Patent ID: 7614333

Claim:
Gunnery apparatus comprising, in combination: a remotely operated weapon mount adapted to receive and fire at least one type of weapon; and a rounds counter comprising: a) a sensor for sensing shock imparted to the weapon mount from the firing of the weapon and generating a sensor signal, wherein the sensor is mounted to the weapon mount in a location remote from the weapon, and b) electronic circuitry receiving the sensor signal and generating a count of each firing of the weapon; wherein the electronics circuitry further comprises an analog electronics module comprising: a) a first amplifier receiving a signal from the sensor and outputting a voltage signal, b) a rectifier rectifying the voltage signal output of the first amplifier, c) a filter coupled to the output of the first amplifier stretching the voltage signal to facilitate detection of short duration signals from the sensor, and d) a second amplifier coupled to the filter providing amplification of the voltage output of the first amplifier.