feedback. The shooter sees the location of the shot and can, if necessary, correct his aiming point. Our Shot Sensors, developed to guarantee unimpeachable hit counting and to eliminate wrong scoring on multi-lane ranges, are installed on each firing position. With two high performing acoustic sensors, the muzzle bang of a weapon fired is registered. A registered hit of a target on a lane where no shot was fired at the shooting position will be displayed and marked as invalid.
aDDitonal EquipmEnt
ShootEr‘S monitor & Shot SEnSor
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tEchnical Data
2D LOMAH 2D Armor LOMAH 3D LOMAH
Configurations
Installation: Fix-installed / PortableMounted in front of target lifter
Fix-installed / PortableMounted in front of target lifter
Fix-installed / PortableMounted in front of target lifter
Power Supply: Hardwired / Battery-powered Hardwired / Battery-powered Hardwired / Battery-powered
Communication: Radio-controlled or hardwired Radio-controlled or hardwired Radio-controlled or hardwired
Hit Sensoring
Type of Weapons: Rifle, Machine Gun (Supersonic) Machine Gun up to Main Battle Tank Gun Rifle, Machine Gun (Supersonic)
Projectile Velocity: at least 440 m/s at the target at least 440 m/s at the target at least 440 m/s at the target
Hit Frequency: 1200 rounds / min 1200 rounds / min 1200 rounds / min
Detection Window: 3m wide x 2.5m high 15m wide x 7,5m high 3m wide x 2.5m high
Caliber Type: Full metal jacket, Hollow point, up to caliber .50/12.7x99 mm
Full Metal Jacket, Hollow Point, 5.56 mm up to caliber 120 mm
Full metal jacket, Hollow point, 5.56 mm up to caliber 120 mm
Supported Firing Modes: Single, Rapid Single, Rapid Single, Rapid
Shooting Angle (Standard): Azimuth: ± 3°, Elevation: ± 5° Azimuth: ± 3°, Elevation: ± 5° Azimuth: ± 30°, Elevation: ± 10°
Hardware Specifications
Operational Temperature: -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F
Storage Temperature: -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F
Enclosure Type: IP 67 IP 67 IP 67
Power Supply
Voltage: 10-36 VDC 10-36 VDC 10-36 VDC
Dimensions
Length: 760 mm / 30 inch 1300 mm / 51.18 in 760 mm / 29.92 in
Width: 68.5 mm / 2.70 inch 68,5 mm / 2.70 in 246 mm / 9.68 in
Height: 165 mm / 6.5 inch 280 mm / 11.02 in 172 mm / 6.77 in
Weight: 4.3 kg 6,5 kg 7,4 kg / 16.31 lbs
Values may vary depending on the configuration.
lomah SyStEmS
tEchnical Data & configurationS
tEchnical Data
Standard Version Version with Lifting Drive Version with Lifting Mechanism
Configurations
Installation: Fixed installed or portable Retractable target system with motorized lifter
Retractable target system with motorized lifter
Power Supply: Hardwired or battery-powered Hardwired Hardwired
Communication: Radio-controlled or hardwired Radio-controlled or hardwired Radio-controlled or hardwired
Hit Sensoring
Type of Weapons: Pistol, Rifle, Machine Gun Pistol, Rifle, Machine Gun Pistol, Rifle, Machine Gun
Projectile Velocity: Subsonic & Supersonic Subsonic & Supersonic Subsonic & Supersonic
Hit Frequency: 1200 rounds / min 1200 rounds / min 1200 rounds / min
Caliber Type: Full metal jacket, Hollow point, up to caliber .50/12.7x99 mm
Full metal jacket, Hollow point, up to caliber .50/12.7x99 mm
Full metal jacket, Hollow point, up to caliber .50/12.7x99 mm
Supported Firing Modes: Single, Rapid Single, Rapid Single, Rapid
Hardware Specifications*
Time to expose / retreat: --- 5-8 s 5-8 s
Operational Temperature: -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F
Storage Temperature: -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F -25°C/-13°F to +72°C/161.6°F
Enclosure Type: IP 67 IP 67 IP 67
* Values may vary depending on customer’s requirements, weight & size of the target.
Power Supply
Voltage: on request on request on request
Voltage for Lifter: --- 110, 230 VAC, others on request 110, 230 VAC, others on request
Dimensions**
Standard Target: 1,2 m x 1,2 m 1,2 m x 1,2 m 1,2 m x 1,2 m
Frame: 1,5 m x 1,85 m x 0,15 m 1,5 m x 1,85 m x 0,15 m 1,5 m x 1,85 m x 0,15 m
Installation: --- 2,2 m x 1,8 m 2,2 m x 1,8 m
** Other sizes available. Dimensions of the target depend on the on-site situation and the customer’s requirements
box targEt SyStEmS
tEchnical Data & configurationS
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cartS lomah program
uS army pEo Stri rangE moDification
Fielded in:USA, 2012 - 2014
Climatic Conditions:Summer: very humit & hot
Winter: dry & Cold
Temperature:-10°C to +40°C
Power Supply:12 VDC Battery
110 VAC
Communication:Ethernet-Controlled Range
FASIT CompliantTRACR Control System
Theissen Training Systems (TTS) was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to provide live fire target systems and LOMAH systems for five ranges at Fort Benning (Georgia), Fort Leonard Wood (Missouri), and Fort Jackson (South Carolina).
This award is another success in PEO STRI’s “Common Army Ranges and Targets Systems (CARTS)” program to support the modernization of existing Army training ranges worldwide by integrating new devices and target systems.
As a part of this program, TTS delivered modern target actuators equipped with LOMAH electronic scoring systems. All equipment is compliant with “Future Army System of Integrated Targets” (FASIT), the Army’s program that establishes a common standard for performance, communication, and protocol associated with targets and devices used at all Army training ranges.
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auta program
markSmanShip training, gErman armED forcES
Built in:Germany, Indefinite program
since 2008
Climatic Conditions:Summer: very humit & hot
Winter: dry & Cold
Temperature:-20°C to +40°C
Power Supply:230 VAC
Communication:Hardwired range
equipment & controllers
In 2007, the German government made apparent its preference for uncomplicated and standardized procurement of range equipment. They required standardized, tailor made range equipment for small arms training. To enable this, the communication protocol, the instructor’s interface, the data processing, and even the fixtures in the target pit were specified in detail by the government.
After the receipt of government approval each current and future range complex is competitively awarded by public tender. Each range location may submit its range requirements using the harmonized government template. Between 2007 and 2015 TTS delivered, nationwide, 65 ranges to the German Army.
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infantry targEt rangE
auStrian armED forcES
In 2008, TTS installed several box targets at an Austrian infantry target range, part of a huge multi-purpose range complex. The box target systems are equipped with a lifting mechanism that moves the target from concealment to exposure and returns it for maintenance or replacement of silhouettes if the shooting line is not in use.
To protect the target in concealment position, the target pit can be covered by a shutter. With a motor the target can be raised and lowered automatically. The system includes the lifting mechanism consisting of a motor, a gearbox, a limit switches and a drive chain. It takes five seconds to move a target from the lowered to the fully raised position under optimal conditions.
Built in:Austria, 2008
Climatic Conditions:Summer: very humid & hot
Winter: very cold, heavy snow fall, windy
Temperature:-25°C to +35°C
Power Supply:230 VAC
400 VAC three phase
Communication:Radio- & hardwired
controlled Range
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targEtS for prEciSion Shooting camp bEvErlo, bElgium
In 2008, TTS installed six Five Lane Known Distance precision shooting ranges on the largest Belgian training camp “Beverlo”. Each range is equipped with five remote controlled lifters to present various infantry paper targets.
Hits and Misses are recorded by the LOMAH System (Location of Miss and Hit) and transmitted to the portable and rugged range control laptop computer. The low maintenance system is WiFi-controlled. A voltage of 230V is available for target lifters and hit recording system. The training session data is stored for subsequent After Action Review (AAR).
Built in:Belgium, 2008
Climatic Conditions:Summer: humit & hotWinter: snowy & cold
Temperature:-15°C to +40°C
Power Supply:230 VAC
Communication:Radio-controlled Range
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mobilE targEt SyStEm for prEciSion Shooting
gErman armED forcES, nationwiDE
In 2014, TTS installed several moving infantry target systems to different range locations in Germany. All moving target systems are equipped with a wide-angle 3D Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) target system. The 3D LOMAH is a training and zeroing system for precision shooting ranges. It provides immediate performance feedback for supersonic ammunition and specifies the positions of shots with exceptional accuracy. The special design of the system enables the scoring of projectiles fired with shooting angles up to ±30° Azimuth and ±10° Elevation. The target system can be controlled by a portable touchscreen Range Controller. Shots fired at the target system are displayed on the controller. During firing, the screen displays shots as they are received, scores them, and re-calculates the mean point of impact and the extreme dispersion.
Built in:Germany, 2014
Climatic Conditions:Summer: very humit & hot
Winter: dry & cold
Temperature:-20°C to +40°C
Power Supply:400 VAC
12 VDC Battery
Communication:Hardwired range equipment &
controllers
rEfErEncES
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In 2012, TTS installed three Known Distance precision shooting ranges on the largest Dutch training camp. The shooting ranges are used for small arms and guns of (armored) vehicles with calibers from 5,56mm to a maximum of 12,8mm (0,50”) and sub-caliber antitank weapon Pantzerfaust (18 mm).
All fixed infantry targets are equipped with a LOMAH sensor system. Moving targets installed at different locations can move up to five infantry targets, with 5m space between the targets, continuously across the shooting range. The second and third ranges are used for shooting exercises from fixed shooting positions, with guns of (armored) vehicles and small arms of shooters outside the vehicle.
infantry rangE inDia
royal nEthErlanDS army, harSkamp
Built in:The Netherlands, 2012
Climatic Conditions:Summer: humit & hotWinter: snowy & cold
Temperature:-20°C to +40°C
Power Supply:230 VAC
Communication:Hardwired range equipment &
controllers
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armor lomah britiSh armED forcES, gErmany
This huge British range complex in Germany is designed for advanced shooting training with all types of tank and anti tank weapons (AAPUTS). The range provides both static and moving target mechanisms, including full size front and flank targets, LOMAH systems, enemy fire simulators and thermal heating systems.
All target mechanisms and accessories on the range are controlled by a fully computerized central control station. The systems are controlled remotely via a two way radio link. All hits on the targets are reported back to the controller and indicated on the display. The LOMAH unit is an accessory to the AAPUTS and detects and registers the exact location of any supersonic projectile in open air.
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Built in:Germany, 2004
Climatic Conditions:Summer: very humit & hot
Winter: dry & Cold
Temperature:-10°C to +40°C
Power Supply:12 VDC Battery110/230 VAC
Communication:Hardwired
nEwS & articlES
Article “New range system passes government test“, 2013-01-08www.army.mil
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The Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) technology has existed for many years, but late last summer / early fall, the Project Manager for Training Devices (PM TRADE) Target Modernization team saw their concept to modularize and streamline LOMAH become a reality when the LOMAH system passed its Government Acceptance Test (GAT). PM TRADE, an organization of the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), is the new system’s Materiel Developer, and since that GAT, they have been busy fielding two additional LOMAH ranges, demonstrating LOMAH’s training potential, and gaining momentum for their modernized LOMAH technology.
The LOMAH technology triangulates the location of rounds fired on or near targets to support Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) training, which increases rifle range efficiency, improves training effectiveness, and saves training time for commanders and Soldiers.
An important part of this technology is its ability to give immediate feedback to the shooter, thus helping to identify what adjustments must be made to “zero” his/her weapon. James Todd, the Project Director/Lead Systems Engineer for Target Modernization, PM TRADE, conceptualized the improvements and is the driving force behind this modularized LOMAH system.
(...) To understand the power of LOMAH, one must consider first that the Army has a pass rate of only 40 to 45 percent during qualification, and from test data observations, it appears that a significant contributing factor is that weapons are not zeroed. Zeroing a weapon means making sight adjustments on the weapon that align the round’s point of impact to the Soldier’s point of aim. To accomplish this on a 300m Known Distance (KD) range without LOMAH, a Soldier shoots at his raised target, which is then lowered, marked, and raised again. He calculates how far off his marked shots are from the target’s center of mass and makes the sight
adjustments to his weapon. Then, the target is lowered, ‘patched up’ so the previous shots are not visible, and raised again for the Soldier to re-engage. This process is not only time-consuming, but the effectiveness of the sight adjustments depends on the Soldier’s ability to identify the marked shot locations, calculate his offset from center of mass, and make the correct adjustments for his weapon and sight type.
Utilizing LOMAH, Soldiers make the necessary adjustments based on the immediate feedback displayed on the tablet-based student station at the firing point. While the Soldiers are shooting, the instructors are watching over them and utilizing a tablet-based coaching station that provides a real-time, color-based indication of each shooter’s status. A blue, green, yellow, or red status indicates that a shooter has either successfully met the zeroing standard, the shooter is projected to meet standard, the shooter is struggling to meet standard, or the shooter is far from meeting standard, respectively. The instructor can immediately focus his attention to a shooter not meeting the standard, look at the shooter’s mechanics and LOMAH feedback, and explain to the shooter in real time where he is making mistakes. Based on this information, the Soldier improves his mechanics in addition to correctly zeroing his weapon.
“When the Soldiers go for qualification, they have a practice run and then shoot qualification. It’s the same sequence of events, which require 40 rounds of ammunition for each attempt, and it’s not a good pass rate or good use of ammunition,” said Todd.
“When we went to Fort Benning, they gave us 16 hard luck cases, who wouldn’t have graduated if they did not pass qualification,” said Todd. “When we brought them to the range, they were all downtrodden and wouldn’t even make eye contact.”
Using LOMAH, this group shot to confirm their zero first with 20 rounds, and then
went straight to the qualification round. In the first attempt, 11 of the 16 passed, and a 12th would have passed but had a weapon malfunction. Based on the feedback from the LOMAH system, the five that didn’t pass spent time with the range cadre to review some basic skills, and they all passed after a subsequent attempt. “At the end, we had 16 smiling kids on the top of the world,” Todd said.
During the second GAT at Fort Benning, the Target Modernization team asked for more shooters to validate the range and was provided with a unit that had graduated from Basic Training over a year ago, but had not shot qualification since.
“With this group, we ran a zeroing exercise with 20 rounds, a familiarization exercise, and then ran a qualification,” said Michelle K. Garcia Gomez, a Systems Engineer for Target Modernization. “There were 22 shooters and 19 of them passed on their first attempt, however this time, 6 of the 19 scored at the Sharpshooter level, while 7 scored at the highest level of expert, requiring a 36 of 40. Of the final three, two passed on their second attempt.”
The team presented their product and findings to the PEO STRI, Dr. James Blake, as well as to Brigadier General (BG) Michael Lundy, Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms Center-Training (CAC-T), during a visit he made to PEO STRI earlier this year. BG Lundy saw the potential in the modular LOMAH and inquired about retrofitting existing Forces Command (FORSCOM) ranges to modernize them. In February, Todd and Garcia Gomez joined BG Lundy at Fort Eustis, where BG Lundy, himself, tried out the LOMAH technology.
“His first group of shots was a tight group, but to the left and a little high,” said Todd. “The LOMAH data was interpreted for his shots and the adjustments were made to the weapon. He followed up by hitting dead center on his next two shots, and after firing his third shot, he said, ‘it’s a flyer!’”
PM TRADE Develops Next Generation of LOMAH Technologyby Dolly Rairigh Glass
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Excerpt of article “PM TRADE Develops Next Generation of LOMAH Technology“, 2013-04-16www.teamorlando.org
The LOMAH data confirmed what BG Lundy already knew – his breathing was off and it sent his shot slightly high, although still on target.
At this demonstration, the Target Modernization team set up three different configurations to showcase the LOMAH technology. The first was integrating LOMAH onto legacy targets and infrastructure without digging. This proved that there was a viable, low-cost solution to adding LOMAH capabilities to an old or existing range.
Next, they showed LOMAH on a KD range, where they left the stationary target raised, and demonstrated that one LOMAH bar per target can be utilized to modernize the old KD ranges. LOMAH eliminates the need to raise the target, shoot, mark it up, raise it back and so on, which saves a lot of training time. The feedback is instantaneous and an entire unit can participate at once, as opposed to part of the unit having to raise and lower the targets.
The last demonstration was of a stand-alone LOMAH functionality that exploits the modularity achieved within the new LOMAH construct, and it’s been nicknamed TRACR Assisted Zero (TAZ). “To me, it’s unit-owned, and they can take it to training, or to theater, and confirm zero anywhere,” said Todd. This use of LOMAH in an article that was published in the Army Times about the LOMAH system was what caught the attention of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, and through some inquiring emails and calls to PM TRADE by the Assistant Division Commander, Operations of the 10th Mountain Division, BG Lundy has worked with PM TRADE to work toward getting the LOMAH system to Fort Drum to allow a Forces Command (FORSCOM) installation the opportunity to use, evaluate, and provide valuable feedback on its use.
The LOMAH technology has reached outside of the Army and has the interest of some of their Team Orlando partners, especially the Marine Corps, who is already collaboratively
working with PM TRADE and leveraging some of PM TRADE’s other Live Training products. PM TRADE and PM TRASYS even share a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and meet every April and September to discuss potential areas for collaboration and leveraging.
They’ve also discussed it with the Navy, plan to meet with the Air Force, and think that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is another potential user.
Savings is a key word these days – especially in this fiscal climate. Through immediate feedback, this new LOMAH technology speeds up the training for quicker qualification and scales back what used to be three days of training on multiple ranges to one day of training on one range. The efficiency of the LOMAH technology gives the Army, and other Services, a better way to train their Warfighters in small arms marksmanship while saving time and money.
2/12/2013 - FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Experts from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager-Live conducted a live-fire demonstration of the redesigned Location of Miss and Hit System, or LOMAH, at Fort Eustis, Va., Feb. 5.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Lundy, Combined Arms Center-Training deputy commanding general, attended the event at Fort Eustis' Range 3 to get a first-hand view of the system and its benefits.
The LOMAH system is a computer-controlled projectile detection target system that automatically triangulates shot groups to provide the shooter with corrective data through a wireless local area network, replacing the human method of marking and scoring of Known Distance Live-Fire Exercises.
The system uses acoustic sensors to detect supersonic projectiles within a two-meter radius of a target. The sensors at the target emplacement then relay the results to an
Android-based tablet at the firing point, enabling individuals, trainers and coaches to recognize and identify errors and correct them in a more defined and accurate manner.
"Technology is always changing, so we have to continue to be innovative," said Dennis Terry, TCM-Live Sustainable Range Program manager. "If we're not moving forward with technology, we're not doing our Soldiers justice."
The system is designed for the M16 and M4 series weapons, and offers precise adjustments for iron sights, close combat optics or advanced combat optical gun sights. The system even numbers shots based on order, giving shooters the ability to completely track the grouping from the first shot to the last.
By offering immediate results, the new system improves rifle range efficiency and increases training effectiveness, ultimately saving time and ammunition.
The LOMAH system embedded on a qualification range will remove the necessity for shooters to travel to different ranges to zero in their weapons, confirm zero on a known distance range, and qualify on a record fire range.
Soldiers can move more quickly through qualification because each lane is run independently and allows shooters to progress to the next task at their own pace. The LOMAH range has no need for a detail to raise and lower targets to show shooters their performance as currently required on known distance ranges.
An evaluation set to take place later this year will determine if the LOMAH system is suitable for use in home station training.
"There are a great deal of possibilities with this system," said Terry. "LOMAH is a system that can benefit Soldiers greatly in small arms training."
Redesigned LOMAH system 'aims' to help Soldiersby Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Article “Redesigned LOMAH system ‘aims’ to help Soldiers“, 2013-12-02Joint Base Langley-Eustis - Joint Base Langley-Eustis Headlines - http://www.jble.af.mil
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