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#3731065 - 02/05/13 04:16 PM Re: Army and Navy Looking to Replace VBS 2 [Re: Apocalypse31]  
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Originally Posted By: Apocalypse31
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By the way, has lots of merit for company level and below, limited usefulness to battalion and above, but not impossible.

Here's a new addition to JBLM, DSTS (Dismounted Soldier Trainer System). We have 27 total stations, giving a platoon the capability to link together, along with supporting squads and/or aviation/indirect fires. This system is based on the VBS2 system and may eventually be linked to VBS2. Advantage of using VBS2 is its the same editor and can therefore import existing scenarios, terrain and objects.

Here's the link: http://www.intelligent.net/?q=news/dismounted-soldier-training-system-0812


I've spent some time at the CCTT on Fort Benning, in the last few months. Whenever we're in there I see Soldiers using this system. I haven't tried it, but its just a variant of VBS-2, so I imagine its bulky and a pain in the ass to use.


So lead where others have not, try it out! Is it bulky? It's comparable to the kit you're going to wear in the field. Is it a pain in the ass? Only if you've never used it and have no knowledge on how to set it up. You do have to calibrate the equipment, but overall, nothing that a good leader won't overcome to totally immerse his unit into and get them off the keyboards. I've seen our Soldiers leaving sessions very much sweaty and big smiles on their faces because they finally got the mission accomplished.

I would just say as a final comment of the overall trend of comments is that if you know nothing of the specific equipment, don't be so quick to damn or criticize until you've invested time and energy to make it work. Even the earliest UCOFTs were very primitive graphically, but made our armor crewmen and many allies, some of the worlds best armor crews. It was the outside the norm thinking that makes our military leadership often times the worlds best.


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#3731322 - 02/06/13 12:32 AM Re: Army and Navy Looking to Replace VBS 2 [Re: strykerpsg]  
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Originally Posted By: strykerpsg
Even the earliest UCOFTs were very primitive graphically, but made our armor crewmen and many allies, some of the worlds best armor crews. It was the outside the norm thinking that makes our military leadership often times the worlds best.


I know. I used the old UCOFT

Going back to my original point; The VBS-2 engine is bulky and sluggish...not the equipment, especially compared to the real gear that you'd carry on mission.


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#3731359 - 02/06/13 01:52 AM Re: Army and Navy Looking to Replace VBS 2 [Re: Apocalypse31]  
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Even the earliest UCOFTs were very primitive graphically, but made our armor crewmen and many allies, some of the worlds best armor crews. It was the outside the norm thinking that makes our military leadership often times the worlds best.


I know. I used the old UCOFT

Going back to my original point; The VBS-2 engine is bulky and sluggish...not the equipment, especially compared to the real gear that you'd carry on mission.


Ok, misunderstood your earlier statement. My apologies. From what I've seen and we've utilized, it's really not too bad. If you've used the editor in ArmA 2, exactly the same.perhaps if its the performance FPS you're discussing, perhaps your contract team is in need of upgraded equipment. Ours is very fluid and the contract team is able to add custom items instantly.


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