live or die that day or whether you guys all go home. reporter: to help them meet that objective, realism is key. this block of buildings in rural georgia is modelled after an iraqi village half a world away. the idea is to mirror what troops will see in the field. we try to get the conditions as close as we can get it to get in the heads of the troops of what we need to concentrate on. reporter: this firearms training center is a simulated war zone. although the battlefield can change, the mission remains the same. to defeat a virtual enemy. you don t know what expect over there. reporter: i know it s impossible to replicate it perfectly, but is this pretty close? it s pretty dang close with the building setup, the hills, the mounds. it s pretty close, and with ours you can see here we don t have much to hide behind. in fact, that s reality. reporter: this virtual training isn t limited to ground
you all go home. reporter: to help meet the objective, realism is key. this block of buildings is modelled after an iraqi village half a world away. the idea is to mirror what they will see in the field. to get into the heads of troops of what we need to concentrate on. fire! reporter: this firearms training center is a war zone. the mission remains the same, to defeat a virtual enemy. you are not going to know what to expect. i know it s impossible to replicate it. is this close? it s pretty close, with the building set up, the hills, the mounds, it s close. with ours you can see we don t have too much to hide behind. it s reality. this isn t limited to ground