TA Events - 2010 heads up

Leftyflip

AlternateID wrote: »

This is Sennybridge. 2 and 3 story buildings with basements.

One more year, one more year, one more year...

Fireborn

Just wondering, being a noob to airsoft AND weekend events, whether anyone is able to point me in the direction of:

a decent bag to carry stuff in.

a list of stuff i'll need and recoomendations for said stuff (not got a clue about camping etc.)

Cheers,

Sam

fleecymanager

Leftyflip wrote: »

oh my god

fayer

Fireborn wrote: »

Just wondering, being a noob to airsoft AND weekend events, whether anyone is able to point me in the direction of:

a decent bag to carry stuff in.

a list of stuff i'll need and recoomendations for said stuff (not got a clue about camping etc.)

Cheers,

Sam

Short and not comprehensive list based on my times at games in Wales,

• Good boots & good socks
• Sleeping bag & roll mat or camp bed
• Combat gear that is waterproof if required
• ear plugs (truse me you need them to get any sleep)
• backpack you can fight wearing
• hydration system for backpack (you must carry water and be able to access it easly)

You do not need to carry your sleeping kit during the game, their is off game sleeping zones, unless your totally hardcore and want to sleep in game.

Masada

Fireborn wrote: »

Just wondering, being a noob to airsoft AND weekend events, whether anyone is able to point me in the direction of:

a decent bag to carry stuff in.

a list of stuff i'll need and recoomendations for said stuff (not got a clue about camping etc.)

Cheers,

Sam

Kudos to Gerrout for this,
http://www.irishairsoft.info/index.php?title=EventsPR3

Puding

have to agree with fayers list good basic list to start

BDU - good quality BDU seen a fair few pairs of ebay 20usd rip and give way in no time, invest in a good hard wearing pair, i would not go with gear that is waterproof ( e/g like gortex) as you will just get to hot, best bet is to pack some light weight rain wear even just a jacket, also pack soem warm weather gear again a jacket is perfect, weather can change very fast in wales

Boots - again good quality boots somthing that you have warn in and comfortable with as you will be in them for a long time

load bearing - again good quality load bearing, best to leave your plate carryer at home and go with light weight and functional get rid of anything that is not 100% needed for the game

backpack - something like a 3 day assualt pack again go with good quality, you do not want the ass failing out of it half way thought the day, 3 day is good size for your warm and wet gear and some food, you can also throw a hydration pack in them

knee pads - or even just one, your playing in concrete building with lots of bb on the floor, kneeling on them is not good

comms - licence free no need to go out and pay hundreds of euros for top end and get a licence and all that stuff , you can pick up a decent motorola xtn or next model down can pick them up on ebay cheap a lot of security companys going out of business selling stuff off then again there all working on the same frequency some of the cheaper pmr perform rather well when we where there but it was hit and miss , but pmr is not perfect for that built up environment and can be unreliable for the reasons fayer gave, also there are a lot of people trying to use a small number of channels, as i said not perfect but useful at time

aeg - something reliable, remove any extra crap, lasers m203 all the stuff that is just bling and not needed and you will not want to be carrying round the extra weight

pistol - always good as a backup and considering it is semi in building, somtimes an advantage over the aeg due to szie

torch - you will need to for navigation and for clearing buildings, best bet is to go with a small torch LED and a LED headlamp both with spare batterys

magazine - you will need midcap, as rifileman you will have a limit of 600 rounds per life so depending on capacity of the mags you will need between 4 - 6 and a couple of spares, also you will need a speedloader

some form of storage for pyros, you do not want to be worrying them in your bdu pockets, they can go off in there a dump pouch is perfect

batterys - go with good quality and have spares as you may not be able to charge them or have time to charge them

baby wipps - worth there weight in gold

tent/sleeping bags - you will need sleeping bag and sleeping matt for friday night, a tent between a few guys is also good if you need to sleep out of game

when working out what to carry always keep it to a minimal and keep it simple

fayer

Puding wrote: »

comms, chaep pmr for comms between unit is perfect

Agree with everything except that! Cheap comms wont work well over the range / terrain and will just piss off everyone else on your channel. Good comms suffer in Senny, reinforced concrete buildings, plate steel, long ranges and cold / wet weather.

Puding

fayer wrote: »

Agree with everything except that! Cheap comms wont work well over the range / terrain and will just piss off everyone else on your channel. Good comms suffer in Senny, reinforced concrete buildings, plate steel, long ranges and cold / wet weather.

sorry should have clarified i meant cheap as it licence free no need to go out and pay hundreds of euros for top end and get a licence and all that stuff , you can pick up a decent motorola xtn or next model down can pick them up on ebay cheap a lot of security companys going out of business selling stuff off then again there all working on the same frequency some of the cheaper pmr perform rather well when we where there but it was hit and miss , but pmr is not perfect for that built up environment and can be unreliable for the reasons fayer gave, also there are a lot of people trying to use a small number of channels, as i said not perfect but useful at time

but its all priority, if you on a budget i would definatly say get bdu and boot first, stuff like a more expensive radio is a little lower down the list and i would not stress

Fireborn

Puding wrote: »

have to agree with fayers list good basic list to start

BDU - good quality BDU seen a fair few pairs of ebay 20usd rip and give way in no time, invest in a good hard wearing pair, i would not go with gear that is waterproof ( e/g like gortex) as you will just get to hot, best bet is to pack some light weight rain wear even just a jacket, also pack soem warm weather gear again a jacket is perfect, weather can change very fast in wales

Boots - again good quality boots somthing that you have warn in and comfortable with as you will be in them for a long time

load bearing - again good quality load bearing, best to leave your plate carryer at home and go with light weight and functional get rid of anything that is not 100% needed for the game

backpack - something like a 3 day assualt pack again go with good quality, you do not want the ass failing out of it half way thought the day, 3 day is good size for your warm and wet gear and some food, you can also throw a hydration pack in them

knee pads - or even just one, your playing in concrete building with lots of bb on the floor, kneeling on them is not good

comms - licence free no need to go out and pay hundreds of euros for top end and get a licence and all that stuff , you can pick up a decent motorola xtn or next model down can pick them up on ebay cheap a lot of security companys going out of business selling stuff off then again there all working on the same frequency some of the cheaper pmr perform rather well when we where there but it was hit and miss , but pmr is not perfect for that built up environment and can be unreliable for the reasons fayer gave, also there are a lot of people trying to use a small number of channels, as i said not perfect but useful at time

aeg - something reliable, remove any extra crap, lasers m203 all the stuff that is just bling and not needed and you will not want to be carrying round the extra weight

pistol - always good as a backup and considering it is semi in building, somtimes an advantage over the aeg due to szie

torch - you will need to for navigation and for clearing buildings, best bet is to go with a small torch LED and a LED headlamp both with spare batterys

magazine - you will need midcap, as rifileman you will have a limit of 600 rounds per life so depending on capacity of the mags you will need between 4 - 6 and a couple of spares, also you will need a speedloader

some form of storage for pyros, you do not want to be worrying them in your bdu pockets, they can go off in there a dump pouch is perfect

batterys - go with good quality and have spares as you may not be able to charge them or have time to charge them

baby wipps - worth there weight in gold

tent/sleeping bags - you will need sleeping bag and sleeping matt for friday night, a tent between a few guys is also good if you need to sleep out of game

when working out what to carry always keep it to a minimal and keep it simple

Some questions I have (sorry if you've answered these a million times)

I have a G36C with an an/peq on it which is light enough, its got a flashlight built in. My question regarding this is- Is that acceptable for conflict setting? I get the impression that anyone who's not a marine (armalites) should be using AK variants to fit in. Or is there leeway for someone who doesnt want an AK? I'd buy an armalite, and probably will soon, but i really dont like AK's for some reason.


As for hardwearing BDU's what makes are worth getting? I think someone said Propper are good can you confirm?

The 3 Day assault pack was what I was looking at, just wondering if anyone knows how to spot a rip-off that going to fall apart (are the camelbak ones the "real" ones?, and wether i can fit all the stuff i need for the weekend in one?

Pyro/Grenades wise are tornado grenade worthwhile/allowed? I have a feeling reclaiming themm once thrown would be an issue if my side didnt push the enemy off the objective.

Sleeping-wise im a bit confused, do we sleep in the field (thus taking everything with us during the day) or is there a time when its all called off (and a seperate camping area) I think the mention of nightfighting has me confused. unless we fight until say midnight then head back?

Regarding tents: are single tents acceptable? you know the ones that breakdown into the little bags? Then just a roll, and a sleeping bag.


My Plan:

I was planning to wear my plate carrier (but again am accutely aware a US style molle PC isnt really eastern bloc enough) so maybe PLCE? would that be better? That way i'll have pouches for my radio (planning to buy a motorola xtn) grenades, mags and a monkey pouch for a map etc. Then In the assault pack, water, food, bb's, gas, tools and batteries. (and will have the mags in during transport (see next paragraph))

Then in another bag (which will contain the aeg / pistol until we get there (seperate to the mags which is what recommended for the ferry) and my empty PLCE/PC) i will put the tent/mat/sleepingbag an other stuff not for use on the battlefield.

Is that sensible? Any pointers from anyone?

Thanks for reading through my essay

Sam

Leftyflip

As far as I know, there's no gun restrictions, just ammo.

gerrowadat

G36 is fine. Lose the flashlight.

Propper are good, as are tru-spec or helikon. Any issue stuff is fine.

3-day assault pack is grand, that's what most people use. I've never had a clone BP fal apart, but YMMV.

Leave the tornado at home, 2 quid buys you a pyro that's got a lot more effectiveness and less annoyance.

Nightfighting is up to you. There's a camping area in the safezone you can use any tent you like in. Sleeping 'in the field' literally means finding a corner in a building and hunkering down for some kip.

Your plan looks sensible in general. It depends on the weather, if it's warm the plate carrier might be too heavy, but apart from that what you're saying makes sense.

Fireborn wrote: »

Some questions I have (sorry if you've answered these a million times)

I have a G36C with an an/peq on it which is light enough, its got a flashlight built in. My question regarding this is- Is that acceptable for conflict setting? I get the impression that anyone who's not a marine (armalites) should be using AK variants to fit in. Or is there leeway for someone who doesnt want an AK? I'd buy an armalite, and probably will soon, but i really dont like AK's for some reason.


As for hardwearing BDU's what makes are worth getting? I think someone said Propper are good can you confirm?

The 3 Day assault pack was what I was looking at, just wondering if anyone knows how to spot a rip-off that going to fall apart (are the camelbak ones the "real" ones?, and wether i can fit all the stuff i need for the weekend in one?

Pyro/Grenades wise are tornado grenade worthwhile/allowed? I have a feeling reclaiming themm once thrown would be an issue if my side didnt push the enemy off the objective.

Sleeping-wise im a bit confused, do we sleep in the field (thus taking everything with us during the day) or is there a time when its all called off (and a seperate camping area) I think the mention of nightfighting has me confused. unless we fight until say midnight then head back?

Regarding tents: are single tents acceptable? you know the ones that breakdown into the little bags? Then just a roll, and a sleeping bag.


My Plan:

I was planning to wear my plate carrier (but again am accutely aware a US style molle PC isnt really eastern bloc enough) so maybe PLCE? would that be better? That way i'll have pouches for my radio (planning to buy a motorola xtn) grenades, mags and a monkey pouch for a map etc. Then In the assault pack, water, food, bb's, gas, tools and batteries. (and will have the mags in during transport (see next paragraph))

Then in another bag (which will contain the aeg / pistol until we get there (seperate to the mags which is what recommended for the ferry) and my empty PLCE/PC) i will put the tent/mat/sleepingbag an other stuff not for use on the battlefield.

Is that sensible? Any pointers from anyone?

Thanks for reading through my essay

Sam

evilrobotshane

fayer wrote: »

You do not need to carry your sleeping kit during the game, their is off game sleeping zones, unless your totally hardcore and want to sleep in game.

For those of us who are totally hardcore, will we be needing to carry our sleeping kit the entire time, or is there typically somewhere we could ditch it in-game, behind our lines or whatever? Is there a headquarters for each side that's unlikely to get overrun? I'm willing to take the chance and have to fight to get my sleeping bag back, but would like some idea of what to expect in that regard, if anyone can give hints.

AlternateID

evilrobotshane wrote: »

For those of us who are totally hardcore, will we be needing to carry our sleeping kit the entire time, or is there typically somewhere we could ditch it in-game, behind our lines or whatever? Is there a headquarters for each side that's unlikely to get overrun? I'm willing to take the chance and have to fight to get my sleeping bag back, but would like some idea of what to expect in that regard, if anyone can give hints.

yes, there is a semi-safe zone for each team where you respawn. You can leave your gear there. However it is still in game so googles must remain on.

Sod'o swords

evilrobotshane wrote: »

For those of us who are totally hardcore,

If you were truly hardcore, you wouldn't sleep

OzCam

Sod'o swords wrote: »

If you were truly hardcore, you wouldn't sleep

No. If you don't sleep, you don't perform properly.

Sod'o swords

OzCam wrote: »

No. If you don't sleep, you don't perform properly.

Even the time of my post was epic.

But apart from falling asleep behind building 22, i was graaaand.

Puding

Check-in on the Friday night is very likely to be around 6pm.

This is due to live firing taking place on "F" Range during the day, which means we will not be able to use the carparking area until the range has been finished with and the unit has left the range.

update from ian

OzCam

Puding wrote: »

also be aware of the implications for the people your travelling with as one will have to be legally responsible and as you 16 that not something to be taken lightly, ozcam is the CPO for the IAA you might want to ask his advice

Actually, I'm not. It may happen later this year, but there's a lot of paperwork to do yet.

I'm glad Delta-boy's dad is going with him, it simplifies things immensely. Dad doesn't have to play, but he can put a hi-vis vest on and observe. There's not much else to do in Sennybridge during a game. He'll still have to wear goggles though, just like everyone else. Bring him along to a skirmish so he can see what it's about.

For everyone else thinking of bringing a minor on a trip like this, I found a document which has a great checklist of the things to do first, and a consent form you can use. It's aimed at scout/sports/educational trips, but covers most things likely to crop up when bringing a minor across an international border for an airsoft game. Remember that there will be a short chat with the Police at the port before the return journey. If your paperwork is all in order, it should be just a formality.

The Driver should complete the checklist on page 8, the minor should complete page 9 and the sample consent form is on pages 13 and 14.

Sorry for the delay, I thought I had this document on file but couldn't lay hands on it so had to search for it again.

Puding

Actually, I'm not. It may happen later this year, but there's a lot of paperwork to do yet.

no problem hears be throwing responsibility at you to early

Danin

anyone hear of what date in March the tickets go on sale ??

Puding

no date, ian has simply said it is the end of march

Danin

Puding wrote: »

no date, ian has simply said it is the end of march

Cheers mate
really looking forward to this and I keep thinking once I have the Ticket its really going to take place LOLz

OzCam

Announced this morning:

Tickets will be available from the 20 March 2010. Bookings can be made for individuals or as a group booking. A GBP 55 non-refundable deposit will be required WITHIN 7 days of making your booking. The balance of GBP 30 will be required in cash at the event.

See http://www.ta-events.co.uk/ for details.

I don't like the stun grenade rule, it'll just cause arguments over whether people should take a hit or not, and how do you identify a particular pyro in the middle of a firefight?

fayer

Stun grenades give off a large flash and very loud bang.
Frags are much smaller and are filled with peas, the bang is quite small and hardly any flash, if any, very noticeable in comparison.

Having been on the receiving end of hundreds of them I never have difficulty knowing what just blew up beside me

Puding

I like them on one level but do agree that they could be a little bit more complicated and cause confusion, I don't think identifying the type would be a problem they sound very differant to me and if your in range to be hit you can see the device

I definatly think the instant kill from drags inside building is great, makes them far more deadly, no more sitting in a building with a medic against grenades, instant kill with them will be interesting

Puding

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gerrowadat

fayer wrote: »

Stun grenades give off a large flash and very loud bang.
Frags are much smaller and are filled with peas, the bang is quite small and hardly any flash, if any, very noticeable in comparison.

Having been on the receiving end of hundreds of them I never have difficulty knowing what just blew up beside me

Thermobarics have a noticeable compression effect. If you're in a small room with one going off, you'll know :-)

moggser

Puding wrote: »

I definatly think the instant kill from drags inside building is great, makes them far more deadly, no more sitting in a building with a medic against grenades, instant kill with them will be interesting

i didnt know that the stuns where stuns the last time i presumed they where a insta-kill any way and just walked away if i was on other end of one


but there is a difference with them both just ask the marshall i hit in the head with a pea frag as he walked up the stairs lol

Puding

At the last events I attended all grenades counted as frags, there was no differances between them in terms of effects, this is the first time Ian is trying the differant rules for drags and stun at this event

moggser

yeah for the better it seems looking forward to this now should be a good event