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Computerised war simulations for British troops have been radically improved to cater for recruits who are used to playing high-quality video games on their Xboxes, according to a Ministry of Defence scientist. Thousands of soldiers sent to Afghanistan have been trained on Virtual Battlespace2, a spin-off from a commercial game that can test how they react in situations such as coming under mortar fire from insurgents. Officials stress that such games only supplement conventional methods but with tightening budgets they are a relatively cheap way to give personnel a taste of a warzone. Staff at the MoD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Portsdown, Hampshire, are trying to keep up with the technology used in games such as Battlefield 3, Killzone 3 and the Call of Duty series. Andrew Poulter, who leads a nine-strong technical team, told The Guardian: “Back in the 1980s and 1990s, defence was far out in terms of quality simulation. Military-built simulators were state of the art. “But now, for £50, you can buy a commercial game that will be far more realistic than the sorts of tools we were using. “Certainly, there is a level of computer games experience in recruits. So the plots have to be realistic and the image generation has to be high quality.” Mr Poulter stressed an important difference was that while commercial games may look “graphically beautiful” they were made to be “entertaining rather than realisitic”. The MoD training software produced by his team was adapted to make sure the simulated weapons used would be “credible” and perform as they would do in combat. Mr Poulter said a commander who came back from Afghanistan told him that he was sure the Virtual Battlespace2 training had saved the lives of two of his soldiers when...

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What an action packed line-up! Did you ever find yourself having a discussion with a mate about action heroes that should of appeared in the first Expendables! Well the first action movie stars that came to mind was “Van Damme” and “Chuck Norris”, Well Sly has not disappointed action fans in the new sequel to The Expendables, Sly and the original gang return with some new faces including Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris, the only one that is missing is Rutger Hauer.  Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) and Bruce Willis (right) also return in the new installment, but will they have a bigger part, who knows! The Expendables: A team of mercenaries is given the assignment to take out a corrupt military leader and a rogue CIA operative on a Latin American island. – IMDB The original movie plot Barney Ross leads the “Expendables”, a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life – or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. Cast in image above: (left to right) Terry Crews, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren Credited cast: Jason Statham Lee Christmas Bruce Willis Church Sylvester Stallone Barney Ross Liam Hemsworth Timmons Arnold Schwarzenegger Trench Jean-Claude Van Damme...