Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) crews are preparing to use a new virtual reality (VR) training system designed for crew gunnery work, according to Military Times and Navy Times. Both outlets report that the prototype will place crews in a simulated, high-intensity combat scenario intended to mirror an “all-out” fight. The simulator is described as accounting for an unpredictable enemy, with the goal of training Marines to respond to a “thinking” adversary rather than following a fixed or scripted pattern.
The training system is characterized as a crew-level gunnery prototype for the ACV program, focusing on how multiple crew members coordinate during engagement. While the two sources emphasize the VR scenario’s emphasis on adaptability and unpredictability, they do not provide additional details in the excerpts shared, such as the simulator’s deployment timeline, locations, or specific performance metrics. Overall, both reports converge on the same core point: the Marine Corps is developing a VR gunnery training tool for ACV crews that uses an adversary model meant to challenge trainee decision-making in realistic combat conditions.
