The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) is a training device which will permit two-sided casualty assessment in the "mock" battlefield of training. MILES will revolutionize military training methods and techniques. Using MILES, the individual soldier receives immediate feedback as to the effects of his actions on the battlefield. By "killing" his opponent if he performs correctly and being "killed" if he errs, actions which will permit the individual soldier to perform effectively in the modern battlefield are reinforced. MILES is currently in the engineering development, phase of the materiel acquisition process, and production quantities will be available in the early 1980s. The system uses low power eyesafe lasers to simulate the effects of direct fire weapons such as tanks and antitank missile systems. Each weapon system is equipped with a laser and laser energy detectors. When a "kill" occurs, the target vehicles laser is deactivated, a smoke grenade is ignited, and a continuous tone is sounded for one minute. Assuming that MILES is operational within the U.S. Army, what is the impact of this system on the Mechanized Infantry Battalion Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP) 7-45 as it relates to antiarmor training and evaluation of the TOW in the Mechanized Infantry Company? The TOW is a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-command link guided missile capable of defeating any known armor out to ranges of 3,000m. A significantly revised TOW squad/section ARTEP training and evaluation outline is the end result of this study. It includes ARTEP changes in terms of tasks, conditions and training/evaluation standards. Changes include use of MILES to: refine gunner tracking techniques out to ranges of 3,000m, pinpoint defensive positions, check range cards, check fire control techniques, and establish a pass/fail criteria for two-sided engagements in terms of number of "enemy" killed vs. number of TOWs lost in the TOW section.

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