2nd Lt Adriana/3rd DE – EB
On May 25, 2023, six new pop-up targets were inaugurated and one mobile target line was revitalized at the Tenente de Lacerda Shooting Range (PTTDL), in the Barão de São Borja Field of Instruction, Saicã, in Rosário do Sul (RS). In the next semester we will have another six new fixed targets, as well as a second mobile target line. With this, our firepower gains a new ally in operational efficiency.
Present were the Commander of the 3rd Army Division, Division General Paulo Roberto Rodrigues Pimentel, the Commander of the Division Artillery 3rd Army Division, Brigadier General Carlos Marcelo Teixeira Costa, the Commander of the 6th Armored Infantry Brigade (6th Bda Inf Bld), Marcelo Carvalho Ribeiro, and Professor of the Department of Electronics and Computing from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Dr. Andrei Piccinini Legg and representatives from AEL Sistemas, Saul Bencke, Program Director, Fábio Ramos, Manager of Research and Development and Configuration Management, and Bruna Liell, Program Manager. Programs Manager.
Modernizing Dressage
The static and moving target system was developed by AEL Sistemas, a Brazilian defense technology company. The moving line is composed of a 140-meter rail, which has a device holding the target, which can move at speeds of up to 30 km per hour.
For the fixed targets, new protective berms were built to hold the pop-ups. devices (pop-ups).
The operation of the targets is controlled by a team of instructors, trained by AEL Sistemas, who are located in the Exercise Direction Room (DirEx), in the PTTDL Observation Tower.
The commander of the 3rd DE, General Pimentel, when inaugurating the start of the operation of the new targets, spoke of the importance of adding capabilities with partner institutions, so that together we can overcome the challenges.
The Commander of the 6th Infant Bld, General Ribeiro, highlighted that a shooting stand with resources of this nature offers the armored and mechanized troops a high level training capacity, providing better conditions to accomplish the mission of defending the Homeland.
Photos: Com Soc 3rd DE/Sgt Pablo Vieira – Com Soc 4th RCC / Luciano Souza