Simunition is a brand name used for ammunitions used in military training which was made by a Canadian Company known as General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada Inc. (GD-OTS) in Quebec, Canada. The system was developed in the late 1980’s and is used worldwide by emergency response teams to achieve a more realistic method of training so the new trainees can experience more real life drills to better prepare them for real life situations.
Simunition rounds were made to be fired through police and military service weapons. Most Simunition cartridges need a slight adjustment to the weapon to ensure that the normal service rounds cannot be fired during training. Simunitions also aim to reproduce a full recoil with reduced velocity rounds so recruits are able to experience a more realistic training. These basic equipments help to improve the tactical skills of the recruit members and better their condition to respond in times of fear in order to save lives. The Simunition program includes many different types of training rounds, such as the CQT System, the FX Marking Cartridge, the Securiblank System, Greenshield System, Short Stop and DragonFly. Each product can be used in different situation.
The CQT System also known as the Close Quarters Target Ammunition are polymer projectiles that utilize a pressurized gas system as FX in order to be fired. One of the advantages of the CQT System is that it is much cheaper to produce because the materials used to make it can be bought at a reduced price.
The FX Force-on-Force System are training ammunitions that can be fired through a standard firearm and it is mainly used within the USMC known as Special Effect Small Arms Marketing System. This ammunition maneuvers a special pressurized gas system to decrease the impact of the bullet. At first a detergent-based, water soluble colored marking compound is used to fill the projectile. The projectile then shatters on impact and marks the target which allows the trainers to assess the accuracy and lethality of the hits.
Securiblank cartridges are blanks that can be fired by specially customized| through modified service weapons to fire simunition. Greenshield ammunitions don’t require the gun to be modified in order to be fired, the ammunitions are standard, lead-free, non-toxic lethal round made to be used in indoor training ranges. When the round is fired it fractures when it hits the target. Short stop ammunition is made with a tracer variant that allows the bullets to be tracked visually in the day and night. Short Stop ammunition also does not need adjustments to the firing weapon. DragonFly is a 40×46mm training grenade designed to be fired from military grenade launchers such as the US M203.The purpose of the DragonFly grenade is to minimize the possibility of injury by providing less damages to the range infrastructure and the cost in regards to the preservation of the firing range.




