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Post by Gordak on Nov 13, 2010 21:24:49 GMT -5
Just got back, what a killer fight! It was very close but the allies won for those who wanted to know. The pile of rubble that was once Aachen fell to the anglo Amercian at a terrible cost, buying precious time for the Reich's new wonder weapons to turn the tide! Im too worn out to Type an AAR or Thank everyone that deserves thanks. I Am uploading my pix currently, soon as the album is up I will link it here Great Game! -Gordak
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Post by cryonics on Nov 13, 2010 22:38:17 GMT -5
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Post by Obergefreiter Raimund on Nov 13, 2010 23:04:24 GMT -5
What a great game all! I'll write an AAR as soon as I can. Thank you to all who made this event happen. Special thanks to Gerry and Mike!
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Post by Gordak on Nov 14, 2010 9:23:46 GMT -5
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Post by mccallion on Nov 14, 2010 9:54:18 GMT -5
Great event even thougth it made me as sick as a dog! i had a great time and i would like to thank gerry and all the guys that helped to make this happen!
I also love that in part 2 of the video you see the ami throw the grenade then my feet in the air as i did a flip over some dead Kamaraden lol
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Post by CharleyNovember on Nov 14, 2010 14:18:16 GMT -5
Looks like a great time guys. Congrats!
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Post by Rapture on Nov 14, 2010 16:47:14 GMT -5
This was my first World war 2 event since my old reenacting days and sadly now I have to go out and buy a whole kit cause I had such a good time. Thanks to Gerry and everyone else who helped with this as well as Sam for kitting my friend and I up for this game. This was definitely one of the best airsoft games Ive been to in a while. I look forward to the next one and will hopefully have a full kit put together by then as well!
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Post by cryonics on Nov 14, 2010 16:53:37 GMT -5
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Post by CharleyNovember on Nov 14, 2010 21:25:07 GMT -5
You guys look great.
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Post by Gerry on Nov 15, 2010 8:58:11 GMT -5
Jeeesh, I had to work yesterday which really sucked and when I got home I had to watch the walking dead and by the time that was over I fell asleep! Now I am up and ready to type up my AAR! First I would like to thank all that came, we had 40 guys attend which was lower than I expected but we did have a bunch of regulars not make it, anyhow it was still a great turnout. I would like to make a couple of special callouts- The Hildners (Steve-Hornet WSO and his boys) and the Gerriors (Chris G-man and his) for making the long trip from Virginia to attend our event. These guys not only looked awesome with their great impressions but were hard charging and excellent players on the field. It was an honor to have you guys at my event and I thank you for attending. I hope you will be able to come up for our next few. To all of you guys and you know who you are, that are always getting new people interested in the hobby. Each event I see new faces and when I talk to them and ask them some questions I hear the answers I am here with X ***X he told me about this and helped me with my impression. Keep up the ggood work, this is how we will build the sport! To Sam (Gordak) and the military museum of southern New England for always getting dozens of guys set up with impressions, for the Friday night hospitalities and for his total dedication to the hobby and its growth doing whatever it takes to make events successful! Jolly Green and the Ground Zero Airsoft crew To the commanders & co-commanders Hornet WSO (Steve) and Piper318 (Mark) for the Allies and Gordak (Sam) and McCallion (Brian) for taking on the task of leading their teams it was not an easy battle of attrition Sfd Migs (Joe) for being the Allied adjutant and my counterpart organizing immersion, scenarios and mission commands. I have big plans for us in the future! I must say that during the entire event I saw excellent displays of sportsmanship everywhere! There were no arguments about taking hits, no cheating or overshooting and everyone was calling themselves out when hit. The raffle was successful and once again after covering our expenses and field rental fees we did not lose money, we actually made a little money which we are constantly investing back into our hobby with uniforms/weapons for new comers and events. Remember that we need to buy our raffle prizes they are not donated though Les at GZA does donate Green gas and BB's which helps to boost chances to win something and we really appreciate it! Now for my action wrap up.......
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Post by SfcMigs on Nov 15, 2010 9:55:55 GMT -5
Great Event!!
Once again Gerry and Mike go above and beyond and put on a great event. Like Gerry previously mentioned, so much thanks should go out to all of those who help perpetuate our hobby. We have a great bunch of guys who show nothing but good sportsmanship and courtesy throughout. It is such a pleasure to be a part of this.
Thanks to everyone who attended and special thanks again Gerry, Mike and Sam for all you do.
Enjoy the Holiday Season and looking forward to seeing everyone at "The Battle of the Bulge".
Joe SfcMigs
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Post by Gerry on Nov 15, 2010 10:06:30 GMT -5
We came up with a little different game structure for this one, something we thought would be enjoyable with not a whole lot of traveling on the field. I wanted players to get exhausted from fighting and not walking all over the field and hills to respawn etc. I also wanted something different since our prior event was structured mission running and utilized the entire field. For this one we used the main trench/dugout field and the town. The structure for the days gaming was the foundation for the entire event. The trench system represented the Moselle bridgehead and the town was Aachen. Attack and defend scenarios lasted 60 minutes with a minimum of 15 minute breaks between scenarios. For the DefendersAll players were only permitted to carry what loaded magazines they could. No loose ammo or speed loaders were permitted on the field. Players were not permitted to go to their vehicles within the 1 hour scenario. They could however share ammo or strip fallen comrades of theirs. The trench system was to be defended. If you were the defenders you had zero respawns, gamers hit in the bridgehead were to move to a "deadBox" The trench system is a formidable position to attack but with proper maneuver can be taken piece by piece. Defenders were allowed one "counter attack" anytime within the 1 hour period at the discretion of the commander or co commander and consisted of all men in the "Deadbox" acting as a platoon of reinforcements Once the defending team was completely eliminated they became the attacking team and the attacking team the defending team, in other words the field turned over for the remainder of the 60 minutes and the defenders had the opportunity to reclaim the position. For the attackersAttack rules were drafted up to represent a ceasless attack against a fixed position and a bloody battle of attrition Attackers had the same ammo restrictions as the defenders When hit the attackers just had to move through the Leichtverwundete Sammelplatz to respawn When the double horn blew the teams flag hanging on the building was the victor and awarded 1 point. This was to go on through the entire day, we were hoping for a minimum of at least 4 attack/defend scenarios we ended up with three as the German commander no longer had the resources available to continue the attack and his division had been reduced to 25% of its effective combat strength against overwhelming Allied numbers ;D
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Post by Gerry on Nov 15, 2010 11:40:18 GMT -5
A coin toss the night before determined that the Allies would be the first defenders. The Battle kicked off at 10:45 AM A/D scenario 1Germans dislodge the Allies from the bridgehead and with 15 minutes left in the hour Lt. Steve concedes the point and decides to keep his men fresh for the coming counter attack. Germans-1 Allies-0 A/D scenario 2Germans start out with a determined defense and hold off the Allies for 20 minutes. The Allies with excellent displays of maneuver and ever mounting German casualties begin to take back the bridge head bunker by bunker & foxhole by foxhole finally taking the entire position and mounting their flag. This scenrio was one of the most memorable in my airsoft career, to watch the Allies attack and maneuver and much of it was represented here in Cryonics video: With A failed German counter attack and 20 minutes left in the hour Lt. Gordak decides to consolidate his forces and move to the attacking position in an effort to reclaim the field. *Enter mission orders objective #1: To recover a satchel of lost documents in the hills southeast of Aachen*This counter attack failed as well. The allies held out and scored the 1 point. The Germans however, recover the lost documents earning them 1 point Germans-2 Allies- 1 *Note- The Allied patrol tasked to recover the lost documents actually stumbled across mission orders objective #2 which were on the opposite side of the field rendering them null and void. It was to be medical supplies desperately needed by both sides*A/D scenario 3Allies start out their defense.... * Enter mission orders Objective #3: Documents recovered by the Allies from a captured German paratrooper revealed that the Germans were looking for a dead or alive Army defecter, last seen in Aachen carrying 3 million marks worth of Hitlers stolen gold, with high hopes of heading back to the United States a rich man Lt. Hildner tasks a patrol with capturing this man dressed as a civilian whether alive or dead and recovering this Nazi gold* ....and hold for 50 minutes with a successful counter attack but finally succumb to the ceaseless attacks by the fanatical SS troopers with 6 minutes left in the hour the German flag is hung. With one minute left a brave British soldier makes his way under murderous German rifle, MG and submachine gunfire, eliminating one Nazi defender in his assault, proudly hangs the Union Jack but is then cut down in a hail of fire, sliding down the hill taking his last breath the double horn blows and the Allies score the point! This brave maneuver by Ethan proved to be the critical point in this event! sealing the Allied victory! Germans- 2 Allies-2 *note- Neither team recovers the civilian or his gold, leaving 1 point on the field*A/D scenario #4At this time (3:10 PM) the sun was setting we still had to prepare supper and organize the raffle so our German Lt. forfeited the point to the greater Allied numbers and superior tactics in an effort to protect his men and sustain no further casualties he surrenders the remainder of the Kompanie to the Americans. Germans- 2 Allies- 3 The Allies achieve a well deserved victory
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Post by screamingeagle on Nov 15, 2010 12:41:10 GMT -5
This was my first time playing in a WWII game. And I have to say it was one of the best times I've ever had playing airsoft. Now I just need to buy my own kit. I cant wait for the next game!
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Post by Gerry on Nov 15, 2010 19:59:33 GMT -5
This was my first time playing in a WWII game. And I have to say it was one of the best times I've ever had playing airsoft. Now I just need to buy my own kit. I cant wait for the next game! You did a great job! Glad to have you on board! -G
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Post by piper318 on Nov 15, 2010 20:42:11 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I got a hand it to Gerry this was one of the finest games that Tyler and I have ever attended we had a great time never laugh so hard in my life when big Ed took a bazooka round right to the helmet. The shot before that came screaming by me and preceded the hit a German in the hind end. Tyler and I talked about the game most of the way back to New Hampshire. Thank you to everyone involved in making this the game to remember. Signed piper
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Post by Gerry on Nov 16, 2010 12:33:13 GMT -5
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Post by cryonics on Nov 16, 2010 18:23:19 GMT -5
Had a really good time sparing with you all, here is my AAR report.
The Americans showed an aggressiveness that was very unexpected after the Brecourt event. This time I had to fight hard in order to make any headway. Some of the more memorable times where during the third scenario when it appeared we had defeated the Americans and mounted an all out charge. As we got into the base we expected 2 or 3 defenders at best huddled into the trenches. I took position to the right of the base only to feel what I thought was a bb hit from behind on my derriere. First reaction was, “that is not possible as the only few Americans left are in front of me in the base”. I turned to look, only to be greeted with Piper’s huge grin as he was huddled down in the woods outside the base. I was shocked! As I walked back to the re-spawn point, I saw another fellow German make his way to the exact same position that I had. I watched him with pity and silence as I knew what fate was going to await him. Three seconds later I heard his painful cries of a “hit” by another Piper round. I felt like a traitor for not warning him, but also knew that Dead men do not talk and had to bite my tongue. We both walked back KIA to the medical building with determination to get Piper back. I came back into the battle and this time was determined to get the last American hold out, Piper, who I assumed was still in his hiding place. Tom and I took two positions, one on Piper’s flank and myself behind him. The sun was shining in my face and I knew my position was fully lit up as I stared into a sunny glare in the woods. I feared it was only a matter of time before Piper would spot my lit up position before I could spot his. I then heard a shot and heard Tom yell hit, and a few seconds later heard another shot only to hear myself yell hit. I knew then, the devil incarnate had taken over Piper, the booger got me again! Another fabulous moment was fighting an American in a trench for over ten minutes as neither of us could hit the other. I was frustrated to death knowing he was there as he popped his head up and down only to draw more an more of my fire draining my mags. Finally I had it, I asked Mike to give me suppressive fire as I was going to do a suicide mission and run to the trench and lob a grenade at that stalwart American who would not die. Mike peppered the whole base with constant fire and I ran to the trench hoping not to get hit, I got just close enough to lob a grenade right inside the trench. I was so determined that I stood and watched my grenades fly rather than retreat, only to get shot right on the hand by another American defender. As I yelled hit, I heard my grenade explode and saw my valiant adversary get up, killed by my grenade. I was dead but so was he, I was satisfied, the hard fought battle was not in vain. Last memorable time was defending the German base in the second scenario. Seeing the Americans swarm into the base was awe-inspiring. Watching my comrades fight back was exhilarating. I remember seeing an American lob a grenade at a German trench and saw feet fly into the air as another German did a backwards summer salt trying to evade the grenade. It was hell all around, grenades, smoke grenades, BB’s, and mostly…. Americans had infiltrated every nook and cranny of the base. All I could do was lob grenades after grenades, Panzerfaust after Panzerfaust and BB’s after BB’s hopping to repel this massive attack. In the end, the valiant Germans got overrun with a well fought out battle.
Last but not least. We left the event thinking it was a draw. I did not realize until later that Gordak conceded that fourth game to the Americans because the Germans would not fight. Had we known this would have been the result, I know that each and every German would have found the necessary stamina to continue fighting the last scenario to the last man. Victory may be yours but we will come back to fight another day
Thanks Gerry and Mike for a great event, thank you everyone for showing up, we could not have done it without you.
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Post by HornetWSO on Nov 16, 2010 19:46:32 GMT -5
To: Allies and Axis Teams From: Co-Commander Allied Forces, HornetWSO Date: 15 Nov, 2010 Subj: After Action Report for 13 Nov, 2010 Ground Zero
1 – Thanks go to Gerry for organizing and executing a really professional event. From my perspective, this was the best event I’ve attended to date! Gordak get’s an Atta-boy for organizing the “Night at the Museum”, as this primed the pump for an action packed day! 2 – This was my first time at the Wolcott Field, so I came with no pre-conceived ideas as to how battle would unfold. The trenches really added a level of complexity and realism that ensured sound tactics needed to be executed. For this Piper and Joe Migs were invaluable, as they made sure our forces were deployed effectively during attacks and in the defense. 3 – Round One: After a quick walk of the terrain, it was apparent that the left flank of the trenches were vulnerable from the Burms and the tree line, the center could be covered with direct fire from either side of the trenches, and the right flank was vulnerable from the high ground. We deployed a blocking force forward of the right flank to deny the high ground to the Enemy to ensure grenades would not breach our trenches. The Center was held by Big Ed and his “Thirty” along with supporting troops. The left was held by Piper and Joe, concentrating on the burm and the tree line. The Germans attacked initially in a Pacific Banzai, latter I realized this was to deplete our scarce ammo supply, great tactic! After the initial shock of battle, we realized that the Germans were flanking our left side. I could hear the screams of close combat over the left side burm. Very cool, as it made the mind wonder “what onslaught was coming our way?” The tide seemed to ebb and flow in the first round, but the aggressive spirit of the Axis forces overwhelmed our defenses and they were the Victors. I think we had about 10 minutes left in the game so it seem unrealistic that we could make it to the aid station in force and start an offensive. It was generally agreed that we should resupply and prepare for round two 4 – Round Two: On our long walk to the attack point, we licked our wounds. Our pride was spoiled by the loss of our position. We took a play from the Axis and organized US Banzai in an effort to allow an assault force to conduct a grenade assault on the first line of bunkers. With the help of Joe and Piper, we had split our team into three groups to accomplish a double pincer attack; Center for Banzai and Assault, Right would delay and move hard and fast as well as a lightning attack from our left. My thoughts were to keep the pressure up until we could exploit a breach. Personally, I could not believe the aggressiveness our team showed and some lucky grenade throws resulted in a breach on our left side. It was thrilling to watch individual rushes into the bunker complex. The spirit of attack was alive this day, both Patton and Rommel would have been proud! I realized the disadvantage of the role reverse would make it difficult for the Axis to organize and overcome us in the short amount of time left in this round. I have some thoughts on follow up scenarios, but I’ll put those at the end. This round ended with an Allied victory as we were able to raise Old Glory over an enemy strong point! 5 – Round Three: The Allies were now familiar with order of battle. Our plan was to move far forward of the trenches on the right and center to deny initial Axis infiltration and assault. This was working well for the first half of the battle; however the Axis regrouped and wiped out our advanced positions eventually. The center had sporadic assaults mainly Gerry rushing up an throwing grenades. The key point in the center was when our ‘thirty’ was taken out by a direct hit by a skilled Panzer Grenadier. What a shot!! It hit big Ed right in the Brain Housing Group!! A memorable experience! On our left we deployed forward, but also about fifty yards into the tree line. The thought was that we could counter German infiltration that seemed to congregate along the left tree line. This worked great for the first half of the round. Our advance team on the left took out two patrols advancing along this route. This too was working until the Axis got wise and ended up pushing our team back into the perimeter. I loved it when Gordak came into our perimeter. The wacky chaos this created still makes me laugh. I was screaming for him to advance to my position, while Joe was preventing him from closing on me for a impending grenade attack. At one point I was worried this was the focus of our defenders and a diversion for a flank attack by the Axis. I gave Gordak the word that I would count to five, and then cut him down to remove this diversion. Too funny!! Additionally in the middle of the defense, Joe brings Gerry into our lines. While conducting the search we found a German document, Gerry attempted to eat the evidence. A scuffle ensured, and Sgt Migs was ordered to “double tap” the German if he twitched. I sent a patrol from our depleted ranks to see if they could discover a dead German or civilian with Gold. This group flanked a German attack on our right and wiped them out. But they were subsequently killed. It seemed our ranks were being overwhelmed. As the commander, I could see pressure on both the right and left flanks of the forward trench line. This is when we committed our reserves into the breach. I was inspired to see the tenacity with witch the Germans were assaulting and aggressiveness with witch the Allies moved to the breaches. As the Germans advanced, I could see US helmets move in the trenches forward to meet the threat. I was very proud!! Near the very end of this round the Germans had managed, in a fanatical attack, to take the command bunker and raise their flag. What was not expected was Piper in the trees nor our troops in the rear trenches on the right. Crossing fires cleaned the Germans from our left, just in time for our Tommy to rush forward with the Union Jack and raise his colors, only to gloriously perish to German fire after this great deed! With the blast of two horns, the Allies remained in place. 6 – Thoughts: I liked the scenarios, perhaps a twist would be: If the trench defenders lost the trenches, they would then have to move into the town for a hasty defense, much like the reality of being pushed out of position. Perhaps two minute lead time. A hasty defense in an urban setting would have been complete chaos, and very action packed. The reality of using only the ammo you can carry in magazines was fantastic! It really brought home the fact that ammo conservation needs to be practiced, resulting in both attackers and defenders thinking before firing!
All in all the best day yet! I can’t wait for another crack at “Gerry”!!
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Post by Gerry on Nov 16, 2010 20:37:15 GMT -5
Excellent AAR Steve! Folksdon't realize how tough it is to type up one of these! Recollecting a day of chaos while making it interesting is a tough task!
Excellent idea! This is why we need to brainstorm to make events better!
Thanks again Steve for you and your men coming up, the pleasure was all ours! -Gerry
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Post by SfcMigs on Nov 16, 2010 22:59:27 GMT -5
Excellent and precise recap Steve. It was a pleasure serving as your first Sgt.
Hope you guys can make it to Amsterdam.
And I really wanted to "double tap" Gerry, but he still had to cook the Stew!!
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Post by panzergrenadier on Nov 17, 2010 12:47:43 GMT -5
Man what a game!!This is by far the best game we had!!a lot of fun and a lot of tactical stuff!!I would like to thank everyone for the amazing sportsmanship .Everyone was great and took their hit's!! The allies are becoming more and more aggressive!and started using the woods more than the fire roads!I love the new format about the ammo that should be a rule now it puts you more on the edge!great game!!I tallied up 2 grenade's in the trench cleared it twice took out the strong hold on the hill.,blew off big Ed's head with a projectile! and shot nick in the but with one too.!lol!!took jack prisoner he tried to shot me but his Thompson was jammed!! Lol!that hipster!!Thanks to everyone.Our sport is getting stronger.
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Post by mccallion on Nov 17, 2010 14:30:58 GMT -5
G Man i am the guy who gave you the tour of the museam the night before the game, i am really glad that ya came just disapointed that you could not see the back becuase of the sunset, i would gladly do it again!
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Post by Rahkesh on Nov 17, 2010 18:33:35 GMT -5
Hey all,
This was my second airsoft game in general, so it was also my first WW2 game I ever attended. I have to say, if games are anything like what I participated in, you have a new member to any games I can possibly get to.
All I need now is to get gear...
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