<p><br /> The US military is using video technology to try to prepare its troops for the challenges of the battlefield.<br /> </p><p><br /> Developers are using 3D filming techniques and the kind of virtual reality technology found in theme park rides to try to recreate the sensation of fighting in hostile terrain.<br /> </p><p><br /> Teams based at a facility in Virginia create virtual versions of real attacks on US and UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and post the simulations on secure websites.<br /> </p><p><br /> British Army commanders now want to use the same technology to improve soldiers' chances of surviving IEDs.<br /> </p>
