Methods of Training for the Engagement of Aircraft with Small Arms

Abstract

Studies were performed to develop low-cost techniques for training infantrymen to engage low-flying aircraft with small arms. The first approach included training on estimating distance, leading, and tracking, using a special training device. After training, in live firing using a sleeve target towed at low altitudes, 16 riflemen obtained 10 hits for 960 rounds fired. In the second approach, a miniaturized program used air rifles against 1/10-scale aircraft silhouettes. This training was also evaluated by a live-firing test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0868130

Entities

People

  • E. W. Frederickson
  • Robert D. Baldwin
  • Robert J. Foskett

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Defense Systems
  • Elevation
  • Firing Rate
  • Flight Paths
  • Guns
  • Instructors
  • Low Altitude
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Small Arms
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.