A simulator for simulating a use of a missile of an attacking system is proposed. The simulator comprises: a storage device for storing of a terrain model of a battle terrain and target object models of target objects; a sensing unit for sensing and tracking a defined target object of the target objects in the battle terrain; a transmitting unit for transmitting a coded laser signal to the defined target object; a receiving unit for receiving a response signal transmitted by the defined target object; a providing unit for providing a target object model for the defined target object in dependence on at least type information of the received response signal; and a visual means associated with the missile for outputting a current visual representation of the battle terrain by means of the terrain model, the provided target object model and the location information.