Because they use MILES gear hooked onto the actual guns. Paintballs would have the exact same issue here of not penetrating a tent that an actual .50 cal would have obviously penetrated.
Paintball could only simulate relatively close range. Some close quarters training does use actual off the shelf paintball, or more expensive paint rounds in actual guns, but for full scale operational simulation where firefights might take place at longer ranges, MILES is a better solution. MILES also gets hooked to vehicles for vehicle on vehicle combat.
None of the simulation options are perfect, which is why people in control of it sometimes have to interact.
Because they use MILES gear hooked onto the actual guns. Paintballs would have the exact same issue here of not penetrating a tent that an actual .50 cal would have obviously penetrated.
Paintball could only simulate relatively close range. Some close quarters training does use actual off the shelf paintball, or more expensive paint rounds in actual guns, but for full scale operational simulation where firefights might take place at longer ranges, MILES is a better solution. MILES also gets hooked to vehicles for vehicle on vehicle combat.
None of the simulation options are perfect, which is why people in control of it sometimes have to interact.