Meggitt’s new full-size live-fire screen allows users to train within a shooting range using live ammunition while scenarios are displayed on the screen through the FATS® 100LE system. The live-fire screen includes a natural rubber screen directly integrated with the FATS 100LE virtual system, leveraging the same software and courseware used for Meggitt’s laser-based weapons. Optical measurement of the bullet in flight determines hit positioning, which means a much shorter guard time (the minimum required by the system to discriminate two successive shots) compared to other available live-fire screens. All electronic equipment, including projection, is located above the top of the screen and is typically installed to the ceiling behind an existing range baffle. This eliminates the need for heavy and bulky steel frames common in other systems.
Unlike competing live-fire offerings where screen integrity affects hit detection capability, Meggitt’s screen surface is not needed for detection of projectiles passing through the area of interest and is used only for showing the projected image. It can be readily integrated into live-fire shoot houses with other surfaces for projected images. The easy-to-install, self-healing screen can be used with various types of weapons ranging from revolvers to submachine guns, and is designed to withstand up to 50,000 rounds over the entire surface area before replacement or repair.
