Electronic apparatus useful in simulated gunfire and simulated rifle ranges

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IN A SIMULATED SHOOTING GALLERY SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SIMULATED FIREARM HAVING A TRIGGER AND A LIGHT BARREL, A "STROBE" LAMP ON SAID FIREARM FOR PROJECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT ALONG SAID BARREL, AND MEANS OPERATED BY SAID TRIGGER FOR ENERGIZING SAID "STROBE" LAMP SAID MEANS COMPRISING A SINGLE-POLE DOUBLE-THROW SWITCH HAVING TWO POSITIONS, SAID TRIGGER BEING MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH FOR OPERATING THE SAME TO ONE OF SAID TWO POSITIONS FROM THE OTHER POSITION OF THE SWITCH, A FIRST AMPLIFYING DEVICE HAVING A PAIR OF INPUT ELECTRODES AND AN OUTPUT ELECTRODE, A SECOND AMPLIFYING DEVICE HAVING A PAIR OF INPUT ELECTRODES AND AN OUTPUT ELECTRODE, SAID SWITCH HAVING A MOVABLE SWITCH ARM AND A PAIR OF STATIONARY CONTACTS, A CAPACITOR CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ARM OF SAID CONTACTS, A CAPACITOR CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ARM AND SAID ONE CONTACT AND BEING NORMALLY SHORT-CIRCUITED BY SAID ARM, ONE OF SAID INPUT ELECTRODES OF SAID FIRST DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID STATIONARY CONTACTS, THE OTHER OF SAID INPUT ELECTRODES OF SAID FIRST DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE INPUT ELECTRODES OF SAID SECOND DEVICE, A BIASING RESISTANCE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT ELECTRODES OF SAID SECOND DEVICE FOR NORMALLY MAINTAINING SAID SECOND DEVICE IN A NORMALLY NONCONDUCTING CONDITION, A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST DEVICE, A LOAD IMPEDANCE, SAID SOURCE BEING CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND DEVICE THROUGH SAID LOAD IMPEDANCE, SAID SECOND CONTACT BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID LOAD IMPEDANCE TO CHARGE SAID CAPACITOR AT A CONTROLLED RATE WHEN SAID SWITCH IS OPERATED TO SAID OTHER POSITION, A CAPACITOR, A D.C. SOURCE, A RESISTANCE, SAID RESISTANCE AND CAPACITOR BEING CONNECTED IN A SERIES CIRCUIT WITH SAID SOURCE TO CHARGE THE SAME, AND MEANS EFFECTIVE UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID LOAD IMPEDANCE FOR DISCHARGING SAID CAPACITOR THROUGH SAID "STROBE" LAMP, A NOISE GENERATOR AND MEANS EFFECTIVE UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID LOAD IMPEDANCE FOR OPERATING SAID NOISE GENERATOR.