Not a fan either of BH's Serpa. I've seen (read: myself) people shoot themselves with airsoft (thank heavens) in the leg during force on force training. I have heard first hand accounts of others putting a round through their femur during training. I have seen first hand how a grain of sand can cause the mech to jam and the shooter being unable to draw the weapon.

No...gonna pass.

6004, blade-tech, Comptac, are what I use.

Y-

I have to agree with Yancy on this one, during an FOF course, my weapon system AD and tagged me in the leg, luckily for me it was airsoft.

I also use a 6004, I would serious rethink your decision on getting the Serpa

Great idea Chris, you are thinking outside of the box. The scenario with the pro mask on is very unique, and hasn’t been tried yet.

It is also a little unfair to require pro-masks, as not everyone wants to go out and buy one, so they can suck ass in a simulated combat environment.

See that is the difference of putting on just a normal event and a Mil-Sim event. You have to up the stakes a little bit. For those who do not want to purchase a mask that’s fine, im guessing they will not be invited to attend. For those that want to go that extra mile and actually see what it feels like to do a DA S&S on a building, and clear it from top to bottom.

If you're going to do this, it's got to be done right with CS or equivalent, which no one has access to.  Well, no one that would want to do this, anyway.  

Some of us have PLENTY to let Chris have, and I would love to see people suck when they get it on their skin and cry like little girls :twisted:

Chris, let me know if you want to borrow some Pro masks, I have about 25 at my disposal.

OPERATION BALKAN HAMMER
                     October 26, 27, 28 2007
                    Camp Navajo, Arizona

The first thing I need to say is that I want to thank the staff of this great event. Mark, Chad, Chris and the rest of the staff. This was ONE of the truly greatest OP’s I have attended. It was run with very few Hiccups, and you guys took the time and effort to make sure the game ran all the time with little down time. When there was a real world incident, you guys shuttled the proper personal to the incident site, but kept the game moving so others can continue their missions.

AAR Serb Forces.
27 Oct 2007 0430

Units Tasked:
Saguaro 1(S1), Coyote Tactical 1 (CT1)(QRF)

Upon hitting the SERB FOB, S1 and CT ASOV formed a 360 perimeter; While CT1 was on a reconnaissance mission across the border. After securing the FOB, S1 went on patrol looking for any signs of USFOR presence across the border.  CT1 observed the IFOR move across the border and walk within a few feet of his teams hide, he gathered the Intel that was needed and called for extraction. At 0700 CT QRF drove the ASOV to recover CT1 and returned back to the FOB.

27 Oct 2007 0630

The rest of the Serbian force arrived at the FOB, with them was their Commander and the track vehicle. Upon arrival, the Commander sent the rest of his remaining force to patrol the area of operation. No contact was made on these patrols.

27 Oct 2007 0900

Call came over the net that a IFOR Reconnaissance plane went down in the Serbian territory, and that a pilot had ejected over the crash site.  Upon receiving the call, The Serb commander quickly sent out all his elements for a recovering mission. S1 was in the wood line searching for the Pilot and CT1 was patrolling the outskirts for enemy contact. Serb Special Forces(SSF) dismounted the command track and patrolled the ridge where the plane went down. S1 came over the radio and confirmed finding a pilot and debris from the aircraft. Serb Commander(SC) quickly brought the command track for immediate extraction of the pilot. Due to the injury of the pilot, S1 had to provide medical treatment. The Medic for S1 “Peteâ€￾ started treating the pilot for his injuries. The injuries were so severe that S1 had to pull some more people off of his 360 security and help with the treating of the wounds. After about 10 minutes of Pete and the others working on the pilot, CT1, S1’s remaining elements and the SSF were deeply engaged with USFOR and the Commandos. On the hill top IFOR were starting their decent down to our location, while the Commandos were flanking from the sides. The Command track was taking fire and there was casualties everywhere, S1 and Medic Pete finally stabilized the pilot and came up with a carpet as a stretcher (Great job CT2) with a couple of seconds to spare they loaded the pilot in the back of the command track and drove off the X and back to the FOB. CT1 and the rest of the Serb forces were mowed down from every side. The Commando’s then blew the remaining parts of the plane and parachute before heading back to their FOB to refit.

Advisor Critique:
Well what can I say, I gave the PL’s a hard time trying to deal with the pilots, it doesn’t help when I am coming up with stuff to make you guys think. Plus the fact Admin wanted you guys to extract while under fire, which is a task in it self, also when you add the fact that I would fire blanks over your heads didn’t help the situation.
Serb forces the only thing you forgot to do is make the area sterile, meaning removing any articles that was left on site. IE Parachute, clothing, Ejection seat, other then that you completed your objective.
Commandos and IFOR, Great job on pushing through the defense, you guys were about a minute to late.

Movements from both sides were outstanding; everyone was getting in the fight, whether it was a line push or an Australian peal or a flat out frontal assault, it looked great with BB’s flying everywhere.

27 Oct 2007 1015

Call over the net came into the FOB, the Serbs were tasked to Locate reconnaissance pod and debris. Upon Deployment S1 and SSF deployed into their respective sectors to look for the Pod. I was attached to CT1 and the QRF.  After patrolling the sector, they saw movement of Commandos to their flank. CT1 advised his men to push on the element. Using the ASOV they dropped part of their element to take them on head on, while the rest of the element put the ASOV on an over watch position. The vehicle was put not more then 15 feet from the ORP that the Commandos where in, when they Opened up on the ASOV, at that time the rest of the element came in from the flank  and the remaining members of the ASOV crew took the rest of the commandos out.
Over the radio I was advised that all the Serbs were in heavy firefights all along the area of operation.
After hours looking for the Pods and debris the Serbs were unable to find the Pods and the Debris.

Advisor Critique:
CT1 and Commandos, The fight you guys had was one of the best I have witnessed. Through out this evolution both sides were just bringing the pain and plastic death to each other, Whether it was Commandos setting up an L ambush or CT using the ASOV to block in the Commandos.  OUTSTANDING!

27 Oct 2007 1100-1200

This was a scheduled Lunch in place period, with units maintaining a 360 security.

27 Oct 2007 1200

All units resumed the search for the Pod. There were several fire fights in this area of operation. Both sides were bringing their A game . The result of this evolution was that the commandos had stumbled upon the POD during and earlier recon mission and moved the POD to safety and finally extracted it out of the Area.

Advisors Critique:
Good job on the Recce, for finding the POD on their Recon. That is what your supposed to do, mark the site with GPS grids and move the object in case it is important for later missions.

27 Oct 1300

Intel came over the net for a new mission. All available Serb units were to capture or assassinate the personnel of a UN vehicle.
Serb commander issued his FRAGO to his men and deployed his units. I once again was attached to CT1, Their job was to attack the IFOR FOB. Upon leaving the Serb FOB, they stumbled upon the UN Vehicle down the road and immediately made contact. The UN driver took off running into the wood line. The reporters that were with him were detained. One of the females was shot in the pelvis and had major traumatic injuries. So CT1 had to perform medical aid on the patient. CT1 called in reinforcements from S1. Upon S1’s arrival, the IFOR vehicles were making gun runs on the Serb forces. The command had to exfil out their wounded along with the UN patient. At this time the UN driver took off running to avoid being questioned, but CT1 PL chased him down, and proceeded to take him down. The medics were still working on the UN reporter with no avail. The USFOR were still hitting them hard with the gun runs and the Serbs were taking HEAVY casualties. After Finally extracting the Reporter and their wounded to their FOB, all Serb forces then proceeded to try and hit the IFOR FOB, but the IFOR defense was too strong.

Advisor Critique:

Movement to contact was great, the  only thing is PL’s need to move a little faster and get into the wood line so the IFOR could not continue to do the gun runs that mowed your guys down. Keep in mind that no matter what the situation is, you need to think of your men before the anything. Other then that I have to give credit to the gun trucks, for inflicting so much damage to the Serb forces.


1530 Game ENDEX  Day one evolution is over and all units returned to base camp.

The day was tiring especially for the ones who were up at 0330 to prep for their up coming deployment. The first day evolution was now complete and the unit commanders were making their adjustments for the following days events.

28 Oct 2007 0830

The Serb commander issued out his FRAGOS, The mission was to find the IFOR Commandos that were cut off from their main body. The SC sent out his patrols to find the Recce team that was hiding within the Serb territory. After patrolling the area, the S1 element spotted the Recce team and radioed for support. CT1 proceeded to support S1 and cut the recce off from their FOB from one side, the SC and SSF team came in from the back side and surrounded the recce team. After a bit off a gun battle almost all of the Commandos were KIA with only a few on the run. The rest of IFOR was trying to move in to recover but were outnumbered and could not rescue the cut off team. During this evolution CT1 had the task to ambush a IFOR vehicle, so the LT decided to make road blocks from down trees to slow down the IFOR vehicles and spring the ambush. While waiting for the vehicles to come down the road, CT1 was informed that S1 had captured one vehicle. After regrouping with the command element, all units had a new objective to attack the IFOR FOB. CT1 and the Command track with SSF onboard were on one side and S1 was on the other and we did a full assault. The Command vehicle was taken out by a rocket shot. ( Longshanks)  The personnel were taken out on the ASOV. S1 continued their push on the FOB but was not able to get any further and game was Endexed.

Advisor Critique:
The radio communication was the key to the surrounding of the Recce team. Great job to everyone for getting their.
IFOR you guys did a hell of a job even though you were outnumbered, you guys never gave up and kept getting into the fight no matter the odds.

My biggest gripe on Sunday was that why did most of the IFOR team leave so early? This was a two day event and by leaving Sunday you threw off the game dynamics for the rest of us. Look in the future if you are not able to stay the whole entire time, then do not bother showing up. I understand  if the were family issues, but other then that there should be no excuses for you to not stay the entire time.


All an all this was a great event, this brings the level up of the airsoft community. Staff once again thank you putting on a great event, Thanks to all who participated and helped before, during and after the game. Mercy and Doc thanks for being there and advising the IFOR and keeping the game moving.

Until the next one  KILO 42 OUT!

he's a good kid.

Indeed he is.

OP Night Scorpion 2
Hotel Company 1st Platoon
“Black Platoonâ€￾
AAR

On 10th March 2007, 0900 elements of Black Platoon and the rest of Hco, minus the “Strikersâ€￾ element deployed to our DZ.
Upon arrival to the Dz, the Platoon leaders gave their final FRAGO’s and re-briefed there Platoons. Mission was as follows, for the first 30 minutes of the scenario, both Co’s are guarded with one squad of PSD’s â€￾Strikersâ€￾ and the are to stay at the Company HQ. Once game was on, my black 3 element took point and lead us up and around the south side of the pond side AO. As Black three hit our objective, they were met my Golf company troops and the fight was on. Black two went down the embankment and pushed back the Gco troopers out of the wood line. My Black three went down the embankment and went down to the road, where they were told they were out of bounds, after adjusting their way point, they got into the fight. After an hour of pushing forward, we were losing men left and right. Gco gathered there troops and push our front. With a lot of my men KIA I stayed as long as I good and stating holding the line. My black two element was down to two members and they ambushed some of the advancing Gco troopers until finally getting KIA. Outstanding Job Black two for holding your ground with the overwhelming odds. After getting pushed back, we regrouped and held our lines at the “Alamoâ€￾. At this time Black 1 and Black 3 set their defensive positions. Black two came up with a battle plan to load up his Black two element on a Helo and get inserted into the Gco HQ. Upon getting their boots on the ground, Black two inserted into the opposing HQ’s and put up the Hco flag and defended their ground. Upon Black two’s radio transmission, I sent part of the “Strikersâ€￾ element to support Black two, but they never linked up, but the “Strikersâ€￾ engaged the enemy upon arrival to their Objective. Back on our end of the Battle field, we held the skirmish line with the Help of 2nd Platoon. Over the radio we heard it was “Endexâ€￾. After three hours the Scenario was over.

After our Lunch break, we received our orders and proceeded on with our next mission. The mission was to escort a village of refugees from the war torn Jungle to safety and establish another camp via tents, along with taking the refugees we had to hump out their “chickenâ€￾ and “crying babiesâ€￾. Upon insertion to the LZ, Black three once again was on point. After humping around the AO for what seem to be an eternity, the platoon “finallyâ€￾ reached the Objective. We realized that we were given bad Intel by game control. There were fire fights in between but I was not their to witness any of them or was I their for them hitting the objective. I was down on the field with a fellow soldier who had a Major Heat Cat. Scenarios two and three were put together to make a VERY long hump around the AO.

2000hrs night game began, the objective was to have Hco Co evade Gco. Upon completion of this evolution our CO evaded capture.

Day 2

This was the reversal of scenario 2, Gco had to move the refugees and their “babies and Chickensâ€￾, Once we were boots on ground and the Black one and Black two elements were on the move. My black three element was attached to 2nd Platoon. Once moving through the wood line, Black two was on point and took us straight into the wood line and we made a b line to the airfield, which Black two made a decision that they would place there camp at that spot. Great call Black two. Upon crossing the river and reaching the crest of the hill, Black ones S/S team flanked the northeast corner of the airfield, and Black two’s S/S team flanked the northwest corner of the airfield. Both teams identified the refugees, tents, babies and chickens. At this time we linked back up with my black three element. I moved black 1 and 3 up over the crest, while black two stayed in the over position watching our 6. Upon cresting the hill you could clearly see the camp, at this time I lined up the moved on to airfield and put them in a skirmish line. I called in “Prairie Fireâ€￾ on the command net, and had Black two blow his whistle so the command and 2nd platoon can get a fix on our position. Once we started moving forward, and suppressing and moving, 2nd Platoon crested over the hill and they lined up, filling the empty lines and we ROLLED over ALL of the defending Gco troopers. Once we got into the camp site, we tore down the camp and gathered the refugees, chickens, and babies after confirming with games control that we have the objectives, we killed those stupid chickens and crying babies. We set up a 360 defensive positions around the camp and waited for Gco to gather up their troops and do one last push. They gathered and tried and tried, but we held our lines. Game was over.

Overall I have to say I commanded an OUTSTANDING Platoon, no matter what I asked, they gave me 110 percent and then some. Hotel company as a whole was just INCREDIBLE, The motivation was always there, even though we humped an eternity, the bitching was kept to the bare minimum and the drive was on to accomplish the mission.

Hopefully next year I can be part of this great company and Lead you into battle again. Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen for everything, See you next year. MARCH OR DIE!

LT KILO Black 6

Black 1 Vince Scales
Black 2 Gabe Luebben “HammerHeadâ€￾
Black 3 Wynn Parham

Shoot some for me AZ!  Honor all the way! HOOAHH!!!

What no love for the LT Mad-Sarge?  That's ok Your AZ boys are in good hands :twisted:

From what i heard, its not going to happen.

I heard it from MaraudersAirsoft, i think its because John Lu has to many OP's going within such a short amount of time, he has to organize and get everything good, which won't happen because of the OP's.

Actually this thread was about how much intrest  there would be in a Best OF USA Marketing game in Arizona and not of what you heard. For one YOU shouldn't speak on a topic that you have NO CLUE on what is going on or is ABOVE your level of game play.

Now AZ Boys, you have the support of the WARDOGS and the Rest of SOCAL's Tier 1 Teams. We will show up and support you AZ boys. So tell JLU you got the backing for another Great OP.