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Post by mikevictor on Sept 25, 2010 23:05:50 GMT 8
@doc Jim: Roger that. I'm now seriously thinking about upgrading the mp40 even if it might not last that long. Can you give it a check-up after the gun ban, before I decide on going ahead with the upgrade? ;D
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Post by Pumba on Sept 26, 2010 3:43:18 GMT 8
Im sending mine to the gunsmith soon. will have it optimized and spring should be checked. Its been ove 2 years i think since i last did this
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Post by mournblade on Sept 27, 2010 10:37:23 GMT 8
Hi guys, sorry for late reply. I agree with your observations generally. I guess getting tactical is a good way to go. Maybe we can have a short talk before every game so at least we have a plan? And a post mortem after every game to assess how we did?
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Post by labrador on Sept 27, 2010 10:57:52 GMT 8
All i know is people seem to die more quickly when they're near me....hmmmm perhaps i should tail behind. perhaps less valhalla incidents will occur.
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Post by dogmeat16 on Sept 28, 2010 17:57:05 GMT 8
hey guys wanted to share with you something i learned last week when i was with my friends, apparently he introduced me to a fellow musician and airsofter, this airsofter was a member of the team AGL before it was disbanded sometime back. he was telling me stories that they had training from Philippine Army and Philippine Marines. At seminar/classes they were taught how to walk in the woods, the proper way to peek at corners, how to properly establish a base line of fire, how to walk in the dark, how to walk in the tall grass without disturbing the foliage to much etc. etc. as well as all the proper tactics to be applied in any given airsoft scenario,He said it was like a crash course wherein you are taught the basics of "SOLDIER WORK." I told him how long was this crash course he told me that all in all both CQB and FIELD it took them basically 4 whole days. Guys, What are your thoughts on maybe getting our group a trainer or a drill sergeant from the armed forces to teach us basic tactics and strategies to improve our airsoft game?  |
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Post by labrador on Sept 28, 2010 18:55:37 GMT 8
There are good sides and bad sides...Some of the guys here had some experience with AGL...it was good training but it reached a point that it was no longer fun. It became more about adhering to the team rather than enjoying yourself in spare time. I myself know a few AGL guys. Not saying it would happen to us but as far as i'm concerned fun is paramount. By all means train lets just not require everyone to do it. Yes, boot camp can be challenging and fun just not for everyone.
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Post by dogmeat16 on Sept 28, 2010 19:25:32 GMT 8
labrador point taken, we must always make "fun" and "camaraderie" our priority in playing airsoft
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Post by labrador on Sept 28, 2010 23:28:20 GMT 8
but you do have a point man...perhaps 20 or 30 years back and without a family a hardcore team would have possibly made sense to me. I agree though, that there's much to gain from a military insight obtained from a military perspective. I do also think that the fact that we play almost every week should also help our development as a team.
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Post by medic on Sept 29, 2010 9:26:36 GMT 8
I don't mean to butt in, not having participated in a game yet, but my question is: How important is being in a full correct WW2 uniform during skirmishes with modern infantry? Camo being the problem, can you remove the top tunic and wear modern camo tops after the photo session, during the actual battle?
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Post by jimmiroquai on Sept 29, 2010 12:32:04 GMT 8
agl is definitely still around. played a few games or two with them waybackwhen. for me, im into this hobby for the fun factor. as long as training is concerned, im game for it only if it increases the fun factor, ie, helps us win more games, but not to the point of it becoming a chore. about the authenticity during regular game days, we highly encourage you to come and play in authentic gear. most of us do well despite not having modern camo anyway. but ofcourse, you can wear what you want. none of us are nazis, despite what we wear.  |
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Post by mikevictor on Sept 29, 2010 14:11:34 GMT 8
@ sir medic (can I call you Herr Sani? ): I think it would be nice to wear your period gear for the games. Gives it a bit of weathering with all the crawling around. And at least you get to die well-dressed |
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Post by DAN SAN on Sept 29, 2010 14:51:55 GMT 8
I don't mean to butt in, not having participated in a game yet, but my question is: How important is being in a full correct WW2 uniform during skirmishes with modern infantry? Camo being the problem, can you remove the top tunic and wear modern camo tops after the photo session, during the actual battle? no mean to hurt the feelings of the modern guys... but thats why this group is called "ww2 airsoft" because as much as posible we want to play in a correct period uniform. if you mix your ww2 battle uniform with a modern one... i dont call it ww2 anymore. thou this is not a purist term but thats the whole point of the group we go in to battle in ww2 gear. if you dont have uniform yet you can contact our resident tailor junrey for fitting or what ever side you want he can copy it for you. |
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Post by medic on Sept 29, 2010 15:42:56 GMT 8
I understand, guys. Dying well dressed may not be the most appealing of concepts, but at least it's romantic. Junray will be delivering my SS Assault Artillery uniform any day now. I already took delivery of the ankle boots and gaiters from Mang Ner, and Albert delivered my Stahlhelm, SS belt buckle and Das Reich cuff band last week.
I also reserved one of the Lugers that will be arriving at MAS this week.
The wife is also starting to give me the evil eye, heh heh. She senses something afoot.
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Post by mournblade on Sept 29, 2010 16:13:23 GMT 8
Hi guys, just my input: once upon a time my team called Wyvern used to play with AGL. things got so bad to a point that we got a couple of PMA-ers (one a scout ranger and another a special forces guy) to train us. yeah, we wanted to become bad-ass to pay back those shmozoes for being, er, shmozoes. then we got caught up in the arms race- 300% springs, gear from the US, shit like that. then, when it didn't seem enough, we started zombie-ing in the game, reasoning that if our foes were zombies then it was perfectly acceptable to do unto them what they did unto us. Eventually, I segued into another even more hard core team called Fenris.
After a long while (and burning a hole in my bank account - i was single then and didn't have kids), i woke up to the fact that what got me into this game was the camaraderie and fun. Seeing that these were no longer around, I quit airsoft.
I got back to airsoft on account of meeting this group (through albert). The one thing I find worth coming to a game to (and blowing money on) is the fun-reenactor hobby-camaraderie aspect of the hobby. Boning up on tactics and upgrading our stuff is all swell- but let's not lose sight of why we are doing this.
Lest I be misconstrued, I don't wanna start an argument - peace to all! Maybe I sound like a cranky old man (and I guess I am, having recently turned 45 years old) - all I'm saying is let's not lose sight of why we're really doing this ok? This group is the best I've seen in a long time... I trust it will stay this way.
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Post by labrador on Sept 29, 2010 18:44:14 GMT 8
Well said Bob. I'll be posting a link to a long rant of a US based reenactment supplier but i'll need to find it first.
Doc, one of the reasons i got into the SS thing in spite of it being politically incorrect is all that amazing camouflage. Just put a smock over your field grey and you're good to go....there is of course the matter of money, but hey, you've gone this far. hehehe.
Kidding aside, Jim's right. our guys do pretty well in field grey's and khaki's thank you very much.
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