LOMAH - Location of Miss and Hit

Not only is the LOMAH used to improve the precision of the shooter by displaying very accurate shot locations on the target and discriminating between lanes and calibers, the shot location calculated by the LOMAH can be used to trigger different target responses to add realism to the training.

A lethal shot could cause the target to fall, a non-lethal shot would drop the target and raise it again to retaliate or have a moving target decrease its speed after having suffered a shot to the leg. A near-miss shot may cause a moving target to increase its speed and travel in an opposite direction. Non-lethal shots can accumulate and become lethal. The possibilities are countless.

Furthermore, different scores can be applied to different target zones and Passing Standards can be defined to rank shooters. The LOMAH also provides Grouping and Zeroing capabilities to adjust sight corrections before the actual marksmanship training begins. Training results and scores can all be retrieved, processed and printed in the After Action Review.

The LOMAH provides automatic location of misses and hits by detecting the presence of rounds passing over or about detecting sensors attached to the LOMAH device. An electronic picture of the target board is displayed on the AROS software and the IVDU shooter monitor along with the positions of any rounds that may have been fired at the target, whether they have hit the target or not. A supersonic projectile, once fired, continues on its trajectory towards the target generating shock waves as it travels. Provided that the trajectory passes close enough to the LOMAH sensor array for detection to occur, the shock wave generated by the projectile will excite the sensors in the LOMAH. The LOMAH records this data and sends it back to AROS where it then computes the shot status (hit, miss, ricochet etc.) and position.  Several LOMAH products have been developed by Polytronic over the years to address every existing training requirement. The T-Bar is a system designed for perpendicular shooting in a Marksmanship Training Range where shooters train from a fixed position at the firing line on fixed installed targets. The H-Bar was developed to accommodate tactical training on portable and moving targets where shots come from angles. A different detection technology has been developed to calculate the location of a subsonic projectile. The subsonic LOMAH is the world’s first LOMAH system that provides shot location for subsonic ammunition including 9mm using radar technology. In combination with a supersonic LOMAH such as the T-Bar or the H-Bar, it allows practicing weapon transition drills in the same session. Every LOMAH is designed to operate in the most extreme conditions of climate and is unaffected by dust and debris. The LOMAH can be programmed to operate with virtually all combinations of weapon and ammunition types.