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Take Aim Op Warlord

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:50:39 +0100

"WELCOME TO THE NEW FACE OF AIRSOFT

http://www.foxtrot58airsoft.com/events-at-foxtrot-58-airsoft-f10/operation-warlord-t655.htm#6137

TAKE AIM MAGAZINE ARE HOSTING AN EVENT CALLED OPERATION "WARLORD".
THIS OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR AND WILL BE FEATURED IN THE TAKE AIM MAGAZINE FOR THE NEXT SIX ISSUES.

THE OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FOXTROT 58 AIRSOFT
RED BARN AIRSOFT
MIDLAND AIRSOFT CLUB

THIS EVENT WILL BE THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST MIL SIM EVENT OF IT'S KIND. NEVER BEFORE HAS AN EVENT OF THIS KIND BEEN UNDERTAKEN. AS I HAVE ALREADY SAID THIS EVENT WILL BE COVERED IN THE NEXT SIX ISSUES OF TAKE AIM MAGAZINE. IT WILL GIVE OTHER AIRSOFTERS A GLIMPS OF WHAT MIL SIM IS ALL ABOUT AND IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO ON OUR WEEKENDS.

THE FIRST EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE A FOXTROT 58 AIRSOFT ON SUNDAY 14TH MARCH 2010.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY AIRSOFTER OUT THERE TO TAKE PART IN THIS EVENT AND GET SIGNED UP NOW.

AS THE DAYS GO ON MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS TO THE GAME PLAY AND RULES, SO WATCH THIS SPACE.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU AT THE MINUTE IS THERE WILL BE 90 PLACES AVAILABLE THIS NUMBER COULD CHANGE DUE TO THE RESPONCE WE GET.

WE NEED PLAYERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TEAMS:

BRITISH FORCES 25

MERCENARY'S 30

TERRORISTS 35

POST HERE AND LET US KNOW WHAT TEAM YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN.

THATS ALL FOR NOW, BUT WATCH OUT FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND INFORMATION."

5 Man Team Competition

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:10:13 +0100

ALL TEAMS MUST BE REGISTERED BY SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST 2009

YOU MUST HAVE 5 MEMBERS

ENTRANCE FEE IS £20.00

YOUR TEAM CAPTAIN MUST REGISTER ALL TEAM MEMBERS

YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE IT'S OWN NAME

FIRST STAGE

CQB (CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE)

ALL TEAMS MUST COMPLETE A SET COURSE AROUND THE VILLAGE.YOU MUST ONLY USE THE COURSE SET OUT BY THE MARSHALLS.
EACH TEAM WHILE MAKING THEIR WAY ROUND THE VILLAGE MUST REACH 6 CHECK POINTS.YOU WILL HAVE A TIME OF 10 MINUTES TO REACH EACH CHECK POINT.

POINTS WILL BE SCORED AS FOLLOWS:

REACH YOUR CHECK POINT IN 10 MINUTES RECEIVE 100 POINTS

FOR EVERY MINUTE YOU ARE BELOW YOUR TIME YOU WILL RECEIVE 15 BONUS POINTS

FOR EVERY MINUTE YOU ARE OVER YOUR TIME YOU WILL LOSE 10 POINTS

IF YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE IN UNDER 50 MINUTES YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 100 BONUS POINTS

THE ROUTE IS AS FOLLOWS:

FROM SF BASE TO BUILDING 18 (THE BAR) VIA GALLAGER ROAD

FROM BUILDING 18 TO BUILDING 21 (KILL HOUSE COTTAGE) VIA HIGH STREET AND DAVEY'S LANE

FROM BUILDING 21 TO BUILDING 24 (THE MARKET) VIA URBAN AVENUE

FROM BUILDING 24 TO BUILDING 27 (CHURCH) VIA URBAN AVENUE,ARTILARY ALLEY,RICE ROW AND TOWN SQUARE

FROM BUILDING 27 TO BUILDING 22 (JAIL) VIA RICE ROW,THE YARD AND URBAN AVENUE

FROM BUILDING 22 TO BUILDING 4 (THE MILL) VIA LARSONS LANE,HIGH STREET AND GALLAGHER ROAD

ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST ENTER EACH CHECK POINT WITH TEAM CAPTAIN CALLING TIME

IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT AT ANY TIME YOU MUST FALL BACK 10 METERS AND REJOIN THE GAME.

TARGET SHOOTING

ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL COMPETE IN A MARKS MAN SHIP COMPETITION.EACH MEMBER WILL BE ISSUED WITH A MAGAZINE OF 10 ROUNDS.YOU WILL NEED TO SHOOT AT A TARGET AT 25 METERS FROM THE KNEELING POSITION.EACH TARGET WILL BE AN APPROX 2" SQUARE FIG 12 MOD TARGET.YOU WILL BE USING THE WE M4 BLOW BACK TACTICAL ASSULT RIFLE.

POINTS WILL BE SCORED AS FOLLOWS:

10 POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EVERY SHOT ON TARGET

AN ADDITIONAL 75 POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ALL SHOTS ON TARGET

5 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EVERY SHOT OFF TARGET

IF NO SHOTS ARE ON TARGET 75 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR TEAMS OVERALL SCORE

AN ADDITIONAL 50 POINTS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TEAM WITH THE SMALLEST GROUPING

THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF 5 MINUTES PER PLAYER AND A TOTAL OF 25 MINUTES PER TEAM

FALLING TINS

EACH MEMBER WILL BE ISSUED WITH A 30 ROUND MAGAZINE (WE M4 BLOW BACK).YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO KNOCK DOWN 5 TARGETS OF VARING SIZES AND WEIGHTS.

POINTS AS FOLLOWS:

10 POINTS FOR EACH TARGET KNOCKED DOWN

10 POINTS FOR EACH ROUND NOT USED

15 POINTS DEDUCTED FOR EACH TARGET REMAINING

100 POINTS DEDUCTED FOR ALL TARGETS REMAINING

THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT OF 5 MINUTES PER PLAYER AND A TOTAL OF25 MINUTES PER TEAM

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT VISITED THE SITE BEFORE CHECK OUT THE MAP BELOW
IT MAY BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO VISIT THE SITE BEFORE THE COMPETITION TO GET YOUR BEARINGS

OP CLEAN SWEEP

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:10:34 +0100

OP "WIRELESS RIDGE"

SATURDAY 3RD AND SUNDAY 4TH jULY 2009

FOXTROT 58 AIRSOFT

THIS OPERATION INVOLVES 5 PHASES:

PHASE 1: TOP MALO HOUSE TIME 1330HRS - 1630HRS SATURDAY 2ND MAY

HISTORY

12 DAYS INTO THE FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN A GROUP OF AROUND 19 ARGINTINES WHERE SPOTTED OCCUPING THE HOUSE OF TOP MALO THE MARINE MOUNTAIN AND ARTIC WARFARE UNIT WERE TASKED TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION A VARIED AMOUNT OF WEAPONS WHERE USED DURING THIS SMALL BATTLE SUCH AS 7.62 SLR'S, 5.56 M16 A1'S, M79 GRENADE LAUNCHERS AND 66MM LAW ROCKET LAUNCHERS. THE REAL VALUE OF TOP MALO HOUSE RAID WASN'T THE DISTRUCTION OF AN ARGINTINE PATROL, BUT THE GATHERING OF INTELLIGENTS LIKE ANY SPECIAL FORCES UNIT, THE MOUNTAIN AND ARTIC WARFARE UNIT IS FREQUENTLY USED TO SNATCH PRISIONERS.

THE MISSION

ARGINTINE FORCES WILL BE DEPLOYED IN THE AREA OF TOP MALO HOUSE, BRITISH FORCES WILL INACT A BEACH LANDING AND FIGHT THROUGHT THE POSITION AT TOP MALO HOUSE. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BRITISH FORCES MUST CLEAR ALL REMAINING ARGINTINE FORCES AND POSITIONS FROM THE AREA.

PHASE 2: FANNING HEAD TIME 1700HRS - 1900HRS SATURDAY 2ND MAY

HISTORY

A CRUCIAL PHASE OF THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN TO RETAKE THE FALKLANDISLANDS FROM THEIR ARGENTINEANINVADERS WAS ABOUT TO GET UNDER WAY. AN AMPHIBIOUS LANDING FORCE WAS PREPARING TO DELIEVER TROOPSINTO SAN CARLOS BAY,WHICH WOULD BECOME THE BRIDGEHEAD VIA WHICH THE ISLANDS WOULD BE TAKEN.

OF CONCERN TO THE BRITISH PLANNERS WAS AN ARGENTINE POSITION PLACE ATOP FANNING HEAD, A HIGH RIDGE THAT OVERLOOKED SAN CARLOS WATERS. RADIO TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN DETECTED, FROM AN ARGENTINE CALL SIGN OF 'EC HERMES'. BELIEVED TO BE HALF COMPANY SIZED AND COVERING THE APPROACHES TO THE LANDING AREAS WITH HEAVY WEAPONS, THE ARGENTINE PRESENCE WAS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE LANDINGS.

THE TASK OF CLEARING FANNING HEAD FELL TO 3 SBS, SUPPORTED BY HMS ANTRIM.THE ARGENTINE POSITION WAS LOCATED BY USING A THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE ATTACHED TO ANTRIM'S WESSEX HELICOPTER. AN SBS ASSAULT FORCE OF SOME 25 MEN, MANY ARMED WITH GPMGS, WAS DELIEVERED INTO THE VICNITY, PIECEMEAL, BY WESSEX HELICOPTER

THE MISSION

ARGENTINE FORCES WILL MOVE IN VIA A MILITARY TRANSPORT FROM TOP MALO HOUSE ONCE IN THE AREA OF FANNING HEAD THEY WILL OCCUPY ALL INTRENCHED AREAS AND BUNKERS, BRITISH FORCES WILL MOVE IN AND CLEAR ANY ENEMY FORCES FROM FANNING HEAD. IN ORDER TO DISRUPT ANY ENEMY COMMUNICATIONS THERE ARE

2HR BREAK AT THE SAFEZONE TIME 1900HRS - 2100HRS SATURDAY 2ND MAY

PHASE 3: WIRELESS RIDGE TIME 2100HRS SATURDAY 2ND MAY - 0800HRS SUNDAY THE 3RD MAY

HISTORY

BATTLE FOR WIRELESS RIDGE - AFTER 2 PARA HAD FINISHED MARCHING THAT SUNDAY EVENING (13TH) FROM FURZE BUSH PASS, SUPPORTING FIRE WAS OPENED ON ‘ROUGH DIAMOND’ AT 9.15PM, AND 30 MINTUES LATER, D COY CROSSED ITS START LINE BACKED UP BY THE FIRE OF FOUR SCIMITARS AND SCORPIONS.
D COY REACHED ‘ROUGH DIAMOND’ TO FIND THE ARGENTINES HAD WITHDRAWN UNDER THE ATTACKING FIRE, LEAVING BEHIND A FEW DEAD, AS THE PARAS CONSOLIDATED IN THE NEW POSITION, IT WAS THEIR TURN TO COME UNDER DEFENSIVE FIRE AND THE ARGENTINES 155’S. NOW FROM BEHIND THEM TO THE EAT, A AND B COYS CROSSED THEIR START LINE, BUT ONE MAN WAS KILLED BY ENEMY SHELLFIRE. THEN AS THE TWO COMPANIES APPROACHED ‘APPLE PIE’ THE ENEMY BROKE AND WITHDREW UNDER THE WEIGHT OF BRITISH ARTILLERY, MORTARS AND GPMG’S ALTHOUGH THEY THEMSELVES WERE HEAVILY SHELLED FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WITH 2 PARA MOVING AHEAD SO QUICKLY, LT XOL XHAUNDLER GAVE C COY THE GO AHEAD TO OCCUPY RING COUNTOUR 100, WHICH IT DID WITHOUT OPPOSITION.

FROM ‘ROUGH DIAMOND’, D COY MOVED TO THE WESTERN END OF WIRELESS RIDGE AND PREPARED TO ADVANCE THROUG ITS LENGTH, AS THE LIGHT TANKS AND SUPPORTING MILANS AND GPMG’S JOINED A AND B COYS ON ‘APPLE PIE’ POURING IN FIRE FROM THE LEFT FLANK. D COY TOOK THE FIRST HALF OF THE RIDGE WITHOUT TROUBLE, BUT THE ARGENTINES RESISTED FIERCELY OVER THE SECOND HALF, OFTEN FIGHTING FROM BUNKER TO BUNKER. THEY EVENTUALLY BROKE, AND ALL OF WIRELESS RIDGE WAS IN D COY’S HANDS, ALTHOUGH NOT BEFORE ONE MEN OF 2 PARA DUG IN AND CAME UNDER MORE DEFENSIVE FIRE, THE ARGENTINES WERE HEARD REGROUPING IN THE DARK IN THE VICINITY OF MOODY BROOK.
WITH DAWN, A SMALL GROUP OF ARGENTINES COUNTER-ATTACKED D COY, BUT WERE SOON DRIVEN OFF WITH THE HELP OF MORTARS AND THE ROYAL ARTILLERY’S 105’S, BY WHICH TIME 2 PARA HAD TAKEN THE WHOLE FEATURE AT A COST OF THREE MEN KILLED, CONSIDERABLY AIDED BY THE FIRE OF THE SCORPIONS AND SCINITARS AND OTHER SUPPORTING ARMS. FROM THEIR POSITION, 2 PARA WATCHED THE ARGENTINES RETREATING TOWARDS STANLEY IN THE MORNING LIGHT AND PRESSED BRIGADIER THOMPSON TO LET THEM ADVANCE.

THE MISSION

ARGENTINE FORCES ARE OCCUPING THE HILL TOP POSITION OF WIRELESS RIDGE IT MUST BE DEFENDED AT ALL COSTS, BRITISH FORCES ARE TO PROBE THE ARGENTINE DEFENCES THROUGH THE NIGHT TOO FIND WEAKNESSES AND A GOOD PROBABLE LINE OF ATTACK. THE ARGENTINE FORCES MUST PATROL THE AREA OF THE RIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT ENGAGING ANY BRITISH FORCES THEM COME ACROSS. BRITISH FORCES WILL MOUNT A DAWN ATTACK ON THIS POSITION REGARDING THE INTELIGENCE THEY HAVE GAINED THROUGH THE NIGHT

PHASE 4: GOOSE GREEN TIME 0900HRS - 1200HRS SUNDAY THE 3RD MAY

HISTORY

THE BATTLE FOR DARWIN AND GOOSE GREEN, FRIDAY 28TH MAY - AT 3.30AM, ACOY MOVED OFF ON THE LEFT AND ATTACKED BURNTSIDE HOUSE BELIEVED TO BE OCCUPIED BY AN ARGENTINE PLATOON, BUT FOUND NO-ONE THERE OTHER THAN FOUR UNHURT CIVILIANS. AT 4.10AM, B COY STARTED FORWARD FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF BURNTSIDE POND DOWN THE RIGHT FLANKS WITH D COY FOLLOWING THEM LONG THE MIDDLE. WITH ARTILLERY SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES, B AND D COY’S WERE SOON IN CONFUSED ACTION AGAINST A SERIES OF ENEMY TRENCHES AND AS THEY SLOWLY MADE PROGRESS A COY MOVED PAST UNOCCUPIED POSITIONS AT CORONATION POINT. LEAVING ONE PLATOON OF A COY TO PROVIDE COVERING FIRE FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF DARWIN, THE REMINDER STARTED TO CIRCLE ROUND THE INLET TO TAKE THE SETTLEMENT. AS DAWN BROKE, THE ATTACKS ON BOTH FLANKS BOGGED DOWN AS B COY CAME UP AGAINST THE STRONGPOINT OF BOCA HOUSE AND A COY FOUND THAT A SMALL RISE, LATER KNOWN AS DAEWIN HILL, WAS THE KEY TO THE ARGENTINE DEFENCES.

THE MISSION

ARGENTINE FORCES ARE OCCUPING THE AREA OF GOOSE GREEN BRITISH FORCES ARE TO LEAD AN ASSAULT AND CLEAR THE AREA OF ALL ARGENTINE FORCES BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE ROAD TO STANLEY

PHASE 5: RETAKE STANLEY TIME 1300HRS - 1630HRS SUNDAY 3RD MAY

HISTORY

AS DAWN BROKE ON MONDAY 14TH, AND THE SCOTS GUARDS COMPLETED THE CAPTURE OF TUMBLEDOWN, 2 PARA ON WIRELESS RIDGE SAW THE ARGENTINES STREAMING BACK TO STANLEY AS THE BRITISH ARTILLERY SHELLED THEIR POSITIONS AT WILL. THE BRITISH FORCES NOW EDGED FORWARD.
2 PARA WAS THE FIRST UNIT TO REACH THE OUTSKIRTS, BUT HALTED AS SURRENDER NEGOTIATIONS GOT UNDERWAY. THESE LASTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, AND AS THEY PROCESSED, BRITISH FORCES WERE ORDERED NOT TO FIRE ON THE APPARENTLY DEMORLAIZED ENEMY. HOWEVER EVEN NOW, GENERAL MENENDEZ HAD 8,000 TROOPS IN THE STANLEY AREA INCLUDING THE LARGELY INTACT 3RD, 6TH AND 25TH INF REGTS, STILL WELL SUPPLIED WITH FOOD AND SMALL ARMS AMMO, BUT WITH LITTLE LEFT FOR THEIR REMAINING ARTILLERY AND WITH ALL THE HIGH GROUND TAKEN. ALTHOUGH ORDERED BY GALTIERI THAT MORNING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT, MENENDEZ DECIDED TO NEGOTIATE AND A SMALL BRITISH TEAM LED BY LT COL ROSE OF THE SAS HELICOPTERED IN. A SURRENDER DOCUMENT COVERING ENEMY FORCES BOTH ON THE WEST AND EAST FAWKLANDS WAS AGREED AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON, AND THAT EVENING, GENERAL MOORE FLEW TO STANLEY FOR THE OFFICIAL SIGNING

THE MISSION

BRITISH FORCES WILL NOW MOVE INTO PORT STANLEY THEY MUST DESTROY ANY ARGENTINE MILLITARY VECHILES THAT THEY COME ACROSS AND RETAKE MILLITARY HQ LOWER THE ARGENTINE FLAG AND RAISE THE FALKLAND ISLANDS FLAG

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