Laser Designation

VBS3Fires seamlessly supports laser designation. In order to perform laser designation, an observer in VBS3 must be equipped with some form of laser designation device. This device must also have a battery to power it. This feature will allow an observer utilising VBS3Fires to lase a target using a UAV and transmit those results to the VBS3Fires instructor (or in the case of stand-alone mode, to the appropriate gunline)

When the observer specifies in the VBS3Fires interface that he/she intends to use Laser Designation, then VBS3Fires will present the 'Lasing Info' panel. This panel will show the current coordinates of the laser designator in use by the observer. If no values are displayed, it is because the laser designator is not turned on.

∆ Image 6b1: Lasing Info window

Using this interface, the lasing coordinates can be locked at any time by hitting the 'Lock' button. This will keep the currently shown coordinates from changing as the designator is moved.

Clicking the 'Send' button will result in the currently displayed coordinates being sent as a data transmission across the radio network. There is no requirement to hit the 'Lock' button before hitting 'Send', but it may assist in ensuring that correct coordinates are transmitted.

Alternatively, by hitting the 'Y' key on the keyboard whilst in the VBS3 window will also send the laser data across the radio network.

∆ Image 6b2: VBS3 Laser Designator view