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Gadge · 2010-02-01T11:32:41Z

Operation Freshman What you need to bring and pre â€“ battle activity. As PBI need some time to set the battle arena up before the opening of hostilities on Sunday morning weâ€™d request that you do not arrive at the site until 6pm on the Saturday evening. In addition to avoid, props, pyro or surprises being disturbed prematurely the tunnels past the safe area themselves are out of bounds to all players until the missions begin on Sunday morning. If you arrive early and find yourself at a loose end there is plenty ot do of a military nature in Portsmouth including: Royal Armouries D-Day Museum Various historic ships to visit in the dockyards including Nelsons flagship Victory and a submarine you can go inside. Sabre Sales army surplus shop (a veritable treasure trove) USMC military store (for more modern kit, MREs and earplugs!) Traditionally players tend to get to Sabre Sales first to rummage through their stock and look around Portsmouth in the afternoon before the event. For those wanting some no frills simple food, the â€˜greasy spoonâ€™ cafÃ© near the amusement arcade across from Sabre is cheap, functional and relatively pleasant food. Similarly the pub round the corner from Sabre Sales with the large beer garden is also quite pleasant. For sleeping on the Saturday night. Sleeping Bag Youâ€™ll need a decent sleeping bag as the tunnels get cold, a camp bed or inflatable bed to raise you off the concrete floor is advisable â€“ at the very least bring a roll mat. Earplugs The equation of older airsofter + alcohol + small sleeping area = Excessive Snoring means that EARPLUGS are advisable. Torch Weâ€™ll be enforcing â€˜lights outâ€™ and noise curfew from 1am and you may require a torch to light your way if you plan any nocturnal bathroom visits ïŠ For in game use your torch should be 1940s in appearance and of a reasonable power (no maglites, head torches or weapon mounted lights etc) For the Combat Missions Eye Protection First and foremost, remember to pack your eye protection. PBI will bring a couple of spare pairs but obviously these will be limited and really there in case of breakage or loss on the day. While it can detract from the look, full face protection is a good idea for those worried about the close combat element of this battle. Your Uniform/Civilian Attire Pretty obvious really, again bare in mind it can be chilly in there and wet on the floor, while we assume most players will arrive in modern civilian dress and change for the battle, if youâ€™re planning on driving to and from the event in your kit remember you could potentially be wet and dirty so a change of clothes is recommended! Your personal weapon/AEG Again, a bit of a no brainer. Given the nature of the UCAP site a pistol is often as much use as a SMG. Remember UCAP have a strict 330fps limit with a .20g BB and all guns will be chronoed. If you bring a hot gun them youâ€™ll be running around unarmed! If you have a back up weapon (again period guns only please) do bring it but bear in mind that you will not be allowed to run around carrying a plethora of firearms and will have to choose *one* with which to equip yourself. A change of weapon is permitted should your primary choice fail. Knife/spanner/screwdriver kills etc are not only permitted but encouraged and all weapons of a â€˜hand to handâ€™ nature must be safe and approved by UCAP and PBI before use. Pyro and Grenades Smoke grenades and thermo baric grenades are not permitted for player use. .22 BFGs are recommended but 9mm is acceptable for those without adapters. All other pyro must be bought by UCAP as they have certain brands they prefer/allow. No pea grenades or home made pyro allowed and in the case of â€˜heath robinsonâ€™ devices â€“ asked to leave. General Notes Food and Drink Lunch is provided as part of your day fee on the Sunday, as is tea and coffee in the safe area throughout the day. You will need to bring your own food (and a means of cooking it) if you are staying with us on Saturday. It is also recommended to keep a few â€˜energy barâ€™ type snacks on your personal kit to top yourself up with during the battle. Period snacks and food are encouraged but we wont through you out for munching on a tracker bar during a break. All players are encouraged to carry water with them to avoid de hydration via exertion (civilian staff are exempt form this as water will be provided) Facilities Free tea & coffee is available all night/day Water is available in the safezone Hot water urn is on all the time Portaloo is available in the safezone Battery charging available on-site Chrono available on-site Burger van is nearby for breakfast Indian takeaway will deliver to the tunnels on Sat night! Drugs and Alcohol Any player found in the possession (or using) illegal (or questionably legal) non prescription drugs will be asked to give the organisers someâ€¦ no actually theyâ€™ll be asked to leave and barred from any future PBI events â€“ not only is it naughty and illegal...

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Yith

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Escape from colditz

Thunder at Cassino
(I don't think we'll have 6 hours to play that though... lol)

Posted : 17/02/2010 9:39 am

webby

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Nice!

Posted : 17/02/2010 9:50 am

Gadge

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Escape from colditz played in uniform will look hilarious!

"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."

Posted : 17/02/2010 10:29 am

Lardassmonkey

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The Brits can all play with the Germans on hand to dish out punishment should they get caught escaping in the game. :twisted: :lol:

Posted : 17/02/2010 11:06 am

scaleyback

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really looking forward to this......

Posted : 17/02/2010 8:34 pm

webby

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Awwww yush

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Posted : 17/02/2010 10:48 pm

Barrie and Anne

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Yith, thanks for sending my (Barrie's) AFRA risk assessment.

Can you send one to Anne (AFRA name CiAAnne) too please? I know she can very easily read mine but I'm not sure if that would count if dealing with idiot rules lawyer insurance types in the event of a claim.

Cheers.

Posted : 21/02/2010 9:29 pm

Yith

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I don't seem to be able to. When this has happened before it's because the person hadn't had their renewal confirmed on the afra website. I suggest you contact the admin to sort it out.

Posted : 21/02/2010 9:54 pm

Barrie and Anne

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Yith I think we've sorted this now with Poacher's help by changing Anne's email address to her one at work (we only have one email at home).

Can you try sending it again please?

Posted : 23/02/2010 6:46 pm

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Did it work? we updated the wotsit, managed to refresh the doobryfirking and cleared out the thingumajig.......

Nice to see the facility being used....... wish everyone did! :good:

LOOK! I ham now four meggle man!
A001

Posted : 23/02/2010 10:44 pm

Yith

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Barrie, I sent a risk assessment to you yesterday.

Posted : 24/02/2010 1:52 pm

Steiner

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Will Andy have pyro for sale ?

You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier

Posted : 25/02/2010 5:37 pm

Yith

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I would have thought so. Note that pea grenades are banned anyway. Andy should be selling grenades without peas!

Posted : 25/02/2010 5:49 pm

Barrie and Anne

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Barrie, I sent a risk assessment to you yesterday.

Thanks for sending it but funnily we haven't received anything. Anne is now listed as attending the event on the AFRA site so hopefully that's ok.

Posted : 25/02/2010 6:54 pm

Steiner

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Stof needs to bring more Black Power for Yith! :giggle:

You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier

Posted : 25/02/2010 11:06 pm

Gadge

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Please note

I hope *nobody* will be getting that trashed this time.

We're there to do a battle not try and get as winkled as possible

Note the 1am drinks and noise curfew, additionally - in full killjoy mode anyone blatantly still 'drunk' at 'Stand To' for mission one will be asked to sit out unitl they are sober for H&S purposes - organisers included...

"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."

Posted : 25/02/2010 11:29 pm

stof

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Stof needs to bring more Black Power for Yith!

Yith drank it all.Anyway it was getting into character for the event.Different mission ,different mindset,thoroughly focused highly trained british volunteers embarking on a vitaly important mission,not a despondant garrison in a last gasp defence .
Rest assured I will not be bringing any nasty noxious Boche firewater this time.