Doughboys Members

There's a kit guide for Rangers on the CiA website, which is good enough for now. We can get a standard infantry one up at some point, but I don't think it's that different:

http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/zoom/us-ranger.html

Yup... that would do.

Only real preferred difference would be wool trousers and shirt, but HBTs will do as well.

Don't forget us.

We have generic infantry gear and we like the re-invigorated new Doughboys direction.

ILoveLamp usualy comes along to games with me when he can, hes on the forum (just not as active) and does 1st infantry with me at open days.

This is starting to look a good list

These wools do get everywhere though. I shall be remaining in HBTs I am afraid, though you can always pretend I'm wearing wool beneath them.

Got my 2nd Ranger and 82nd Airborne kit all sorted now! Who do I speak to about joining the ranks of the doughboys?

Yith is the man to speak to.

He's already in!

Check out the upcoming training day...

Should be a bit more active too guys

We've not thought about that yet! It's certainly a possibility.

They've been around for a while, but until recently they were an all-encompasing WW2 US airsoft group.

The activity was much reduced and it was almost as though they didn't exist.

Just in the last few months things changed. We chucked out the para stuff and got down to having proper doughboy kit only... We found new direction and purpose and some new leaders took over as several of the previous ones had given up airsofting.

Since then there has been a lot more activity on this forum. There hasn't been an event for the "new" doughboys yet, the training event in May will be the first one.

Yeah, you're more than welcome to borrow 1 of mine. Perhaps you might be able to give some valuable insight into period drills etc.

Hehe, it might be worth a giggle, get people to have a better awareness about the extremeties of their gun!

Do you know any battle drills? I have a book on WW2 Infantry Combat tactics, but it mostly covers the usual things that everybody knows

I have a few of those in PDF.

FM22-5 Infantry drill regs

I've got this and have learned basic foot and rifle drill from it. Was planning on doing fairly basic teaching on the day. Most would have a struggle just marching, never mind spinning their rifle above their head. I've done the basic order, shoulder and present with my M1 and had no problems.

FM7-10 Rifle Co. Infantry Regt

I have this... I understand someone will be looking at it for the event? lipton?

FM21-75 Scouting, Patroling & sniping

We have this one as well.

There was also a Conference course series issued in '43 'Training bulletins' - really a pictorial supplement to FM7-10, some great sketches (picture tells 1000 words and all that)

I don't have that

theres some other good ones like 'fortified positions & combat in towns' etc

Not sure about these.

Along the way I've picked up some good signal corps B&W training movies too - they're both informative and in places side splitingly funny

oh yes, we like that sort of thing.

I have just sent Webby the links for the pdfs of the field Manuals, after tracking them down from my history. If anyone else is interested then PM me and I'll send them your way.

And welcome Stamper.

How would the portrayal if a different regiment differ within a division? I ask for my own general interest as one of the main Ideas is that we would change our impression to be correct for the games we are attending as the only main difference would be another divisional badge.

FM7-10 Rifle Co. Infantry Regt

I have this... I understand someone will be looking at it for the event? lipton?

Yes, yes Yith. I have it, I'm reading it. I'm still playing catch up over here.

but until we come up with a BB bangalor I guess i'll put that idea to bed

Hmmmm, bangalor you say..... *goes to B&Q to buy drainpipe*

sort of "elephant trunk / hose of death"

Should keep Adolf on his toes