European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. April 13, t987 the stars and stripes Page 9 my Crews get training in reality by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Grann Woehlk. Germany tankers from the 2nd army of fwd arc using a new simulator to train in a world of artificial reality As they pre pare for the nato Canadian army trophy shoot offs in june. Artificial reality describes comp tar race simulators that train people in High risk professions where inc ultimate reality includes death. The term was used in new suck Magazine feb. 9 about the army s newest Trainer the simulated network or Simnet Sec. Dennis he in master gunner for he 3rd in. 63rd Armor 3rd inf div based in Kil Zingen. Helped pile reality into Simnet in 1983 when the Trainer was just a plan on paper. Whatever on happen to a real my he said can happen to Sim  if the Driver pulls some fancy moves in rough Drain tie could throw a rack off even Hough Simnet has no tracks la can run out of . La fires rounds and blasts the in Civ off the face of any 20 Square mile Section on Earth. Simnet surpasses another video game training device called Cost. Cost which stands for conduct of fire Trainer trains Only the tank com Mander and gunner. The Driver and the loader Are leu out. When we go to War Sard spec. 4 Robert so rally we Don t go As two men we go As a Crew or a  Straley is a Driver with cod 2nd in 66th Armor in  Stedl. Four Simnet units arc set up in temporary quarters at Grafin Wocher to Simu late a Lank platoon. Simnet consultant Gary bloc dam a retired colonel said 80 units will be set up at a 7lh army training come facility in Hoh Encl by the end of 1988. They will simulate an entire Ballal Ion task Force. Bloedorn said Simnet is an exer Cise in illusion  Jusi As mood music in a suspense thriller builds tension in the movie viewer the sounds of bait k1 Ricochet through every nerve of the Tanker. The digital sound simulation was created by Craig port Man inc Hollywood sound Man who created the sound effects for the Star trek movies. Heim spent weeks with Portman in tanks at fort Knox by the men record t it Koto by Tony Nauroth spec. 4 Robert Straky practices driving an m1 a brains Lank. Running shoes Are worn to Cut Dawn on simulator damage. Edall the sounds an my can make including those in makes when it Breaks Down. One recording was made at Aber Deen proving ground i during a Lesl to see what happens when a soviet made missile hits an my. Thai s the sound sol Diers in Simnet hear when their Lank gels hit the Simnet shakes and the video goes Blank. Death. Him pointed out that Simnet can do some things the my cannot do. Limitations on Money and stringent environmental rules prohibit extensive shooting and mane vering. In my 15 years As a  Heim said i be Only done real mane vering once. With Simnet i can drive through Farmers barns and right Over his Fields to get a Mission done without even thinking Aboul Man Euver dam  perhaps its biggest advantage is Independence. Other simulators fight soft Ware Battles computerized tanks driven by artificial intelligence not by the sly strategies that human intuition can dream up. When it s fully in place a Simnet Tanker from Hohen Ucli might Square off against another Tanker operating his Simnet Ai fort Knox. With close air support provided by a helicopter Pilot from fort Kucker ala., and a Bradley fighting infantry vehicle Crew from fort Jianning ga., All linked by satellite. One disadvantage to Simnet is thai there Are Only 12 of them four Ai graft Woehr six at fort Knox and two More in shipment to Knon. The army Hopes to install 320 around the word. One advantage of Simnet is Cost. The entire platoon setup Al Gro fun Sochr Bloedorn said is less Ihan half the Cost of one real my tank. Tank commander staff sol. Douglas Faulkner also with the 2nd army div fwd expects his Simnet training to pay off with big wins in the Canadian army trophy shooting Maich. Of course nothing will replace shooting real bullets. Tankers love shooting bullets. Bui that machine Simnet thinks it s a  sex in Media not offensive to most poll reports new York api sex in advertising. To shows. Books and movies docs not offend the majority of americans and most people think sexually explicit material should be available to adults Ovi diding to a Media general associated press poll. But while most people tolerate sex magazines in their communities they generally want Idem kept under the counter out of sight and out of the hands of Chii Idron according o the nationwide Telephone poll of 1 ,402 adults. 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