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Post by T-Mo on Jul 2, 2009 13:25:30 GMT -5
I was looking through the various unit threads and there are quiet a few people in the SE who are looking for a unit. So who would be interested in joining a 101st Airborne unit in TN or the surrounding states in the Southeast.
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Post by BentleyMeuris on Jul 3, 2009 12:27:59 GMT -5
Are u near nashville or bowling green, ky
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Post by T-Mo on Jul 4, 2009 0:31:33 GMT -5
Memphis
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Post by bentley meuris on Jul 7, 2009 10:58:03 GMT -5
me and a friend are interested your team is the 101st airborne in memphis tenessee im 14, ill be 15 in november. how many people does your team have and what is your fps limit. Also how is the german team?
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Post by T-Mo on Jul 11, 2009 16:34:32 GMT -5
If you are interested in the team join WW2AA message boards and send me a PM and we can talk
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Post by guitarmaster on Jul 12, 2009 0:31:09 GMT -5
If you wanna make a good unit don't do easy company 2/506 101st. do something else, because i am from NOLA and i would rather do a different unit.
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Post by Fusilier on Jul 12, 2009 9:36:45 GMT -5
If you wanna make a good unit don't do easy company 2/506 101st. do something else, because i am from NOLA and i would rather do a different unit. I agree,E/506 has been run into the ground! there must be at least one E/506 in ever State! Do my old unit, 2/502. they even made a videogame of them!
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Post by theriseandfall on Jul 12, 2009 14:17:19 GMT -5
if you're going to do 506th why don't you just do a different company or section? Pathfinders? Engineers? Medical battalion?
I've been thinking of putting together a 326th Engineer impression for JTD next year...
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Post by waldo on Jul 12, 2009 18:37:28 GMT -5
Easy Company: the impression of choice for 14 yr old boys everywhere. Nick
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Post by Fusilier on Jul 12, 2009 19:12:45 GMT -5
Easy Company: the impression of choice for 14 yr old boys everywhere. Nick You got that right!
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Post by theriseandfall on Jul 12, 2009 19:18:14 GMT -5
Easy Company: the impression of choice for 14 yr old boys everywhere. Nick You got that right! i'd much rather remain in the camp that is just happy to have other wwii airsofters to participate in events and younger kids of that age who are interested as well. I'm not totally opposed to people showing up as the same unit either. It helps to form a cohesive image on the "battlefield" and imo is better than a grab bag of allied soldiers.
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Post by Fusilier on Jul 12, 2009 20:03:13 GMT -5
i'd much rather remain in the camp that is just happy to have other wwii airsofters to participate in events and younger kids of that age who are interested as well. I'm not totally opposed to people showing up as the same unit either. It helps to form a cohesive image on the "battlefield" and imo is better than a grab bag of allied soldiers. Well I'd also not like to see under 18's at a WW2 airsoft event portraying anything other than Hitler youth or civilians. Nothing looks sillier than seeing some 14-16 year old kid with long hair in a 82nd or 101st unit in an ill fitting uniform Rambo'ing it up. It's just not right IMO. But thats just me.
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Post by guitarmaster on Jul 12, 2009 20:34:54 GMT -5
Easy Company: the impression of choice for 14 yr old boys everywhere. Nick Unfortunately you are very true.
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Post by theriseandfall on Jul 12, 2009 20:39:57 GMT -5
interesting point. I just think thats putting "authenticity" before appreciating and understanding of the history and just plain fun. I'd rather see the kid who is giving it a shot armed with his hi-cap cyma thompson wearing his easy company impression complete with captain rank than to not have as much interest as we currently do in this hobby. Of course there are going to be different caliber impressions, but everyone has room for improvement. At the end of the day its really a game. I think those kind of restrictions should be kept to living history displays and straight reenactments.
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Post by spitfire740 on Jul 12, 2009 22:16:15 GMT -5
I used to have riseandfall's outlook, but now I have to agree with Fusilier that authenticity gives us the credibility. I hate stereotyping, but its just a fact, kids are immature and can ruin the event for everyone. And lets face it, unless the '14-year-old kid' in question is spoiled and rich mommy and daddy buy them everything, but there is no way they can have a full authentic impression at their age, because of course they cant have a job. And then our games which are unique and have that individual ww2 aspect that makes it different and more authentic than just run n gun paintball rules, are just completely undermind and we have kids in camo and with m16's running around making it another BS childs play.
Im 19 years old, ive been here for many years, I want to see what this association is all about. WW2 reenacting with a more realistic aspect of actually being fired at. We started as a group of players trying to find a better method to the reenactors who arguably dont call their hits. Its supposed to be MORE authentic. Gaining interest is good and all, but we lose all of our respect in the reenacting community. Kids are MALARKY
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Post by theriseandfall on Jul 12, 2009 22:50:23 GMT -5
i also don't understand this idea where we have something to prove to reenactors. I guess the bottom line of what i'm saying is that everyone has to start somewhere. Frankly, even those of us with jobs can't afford to have a full blown impression next month. It takes time to acquire the knowledge, funds, and items to have a 100% authentic impression. In a lot of the AARs i see photos of a lot of airborne troopers at different stages. No one really has woodland camo and burlaped m4s anymore, but think about the time it took the hobby as a whole to get to that point.
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Post by Fusilier on Jul 12, 2009 22:58:17 GMT -5
i also don't understand this idea where we have something to prove to reenactors. I guess the bottom line of what i'm saying is that everyone has to start somewhere. Frankly, even those of us with jobs can't afford to have a full blown impression next month. It takes time to acquire the knowledge, funds, and items to have a 100% authentic impression. In a lot of the AARs i see photos of a lot of airborne troopers at different stages. No one really has woodland camo and burlaped m4s anymore, but think about the time it took the hobby as a whole to get to that point. In my reenacting unit,we don't let anyone come out till they have a basic, CORRECT impression.We let one guy come out at the Gap this year,and damn near embarrassed us with his half ass impression. Thankfully,he went to join a SS Fallschirmjager unit (!!)
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Post by Nimlas on Jul 12, 2009 23:04:28 GMT -5
Thankfully,he went to join a SS Fallschirmjager unit (!!)
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Post by T-Mo on Jul 14, 2009 23:20:17 GMT -5
OK well first of all I do have an authentic Airborne loadout which is mostly original and the only thing I need now is a proper weapon and actually it doesn't look that silly considering I am around 6' 170lbs. Second I chose Easy because I really hadn't given it much thought and since the team hasn't even been started it could be changed later. And also you'd thing most of you would be trying to bring more people to reenactment and airosft and like someone else stated you gotta start somewhere. and thank you for stereotyping younger teenagers as immature, however I am not immature and already have a complete US army loadout and have been playing for over a year and know the proper behaivor for airsoft games of this caliber.
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Post by maxatax on Jul 16, 2009 21:50:30 GMT -5
T-MO i would love to join your airborne unit i have a m1a1 thompson . I just need to know if i can join your team before i buy a airborne uniform. oh and spitfire740 screw off i know 14-16 year olds who have great impressions 100% authentic and i bet they are twice the men you will ever hope to become and this forum is about joining an airborne unit not hating on age groups! oh and this goes to all the others who hate!
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Post by maxatax on Jul 16, 2009 21:55:26 GMT -5
>:(oh and www.epicmilitaria.com has great uniforms for low prices. And spitfire740 why are you judging people you don't even know like that (14 year old kid) how do you know, 100% that kid can't afford a uniform with his own money.
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Post by kilroy9thss on Jul 16, 2009 22:16:33 GMT -5
lol Fusilier that guy joined the ss-fjs who broke off the 10thss???
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Post by Fusilier on Jul 16, 2009 22:46:33 GMT -5
lol Fusilier that guy joined the ss-fjs who broke off the 10thss??? No,actually,he was a friend of a guy in my Field Div. unit. looking for a unit,my friend invited him. OMG,what a trainwreck! The only thing he had right was the nice worn tan/water field Div, jacket. He had GI boots,and ugh! He ran into some Flaggrantly Wrong SS para's and decided he wanted to join them instead! Good luck to him! Don't laugh,I did 10th SS many moons ago!
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Post by guitarmaster on Jul 20, 2009 19:22:48 GMT -5
and this forum is about joining an airborne unit not hating on age groups! oh and this goes to all the others who hate! I didn't know this forum was for joining an airborne unit? ;D
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 20, 2009 20:26:35 GMT -5
and this forum is about joining an airborne unit not hating on age groups! oh and this goes to all the others who hate! I didn't know this forum was for joining an airborne unit? ;D lol Though really I think its a live and learn process. Most guys will not be able to come to their first event in a stitch nazi impression it takes a long time to gain one. And spitfire it is really not true that a 14 year old cannot afford a full correct impression because I certainly can and I am 14.
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Post by maxatax on Jul 20, 2009 20:35:59 GMT -5
Right on sgttom spitfire740 is, well ignorant.
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Post by guitarmaster on Jul 20, 2009 20:40:45 GMT -5
But, do you get what he is trying to say?
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Post by maxatax on Jul 20, 2009 20:59:53 GMT -5
I do, it sorta is the truth but you really can't jump to conclusions.
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Post by guitarmaster on Jul 20, 2009 21:05:00 GMT -5
Yeah, i even did it when i started but the forum gets lots of young kids that have their first post somehting along the lines of:
" i have been into WWII all my life and from a young age i was able to name every gun/plane/vehicle etc. My first impression is going to be Easy company 506th 101st. What is the list and where can i get it for real cheap."
They fail to do the research or just look at all the posts that people have made with a list of what is needed. So they make there first impression to us as a little kid that thinks he knows alot.
I think that is what spitfire was saying when he said they usually can't afford it and they wanna go the cheap incorrect way of doing an impression.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 20, 2009 21:11:27 GMT -5
Yes I get what he is sayin. Though it is not true that no 14 year old can afford an impression. My parents are in no way rich, we are in fact struggling a little. It wasn't that hard for me to afford it. I saved up. With Birthdays, Christmas, and side jobs I earned it. Its not really the money its how dedicated you are. If you really want something you can usually get it if your persistent. spitfire isn't ignorant he's just fed up with farbiness. It gets to you after a while seeing newbie after newbie. The "where can i get a airborn uniform cheap" threads get to everyone after a while. Most kids are ignorant and when the get on an online forum with a lot of adults they usually mess up. Its not always there faults they don't really know what there doing. The first forum I was on was the WWII Reenactors forum. I joined when I was like 13. I got pushed around a lot. its a live and learn thing.
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