Been having some thinks about this , any comments on the below ?
1 Hitler - as this is airsoft suggest Hitler can be bandaged after an attack , however this is once only for the event . My thinking is , SOE Team A sneak in a shoot him , bug out or get killed , he gets bandaged but means he still in play for the rest of the event until he gets finally slotted . Hitlers death could be communicated by the release of a "distress flare" ( rocket etc) so that every SOE would know the primary target has been killed and can switch to secondary targets .
2 Make it clear to SOE that they can bring whatever they want as long as it's in period , and that how they carry out the mission is part of the challenge. So they could bring civvy kit, German or allied kit , bit of both . Pyro etc , whatever they want . As they'll be caching their kit far away from the Germans there is no need to worry overly about what they bring . If Germans find it we'll remove it , so the emphasis is on them to hide it well
3 SOE teams need to buddy up and enter as pairs of players . The idea of the Training weekend is then also to see how well they can work together , and also to give them a whole day to really give the mission some thought and practice stuff like CTR and long range sniping etc .
4 if killed or captured there will be no interrogation etc, however we will hold them for 3 hours before release , only letting them go if we get 3 plus teams captured in that period , in which case the first team will get out early . If we capture them between 2300 and 05000 we'll not hold em for longer than 30 minutes. This is the major disincentive for "suicide mission" behaviour or having a "couldn't care" attitude .
5 Tactics
Options for the SOE tactic wise should be suggested , ranging from long range sniping , sneaky bomb attack , late night knife kill approach . subterfuge using German uniforms etc etc . The players should come up with the plans, make this a real thinking tactically game rather than us tell them specifically . What I don't want is a frontal assault by 6-8 SOE people because they didn't fancy staying in pairs all the weekend / got bored . The teams could almost be seen to be competing against each other .
6 Germans
Easy at the moment , but we'll give some thought ot intrigue and double bluff nearer the event , perhaps along the lines of Horn .
Definitely need to think up a few things for the Germans to do in addition to sweeping the forests for the pesky SOE teams, but the rest of it looks good to me.
Plus, it's July - which is Uni Holiday time for me 
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For the Germans, my original plan was for the Gebirgsjager to be initially engaged in training exercises, in small groups (such as navigation, obstacle crossings, command tasks, etc). If they are in small groups, it gives the SOE dressed as Germans a chance to use the uniform to their advantage to move about a bit more freely. As for the SS, to begin with, I plan on a morning parade, with patrols and checkpoints, perhaps even acting as opfor for the Jagers on exercise. Once the information is received that the SOE are up to something, the SS will close shop, form and patrol a perimeter and, be totally mistrusting of anyone not is SS uniform and the Jagers will form up as a full unit to assist with area searches.
My thought on captured SOE are that they join the German force, either in a uniform or civvies that they bring with them. If all of the SOE teams get captured, then, obviously, reinserting some of them would be a good idea!
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I'm sure you've mentioned it elsewhere, but I can't be arsed to search for it...what are the plans for us organisers on this one. Are we all going German?
The plan is for Steve, Guy and Jay to run the Germans and I will run the SOE. I will not be part of an assassination team, more a controller and emergency RV for the others. Also, I can wear German uniform for it, ideal if I need to come to you guys for any reason, or, if a German patrol blunders into me.
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I'm liking this idea for the Germans, will give them lots to under the eyes of the Fuhrer 
and also will be really confusing for the SOE trying to work out wtf is going on.
No re insertion works for me , gives a real grittyness to it .
Richard Mi a go go is up for it , we have a Fuhrer 
Reckon he'll be as good as Stephens Hess well maybe not quite as good mate . 
Tony ( Rifleman6969) is pm'ing me raring at the bit as well .
Hi there Guy
Well i have considered it and so has my wife...... shes not impressed but i think its ace.
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So i say yes i have written it into the calendar, just a shame i can't bring a real Alsation.
So i get to do lots of healthy walking in the woods and reading my newspaper and talking to high ranking lapdogs. Well i hope. Maybe running for my life due to straying too far from safteyI shall currently work on portrying him in he style of Lenord Rossiter, if i can i may graduate to the version performed by my favorite actor Anthony Sher (the greatest living actor in my opinion) who i belived played him in 'Churchill the hollywood years' . Don't worry i will do my best.
Brilliant so in short yes thanks for the opportunity i will really look forward to it.
cheers
Richard
Got this from Craig , said we'd discuss and come back to him . fuck me , 8 months to go and it's romping all over SISK of CASH ...... I thought we was all to "hard core" .
Hi Guy,
This is all sounding quite interesting and I just wanted to ask you a question.
Having just spoken with Ranj, who had just read Barry's post about Anne - would you/the event like some people who are happy to play normal civilians, for the SOE to blend in amongst? If so, then I think a few people would be more than happy to 'run fake cafes' for the duration and add a bit of that for you.
Just thought I'd ask if it was appropriate and wanted. Also if I should be asking someone else then point me in that that direction and I will ask away.
Cheers
Craig
It IS nice to see the level of interest we're getting for Foxley and, great to see people liking our concept and wanting to find themselves a part in it.
If we're going to have a few civvies, then we will need to incorporate them in some meaningful way. It will be a bit gay having the local "baker" living in a zelt tent somewhere.
In the copy of the Foxley dossier that I have, it mentions that at least some of the people doing guard duty were trusted civilians, some armed, some not. I reckon that is our best bet for including civvies, as they could share the SS accomodation when on duty. They could be given jobs like assisting at checkpoints, fire wardens, etc and then, assisting patrols once the Germans learn of the plot. I would insist that civvies are armed with nothing more than a bolt action or, a shotgun though, with extremely limited ammo. No way would they have had smg's or pistols and, no way would the SS let them anywhere near Hitler when armed either.
We will need some official looking ID cards for civvies too, the type that potentially, one or two of the SOE teams could have a near perfect copy of.
Edit - Just downloaded a font called "mom's typewriter", which is perfect for typing up the SOE dossiers for the assassination teams.
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Just been doing some more research and have noticed that our timeline for "Foxley" coincides with the timeline for "Valkyrie". Anyone else it might be interesting to include a subplot for a person/persons within the German camp? If the SOE fail for some reason, it could also be a good, unexpected ending!
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Been thinking about the germans
1 We have me , jay and stephen . ....plus tony and other Guy and poss Che . and a Hitler So a lot of command back up and possible for us to run the play closely, wretie in turncoat roles etc.
2 Suggest we think about the Germans as units , and work out how we can interplay between them
- SS/ GD in field Gray as honour guard around the main camp , lots of strutting and looking good , being inspected and ordered around by Adolf / senior SS bods.
- Frontswein , SS and/or Heer , more out in the fields and woods, doing the more soldierly shit
- Gebergsjager, specialists for the area , training , mock infiltration exercise etc .
- civvies, helpers at the Gaushaus , motivation and loyalty TBC.
So with all that lot, we need to bring together some clear plots/missions and ideas for playing them all off each other without it getting too clusterfuck , this is before we throw in the SOE and their stuff.
If we pkan the weekend mostly around organising the Germans and let the Allies get up to their own mischief, we do not have ot worry about organising "contacts" etc .
It will take some thinking , but reckon it'll become clearer after the site recce .
- Frontswein , SS and/or Heer , more out in the fields and woods, doing the more soldierly shit
No, none of that. The 2 types of uniformed Germans present are the SS guard unit and the Jagers on training and, that's all. I do not want a "cater for all comers" approach for the Germans. Those with Heer uniforms can be Jagers. Also, no SS camo. The SS are an (elite) garrison unit, not a frontline combat formation. Camo is fine for the Jagers.
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we need to cater for a mixed range ....we don't want to go back to the days of "bob wasn't wearing that button" on the day.
TBH do we need 30 wonderful SS LSSAH sat around guarding one man , it's not a film , we're making ? Several groups of different German in different uniforms with different agendas, in different areas and reasons for being there will add a lot more interest to a wide range of players I'd suggest. Similar to the German plot Horn but a lil more thought required? We'll struggle to keep tension between just two main groups , neither do I plan on a weekend of "training exercises" as a way of getting people to come ,they'll just get bored and hunt down all the SOE in 5 hours 
The more we pit German against German, the more chance the SOE have of seeking through 
At the moment it reads as the SOE having all the fun , we need to give the Germans some good stuff as well .
Doesn't have ot be quite as above, although bear in mind we have a lot of help on the German side !
