[Sticky] Player Requirements - updated

Here are the basic rules that we'll be using for event. We'll run through them again on the day but players should try and familiarise themselves beforehand.

Updated 27 May to further clarify ammo limits

GETTING IN THE ZONE:
For a whole day we will be immersing ourselves in the mindset of the soldiers of the 1944 Italian campaign. the props and the site dressing will help to achieve that immersion, as will the attention to detail in your own uniform and weapon. We don't expect reenactor-level kit accuracy, a knowledge of military history or even any experience airsofting - but the one thing you MUST get 100% right before you arrive is your attitude. Without that we're just a bunch of saddos messing about in a mucky quarry

ORDERS:
This is a tactical scenario, however there is more to tactics than wall-to-wall shooting. You will be expected to obey the orders given to you by your CO and NCOs. Some of your tasks might seem pointless. Some will be boring. Many will be dangerous. You are part of a platoon. Obeying orders and doing stuff for your comrades will be a lot more fun than hiding behind a rock emptying hi-caps at someone else hiding behind another rock.

MILITARY POLICE:
The British and Germans will have a couple of players dresed as CMP and Feldgendarmerie respectively. Their primary job is to ensure that players remain in squads throughout the game as it's all too easy to find yourself wandering around alone after respawn or if you get separated from your unit. Note that there is no "lone wolf" type of play at this event. MPs are in play, they can shoot and they can be killed. They are NOT marshals. You are expected to adhere to the game rules all by yourself. If you're the kind of player who doesn't like taking their hits or who thinks it's OK to cheat in order to win, then this event isn't for you.

FPS:
There will be a limit of 330fps for AEGs & pistols, 500fps for single shot "sniper" rifles and 370fps for support weapons. Sensible minimum engagement distances for all weapons will be discussed on the day. These are ceiling limits. If your weapon fires hotter than this, you won't be able to use it so please get your gun tested before game day.
Support weapons must be deployed before firing - set them up on a bipod, sandbag, wall, comrade's shoulder, whatever. No Action Man hip-firing your Bren please.
No lookalike guns for this one. Any period axis or allied weapon is OK. If you don't have a suitable weapon, please post on the kit loan thread to see if some kind soul will lend you one.

AMMO LIMITS:
Rifles and submachine guns - 200 per person per life. This is a maximum and represents the most you can carry. Ammo cannot be carried over from past lives or stockpiled.
Support weapons - 3000 per life. NOTE - in order to get another full 3000, the gun itself must be at the re-spawn point. Members of a gun crew who leave their weapon to re-spawn will only be allowed 200.
Extra ammunition in the form of tokens may be brought forward during the game. Ammo tokens are worth 200 rounds so an infantryman will only need one in order to get back up to their 200 round limit. Gun crews can use multiple tokens to reload up to their 3000 round limit.

You can carry around as much ammo as you like but you should only mag-up and use the designated amount.

HITS:
BB hits on any part of the body or weapon count, Ricochets don't.
Once hit you must drop to the ground and indicate loudly that you've been hit. We'd prefer a good theatrical scream rather than just a "hit"
A wounded player can be medic'd once at any time and get back in the game. There is no bleed-out. If you medic another player you must spend at least 1 minute applying dressings, murmuring words of comfort, stealing his watch, etc. A second hit after being medic'd will kill and require you to impersonate a corpse until the firefight around you is over. Don't immediately rise from the dead like Lazarus and wander off. After the shooting has stopped you must return to a respawn point and wait until an MP or FG puts you back into circulation.

Grenades and mortar shells have a 5 meter instant kill radius regardless of whether a bb hits you or not. Artillery shells have a 10 meter kill radius. Grenades exploding inside a bunker will kill everyone inside.
Remove your cap or helmet when returning to a respawn point. Players without headgear are deemed to be not in play.
Dead men can't talk. Wounded men can't talk (except to say "aargh, that really hurts"). Medic'd men CAN talk - they are back in the game.
If a bb hits you then you're hit. No arguments. No "my shot hit you first" rubbish.

GRENADES:
Any type and any shape of commercially available airsoft grenade is allowed - bb, powder, bang, etc. They all have the same 5m kill radius. Grenades and ammo can be purchased on-site before the game. 9mm BFGs are also allowed but must be rolled rather than thrown. 12mm BFGs and any home-made pyro are not permitted.

BANG RULE:
No. If you have to shoot someone at close range then please choose a suitable target (NOT the face or the arse).

STEALTH KILLS:
If a player gets close enough to an enemy to tap them firmly on any part of the body it counts as a stealth kill. If you have a rubber knife or bayonet you can use it, but only to TAP the other player. No stabbing, slashing, garrotting or wrestling people to the ground and definitely NO real edged weapons to be drawn. Stealth kills MUST be unobserved by the victim. Pretending to surrender and then doing a karate chop doesn't count Stealth kills are instant kills and you should die silently.

CAPTIVES:
An enemy player may also be captured by placing a hand on his/her shoulder and declaring them captured. The captured player can be led to another location providing the two players maintain contact. If you let go of a captive he can make a break for it.

DISARMING:
A captured player can be disarmed. A disarmed player keeps their weapon but must remove the magazine, make the gun safe and holster or sling the weapon. Captives are not required to hand over weapons or ammo.

EQUIPMENT:
You will be expected to take everything you need for the day into the field. There will be no lunch break and any eating or drinking will be done in the field. No returning to cars or tents mid-game.

PROTECTION:
Every player must wear suitable eye protection for the duration of the game. Full face Darth Vader type masks tend to spoil the immersion for other players so please wear something else if you possibly can. Here is a thread on alternative face protection if you really can't stand the idea of a welt on your pwetty ickle phizzog: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3904

FUN:
This is supposed to be fun. Looking for loopholes in the rules, ignoring orders because you want to go and shoot people, not taking hits and other tiresome open-day type behaviour makes it not fun. We don't want that.