Artillery Effects Support Configuration

The Artillery Effects Support Configuration is used to support VBS3 scenarios where call-for-fire training is not the sole training purpose. VBS3Fires can be run in either Instructor mode or Standalone mode and can be used to create artillery effects which will affect Maneuver elements within the scenario.

Generally, if run in Standalone mode, a trainee will be acting as a Forward Observer participating in a scenario with other Trainee-in-the-Loop Maneuver elements. This allows realistic employment of artillery in the Battle Space and can be used to train the Maneuver commander, soldiers and the FO simultaneously.

If VBS3Fires is run in Instructor mode, it is generally intended to create realistic artillery effects in the Battle Space which impact other Maneuver elements. For example, OPFOR artillery could be simulated this way.