I'm missing my Milsim and have been thinking that a WW2 Milsim event would kill two birds with one BB - scratch my Milsim itch and get me out in my WW2 gear again.
I know of a couple more who'd happily turn up, but was wondering what support there would be from the CiA community before I devote time and effort to organising such an event.
Basic outline would be - 2 sides (nationality TBC) plus a possible local resistance element with fixed HQs, full site to play on, general objective for each side with other 'mini' objectives throughout. Probably start Sat morning, play through to dark Sat, then guns down until dawn on Sun, end Sun lunch. Once in the field, players would be expected to live out there until End Ex (unless gun/kit/medical problem) - however, I doubt we'd get 100% era tents, so we'd have to think hard about that one. There would be the usual ammo and medic rules in order to keep things flowing but also not spray and pray. The scenario would be based on historical events (although the sub missions may not be) and we'd just see where it went.
Obviously there would need to be a lot of organising (especially around a site), so rather than waste time I want to know what support there is?
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
Hi matey, id'e be keen to do a 24hr or even 36hr non stop weekend. Two sides with fixed positions and HQs, living in the 1940s!
Have you run events before?...sorry if you have 
Heer Schmidt
Sort of - not on a vast scale and only for groups who knew each other. I realise there will be a large amount of work involved by ramping up the scale of things.
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
Hold on to your hat Jon, announcement shortly...
Would we be camping "in the field" or camping in a safe zone ? I for one love the idea of having to live in the field digging my own fox hole before going to sleep.
As for nationality I recomend the standard (Haggard) way of things which is US team split into Airborne and Infantry with a small SAS contingiant separated and off somewhere else being all sneaky beaky.
Without the sleeping in a ditch bit. you've described PBI games Jon.
Should come along t St Lo see what you think.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Sort of - not on a vast scale and only for groups who knew each other. I realise there will be a large amount of work involved by ramping up the scale of things.
with a group of 40 guys its not as hard as it sounds, as long as you map is gridded (of the site) radios for coms and 40 guys willing to kip under canvas and carry all they need for the weekend! sorted. HQs will be key and you wont need a safe zone as its non stop. As said Ide be happy to be involved!
Senario is the hardest one as you'll need to find enough guys with all the right kit that want milsim 2ww.
Sure I could get 20 guys together for that though!!
anyone for a 24hr scrap lol
Heer Schmidt
Like Chommers says, we've been working things out for quite a while now but should have an announcement for a 24hr E&E game pretty soon. It's something that Old 'Un asked about ages ago in the member's forum, so you might have missed it! viewtopic.php?f=95&t=5794
Watch this space folks.
I'll 'wait out' on this then - probably something for next year anyway.
Gadge - I would have come to St Lo, but I'm instructing on a Mountain Bike day for work colleagues, so will have to miss out. I'd noticed that the PBI games were Milsim (without the night bit), so will get along to a suitable one asap (only got 101st kit at the moment).
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
I'd like to think we're pretty milsim.
Very restricted ammo loads, chain of command, real military objectives (dead letter drops, recce without needing to blow the shit out of everything etc), squad roles, first field dressing covered n fake blood rather than strips of white tape, folk acting out injuries and death throws and lying in place while dead rather than shouting hit and then coming back to life.
Oh and set units and representing a very small area and timescale of a battle.
Your 101st kit would have been fine if you'd have unpicked the badge for the event btw... folk have the choice of coming to an event badged up as the right unit or going 'sterile' with no insignia.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
or safety pin an 82nd badge over it.
contrary to popular belief we are not anti 101st, we just like a bit of authenticity. if we are doing hallamshires, we would ask people to badge up as hallamshires or cover up what unit insignia they have on there bd.
Aye, we all rebadged as oxf and bucks for our varsity game as the staffords were in the other airborne division and it would have been silly to have stuck them in a battle they were in no state to fight (having been decimated at Arnhem five months previous.)
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I'm happy to rebadge, but it'll be difficult until I get a spare M42 jacket as I've glued my Screaming Eagle on (can't sew for toffee!). I'm going to leave my spare unbadged - then I can use it for anything.
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
dont worry mate, at mist mean dog just safety pinned an 82nd badge over his eagle, it looked fine.
Plus there's one of Nige's super para pockets that he knows how to make.
thats true,,,, they arnt that bad to make
Doh.. glueing!
Whats that all about 
All soldiers need to learn how to sew their kit up... want to do milsim... pfaff!
Needle and thread and the ability to keep your kit servicable is basic recruit training and as valuable a military skill as cooking in the field or keeping your feet fresh.
In all seriosuness, scaleys patch pocket is the way forwards... if i ever get a us early airborne loadout i'll have it unbadged with two extra pockets made with the 82nd and 101st airborned insig allowing me to do huskey, d-day,market garden and varsity.. or jedburgh team.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I know, poor drills, but I hate sewing badges on with my very limited sewing skills. I can make do with repairs etc, but I saw an easy way out with the fabric glue and it looks a lot neater!
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
I'm only joking mate.
Although from a reeanctors point of view I spend a lot of time rebadging to be right for events so its a bad idea for us to glue stuff.
TBH while i can sew stuff on Sians a lot faster than me so she does most of it for me these days.
(for my dress kit i used to get a tailor to sew it on, didnt cost very much either and was perfect)
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Unfortunately it was my ex wife who did my sewing, I don't want to burden my new g/f with it just yet!
I leave my No1 and No5 to the tailor too, not worth the hassle or the ribbing if I get it wrong!
Jon Steele
1st Sgt, Fox Company, 506th, 101st
OC
