Programmable laser marksmanship trainer

Claim 1

A laser marksmanship trainer comprising: a. a weapon having firing means and a projectile barrel, b. a target screen, c. laser means actuated from said firing means and having a laser beam axis, said laser means being attached to said weapon with said beam axis parallel to said barrel to direct a laser beam to said target when the weapon is aimed thereat and said firing means is operated, d. light sensitive detectors, e. means for supporting said light sensitive detectors in a matrix behind said screen, f. a plurality of photographic slides taken of scenes of different background and target locations and with a camera having a grid corresponding to said matrix to enable taking slides with selected targets in proper orientation to selected arrangements of said detectors in said matrix to provide thereby a plurality of slides each with different target locations and background oriented to said selected detector arrangements, g. a slide projector to be loaded with said slides for sequentially projecting scenes from said slides, h. a slide film made of said grid matrix for projecting on said screen to align said projector to said detector matrix, i. sequential switching means for sequentially connecting for operation different selected of said detectors corresponding to different target locations, j. a hit indicator associated with each detector and electronic actuator means for actuating each indicator from an associated detector, and k. programmable means for actuating said slide projector and said sequential switching means in unison and coordination for projecting selected of said slides and simultaneously actuating corresponding detectors and associated hit indicators.