YOUNG GUNS
“One loud bang later five sadlooking Bravos came out, all dead
– he may be old but he’s not bad!”
what sounded like a broken piston. That’s
the trouble with Chinese guns: they are
cheap and offer a good entry to airsofting,
but they can be unreliable.
The game progressed on to the timed
objectives and this is where Woody, the
Delta Leader, really shines. He is constantly
on the radio communicating with his team,
urging us on and making decisions with a
great deal of tactical skill, so gradually we
got back into the game, clawing back the
early lead that Bravo had got over us.
GZ has a new system of Platoon
Commanders. Assigned Platoon
Commanders are given a force at the
beginning of the game, to go to different
objectives for a good tactical start and
therefore giving players out on the field
some in-person leadership. Platoon
Commanders (or PCs) are seen as Team
Leaders by all players and they have a
tactical skill which can’t be overused: they
are able to ‘mass respawn’ their team at
a dead-zone if there are more than four or
five players (of their own team) within it. I
myself am a PC and I really enjoy it, but for
me the fun of the day was linking up with
random players to complete objectives.
There was nothing more heartening than
seeing almost the whole of team Delta
magazine, and thanks to Nigel Streeter and
his team this magazine has personally (and
not just because I’m a contributor) become
a favorite read – and I’m sure it has for many
others too! A personal highlight was being
asked to become a contributor in person –
with many thanks to GZ’s site operator H!
I hope everyone had a great year
airsofting and in general! Now where’s my
letter to Santa… And bring on 2012! ■
rallying round to escort a briefcase back to
our base.
I did have a moment of pride though.
In the afternoon we had to get through
Firebase Charlie and there was a small
group of Bravos in the tower holding us up.
The next thing I saw was my Dad crawling
up there on his belly, pistol and a grenade
in hand, getting covering fire from the rest
of our team. One loud bang later five sadlooking Bravos came out, all dead – he may
be old but he’s not bad!
By the end of the afternoon we had
clawed our way back and I think we were
winning, but at end-ex it didn’t matter
anyway – we were satisfied that we’d all had
an excellent day of airsofting!
The marshals had prepared mince pies
and mulled wine, which was a brilliant way
to end the year. My resolution for 2012 is
to play more airsoft, and I’d love to become
Delta Team’s 2IC (second in command), as I
thoroughly enjoy the experience of playing
airsoft as a leader.
Anyway, we’ve had one blast of a year
in the airsoft community with some great
highlights to look back on. This year we’ve
had the GZ weekender, breaking the record
once again for the UK’s largest airsoft event.
We’ve also had the release of this very
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