American law enforcement and military trainers are using "the cage" to roughly simulate a bullet strike without permanent injury on participants. It is mostly used in small engagement scenarios where all the weapons and kits can effectively communicate with the central operating system and software. Basically the weapons fire beams that are detected on sensors on vests. The key addition is a group or "cage" of electrodes attached to the torso that deliver a Taser-style electrical shock to the electrode closest to the probable hit. The shock delivers pain and weakness instantaneously, and sometimes is enough to make the target collapse or partially collapse. There are several different versions of these systems out there. Their value is they instill cover and concealment without having to use paintball or similar physical systems.Will force on force training be more effective with less lethal equipments which still represent the true feel and form of a rifle, outputs the real feel and receive the real impact but still being able to be alive?
Depends. The main requirements is that the system cannot incapacitate the target individual such that he cannont immediately proceed with more training. An impact causing a continuously painful bruise is probably too much. Likewise pepper balls or similar effects.Will force on force training be more effective with less lethal equipments which still represent the true feel and form of a rifle, outputs the real feel and receive the real impact but still being able to be alive?