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New US vs SS game. Battle for St. Lo

Gadge · 2008-11-14T09:33:01Z

Heya guys PBI have decided to branch out slightly and run one of our 'combat mission' style game specifically for you US players as we felt otherwise you might feel left out... Please not unlike Operation Lightning which is a private battle, the battle for St Lo is open to all players who can meet the kit requirement. so without further ado... PBI Presents â€˜Hell in the Hedgerowsâ€™ The Battle for St Lo A Frontline Combat Mission event. 20th June 2009 at Grange Farm Airsoft. Beyond Overlordâ€¦ and on to St Lo. â€œAs the rifle section advanced along the country trail, the church spire of the historic town could be seen peeking above the treeline, signalling to the section leader the lead scout indicated a crossroads aheadâ€¦ suddenly the air was torn with the sound of incoming fire as well hidden MG42 raked the trail from the impenetrable bocageâ€¦ Diving headfirst into the roadside ditch the 82nd Airborne prepared to return fireâ€¦â€ July 5th 1944, as the Allies push inwards from their beachheads and advanced towards the town of St Lo the elite soldiers of the US 82nd Airborne found themselves facing their match in the crack troops of the Waffen SSâ€¦ rushed into the battle to stem the headlong flight of German forces in Normandy! As the 82nd approached the ancient town every hedgerow became a fortification and every house a death-trap as the Waffen SS attempted to throw the invaders back onto the beaches and into the sea. Welcome to the latest Poor Bloody Infantry WWII airsoft battle - we intend to take you back over 60 years to the second world war where *you* can experience the tension and action of infantry combat! This event is PBIs third airsoft battle day and features the actions of a single company of US Airborne and their erstwhile Axis opponents. As an American you can play as one of the paratroopers or as one of the glider borne soldiers of the 82nd airborne. As an axis player you can play as either a member of the elite Das Reich division sent in to repel the assault or as one of the local SS police security troopers hastily pulled to the front line. Kit requirements: 82nd Airborne, 505 PIR, Able Company, 2nd Platoon US Paratroops â€“ US airborne m42 uniform (M43 acceptable) 82nd Airborne, 325 glider infantry, Dog Company, 1st platoon US Gliderborne â€“ US line infantry uniform (no USMC, Tank uniforms or camo HBT please) Recce Elements of 2nd SS â€˜Das Reichâ€™ Waffen SS â€“ Any SS infantry uniform or camo type. SS Poleizie Battalion 323 SS Police Battalion â€“ Heer Feldgrau (no heer camo please) PBIâ€™s series of Frontline games will portray the action of a single platoon of Allied and Axis troops as they wage war over one single day of the Second World War. Instead of recreating a large battle or operation, here you will be experiencing action from an infantryman's perspective. As a combat mission game players will fight in a series of engagements throughout the day with the outcome of each battle affecting the next scenario to be played. Cost and Booking The total cost for this event will be Â£25 per person. We'll need Â£5 of this cost as a deposit paid on booking. The remaining Â£20 should be paid on the day. St Lo FAQ: Q: Why cant I play British/Russian/Fallschrimjager? A: The main reason is that the 'Frontline' games are based on a micro view of a battle, like in 'Band of Brothers' we'll be dealing with the adventures of one platoon and how the war was for them on that given day. Although UK troops played a major part in the Normandy campaign they were many miles away from the US Airborne area of operations. We're concentrating on the adventures of 20 or so plucky yanks and an equal amount of brave SS men and their police battalion allies. If you have Heer kit you can still play on the German side but wherever possible try not to use distinctive splinter pattern gear, e.g. wear your field grey kit but not your oversmock or helmet cover. Q: Why St Lo? A: St Lo is an epic battle of the Normandy campaign, the brutal hedgerow fighting around it is particularly suited to the site we have chosen. We also wanted to give US and SS players a taste of a PBI game without feeling they had to splash out on new kit. As US airborne wore two types of uniform (both para and line infantry)â€¦ all we do ask you to do is please rebadge for the 82nd airborne if you can or at least remove any obvious insignia of other units. Q: How are Frontline games different from other WWII airsoft games? A: We're hoping the Frontline games will allow the players to feel they are part of a platoon with specific roles and objectives. We'll be sending you on missions or you'll be patrolling with clear objectives. Though your objectives might not be that grand, they will be similar to those given to a fighting patrol or scout group in 1944/45. Q: How accurate does my kit have to be? A: Pretty much the same as for any other CiA game although this time we're trying to make it appear that all the players on each side are from th...

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Pete_59

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I should be there, gives me a chance to give the BAR an outing :good: not sure what I'll go as, currently got M41 and M43 loadouts.

Posted : 19/12/2008 1:19 pm

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Looks like one for taffy this

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Posted : 19/12/2008 2:22 pm

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I should be there, gives me a chance to give the BAR an outing not sure what I'll go as, currently got M41 and M43 loadouts.

Glider troops?

That's what I'm doing...

Posted : 19/12/2008 2:48 pm

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I'm up for this, just tell me when i can book

CURRAHEE!!

Posted : 19/12/2008 6:44 pm

Gadge

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Booking will be after lightning guys.

You *can* pay the whole lot but its not the preferred way as it complicates things a bit on the day.

As mentioned line infantry loadouts are fine, they count as glider troops.

As for 'rebadging' again, as Nige/scaleyback has demonstrated its very easy to make a 'spare pocket brassard' that slips over the sleeve and covers the original insignia.

No basic heer as such for this one (although heer feldgrau can be worn as part of an SS police battlaion), its Waffen ss vs US 82nd Airborne - we appreicate that not everyone can do either of these kits but with 6 months to go if you have basic heer kit its not going to cost a fortune to rebadge a set of field grey with ss flashes and shoulder eagle. (as for lighting we can lend you a UK denison or just play in the BD as its equally as appropriate).

Essentially, we're looking to do high detail small scale actions with a slightly higher standard of kit than the usual CiA counts as list. This will apply to weapons and accessories to (e.g. no knee pads outside of trousers, if you want to wear them then wear them *underneath* your jump trousers etc)

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Posted : 15/01/2009 3:15 pm

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.... No basic heer as such for this one (although heer feldgrau can be worn as part of an SS police battlaion), its Waffen ss vs US 82nd Airborne - we appreicate that not everyone can do either of these kits but with 6 months to go if you have basic heer kit its not going to cost a fortune to rebadge a set of field grey with ss flashes and shoulder eagle. ...

OK, ta for the info. After a quick conflab with SgtHeide I am probably getting a waffen smock, helmet cover and belt buckle. If anyone is selling these items, let me know else I am off to the shops.

Do you have a date in June yet for the St Lo game and a likely location? Is it a single day?

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Posted : 20/01/2009 9:17 am

Gadge

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As in the initial post in this thread mate, 20th June, one day.

We dont as a rule do PBI weekenders as we play 'combat missions' rather than day long re-gens.

Tends to be shorter bursts of hi-intensity contact as opposed to longer time spent patrolling and camping etc.

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