Horssjöns skjutfält, Military training ground in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden
Horssjöns skjutfält is a military training ground located north of Molkom that covers a large forested area. The site includes training fields, administrative buildings, and facilities designed for Swedish armed forces exercises and maneuvers.
The site was acquired in 1979 and officially established as a military training ground in 1985. A specialized firing range for advanced training scenarios was constructed between 1981 and 1993.
The name Horssjön comes from the lake by the western entrance, where Horssjöns läger camp lies about 2 km outside the range. Since 2006 the field has mainly been used by Örebro-Värmlandsgruppen, along with units from Karlsborg and Skövde garrisons, the Swedish Armed Forces' telecommunications and information systems unit in Örebro, and the Air Base Ranger School in Ronneby. The police, Bilkåren and Frivilliga automobilkårernas riksförbund also hold courses and training here.
The ground has workshops, administrative buildings, and camping areas that support extended exercises. Keep in mind that access may be restricted when active training operations are taking place.
The rälsmålsbana built between 1981 and 1993 is a target track on rails, not a railway firing range. It lets shooters engage moving targets along a rail line, a facility type shared with other Swedish training grounds.
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