MILES System for Airsoft?

[Matt]

So while at Shot Show, I was talking with G&G about their new M.I.T., stands for Military Intelligence Tracer. The product is a tracer unit, BB counter and chronograph all in one. But I also learned that they plan to integrate a laser targeting system into a similar unit, players would able to record hits up to 300 meters, that's over 300 yards for the metric challenged. It's much like the Military's MILES system, although much cheaper and designed for Airsoft.



So you'd have a device like this on your gun, you'd shoot as normal at targets that may be way beyond your typical range and still be able to count it as a hit. I could see this really changing the way games are played, considering that if you're out in the open even way out of range... you could be hit!

Do you guys think the Airsoft community would use something like this? Or perhaps maybe a more hardcore mil-sim event? That is, assuming it works. I seem to recall lots of our enlisted people complain about MILES. What do you guys think?

[Jester316]

Could be fun, but I think the price point (even though it hasn't been announced) will preclude it from widespread use. Also, how big will the sensor units be? Will the work over the gear we already have? How weather proof are they? How crush, drop, shock proof? Maybe I'm way off, but even if it's $200 for the unit and sensors, I see a lot of people choosing to spend that money elsewhere. And than you'll get only a handful of players using it at games, so they can only "kill" certain people at 300m. Everyone else won't react to the lasers....

[RedSpo0n]

I like the idea, but agree that it won't see wide acceptance.

It's a matter of either everyone uses it, or no one - and then what's the point of using BBs at all. When people invest so much time and money into SAWs or bolt actions, for example, leveling the playing field with the same 'projectile' via laser would pretty drastically change how we play. Not sure if that's good or bad though.

I would totally still play daylight capable laser tag with replica weapon systems though. All weapon functions replicated, but no actual projectile - I'd be down. Again, changes how we play though. Slightest brush becomes thick cover because lasers have no penetration.

I could also see a large event host providing sensors to all players, and equipping certain roles with lasers. Snipers on rooftops at 'Lion Claws' with emitter units to present more challenge in crossing open zones, etc. Then the game is played as normal, but with the extra reach provided to heavy weapons or some such.

Oh and tacking on yet another thought - in it's original form as just a tracer/counter/chrono - I'd probably buy one if I didn't already have a tracer and chrono in my stash.

[Alien_Hunter]

Does it require other players to wear something like a laser tag vest? The local indoor arena has paintball guns equipped with laser hit counters, which I though was REALLY cool because you get the blowback and noise minus the paint.

[Junto]

Hell no. No lasers. No frills. If I'm not hit with a BB, you didn't bleeding get me.

[Jester316]

I would play realistic laser tag...

I would play realistic airsoft...

I wouldn't play a combination game.

[McNair]

I would just shoot blanks. Defeats the purpose of shooting a projectile.

[MillerSA15]

Depends on the price point. If they are cheap enough I can see them being implemented widely in milsim events, especially if they can be fitted in such a way that allows them to be used with blank fire weapons, ala MSW, so that those weapons are capable of both psychological effect, and getting kills.

Too expensive and I can imagine only seeing them used for that VIP game, where the sniper gets the laser on his rifle, and the VIP gets the sensors and everyone else plays airsoft.

It would be awesome if they were cheap enough to run a purely lasertag game though, depending on how the laser is triggered (and what kind of laser...but I'm assuming if it has a 300m limit, it is eye safe) it would mean no need for eyepro.

[Darius137]

An arena could have these and then up their price to cover them, but how reliable and robust are they to be used by 13 year olds day in and day out before breaking?

[Heretic]

Hell no. No lasers. No frills. If I'm not hit with a BB, you didn't f***ing get me.

This. No exceptions.

[Nodachi]

So that's where this went. I saw an ad for this last year, and they were billing it together with their 'M.E.T. targets' as something to be used in competitions. In fact, the ad says it was used at the "2013 shooting and games show Paris" and will be used at G&G's shoothouse for a 2014 World Cup.

[Steve]

I'd probably avoid comparing anything I wanted to convince people to buy as "similar to MILES". Maybe "like MILES, but actually works. Some of the time".

I love the idea of a combo tracer unit / chrono. I'd love it more if there was some sort of removable cover for the LCD. Also, I'd really prefer it to be a QD setup rather than threading onto the muzzle (not sure if it is or not), as that removes cross-threading or stripping issues.

If the tracer internals are similar to the ones G&G use in their existing cans, then I am looking forward to their release, and will probably pick a couple up. I've been running two G&G cans for a couple of years now, and the units have held up remarkably well to heavy use, mounting / remounting to multiple AEGs, and occasional bouncing off of walls.

[ClownBaby]

Could also be an attempt by G&G to draw sales from those in the military/LE world who still don't see "airsoft" as a viable training tool.

[ShienoO]

Any idea if this will integrate with the MILES 2000 system that the Military uses for field training? I could think of several cool things to do with this out in the field.


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[Matt]

Any idea if this will integrate with the MILES 2000 system that the Military uses for field training? I could think of several cool things to do with this out in the field.

Not that I know of. I think it's proprietary to G&G.