Cody you should have a battle simulation centre on camp somewhere that runs a programme called VBS-2 or maybe 3 if thats rolled out now. Find someone that knows what the hell they are doing when it comes to calling in fires or preferably a pilot and use it to conduct ECAS training. You can also go all the way from 81mm up to 155mm and see the effect on target.
Don't laugh but as a young Ptl Comd with no budget I made guys cam up, go out on the ground and site an OP and then moved into a nice heated air conditioned building for 28 hours to go through observing and reporting. All it took was a bit of liasion and I sent them off to the mess for meals (that they paid for on their swipe cards) and had them bring one back in a TV dinner tray for whoever was on the OP. I had a guy from one of the other patrols who was in a full leg cast come in as our opfor and make a virtual character walk around the village every hour or so. Most of it was scripted by the geeks and didn't need a human to run it.
Like others have said, your imagination is your only limit.
Don't laugh but as a young Ptl Comd with no budget I made guys cam up, go out on the ground and site an OP and then moved into a nice heated air conditioned building for 28 hours to go through observing and reporting. All it took was a bit of liasion and I sent them off to the mess for meals (that they paid for on their swipe cards) and had them bring one back in a TV dinner tray for whoever was on the OP. I had a guy from one of the other patrols who was in a full leg cast come in as our opfor and make a virtual character walk around the village every hour or so. Most of it was scripted by the geeks and didn't need a human to run it.
Like others have said, your imagination is your only limit.
