Lance Cpl. Richard D. Smith, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, drives through one of the simulations in a virtual Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicle Sept. 15. Simulators for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, as well as humvees and 7-tons, are maintained at the Combat Center’s Battle Simulation Center to give Marines a feel for driving tactical vehicles without the huge expenditures in fuel, maintenance and repairs. - Lance Cpl. Richard D. Smith, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, drives through one of the simulations in a virtual Mine Resistant Armor Protected vehicle Sept. 15. Simulators for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, as well as humvees and 7-tons, are maintained at the Combat Center’s Battle Simulation Center to give Marines a feel for driving tactical vehicles without the huge expenditures in fuel, maintenance and repairs.