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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- Soldiers and Marines will soon have the chance to train to take and return simulated fire from a model Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
Laser Shot Simulators, which produces the Mobile Marksmanship Training Simulators, will soon install its first systems featuring the Army and Marine Corps' next tactical vehicle.
"We're doing some installs with the JLTV for the Army Reserve out in California," Scott Gurnett, Laser Shot Simulators' program manager, said at the Modern Day Marine expo. "I think some of the Marines are also going to be involved in some of the training."
Giving troops the chance to train in a model of the vehicle they'll use in combat will help them prepare for real-world scenarios, Gurnett said. They'll get a sense of how much space they have to maneuver around the vehicle's interior and can practice using it in simulated convoys.
Set to replace the Humvee, the JLTV is expected to hit the fleet as early as next year. There will be two variants: a two-seat version and one that can fit four troops. The four-seater can also carry crew-served weapons, like the .50-caliber machine gun or a Close-Combat Carrier and TOW-missile system.
Troops' New Marksmanship Simulator Will Feature a Mock JLTV