I would stick to that plan Andy - firing at a vehicle while on the move ain't a good idea. More usual rules are to disable the vehicle with a grenade (mk 5 lobbed near but not in, on top of, or under) - driver turns off ignition and applies handbrake. Then all is safe for not only the driver but those in the vicinity.
It complicates things a little if you are using a mounted m/g. If the rules are no firing at a moving vehicle then they ought to the same firing out of a moving vehicle, otherwise it will be inviting return fire! Heh, regardless, peeps will fire at a vehicle anyway - hard to stop yourself in the heat of the moment!
Food for though anyway for when you come to do your risk assessment...
Id still really like to bring the hellcat or the halftrack too bad its a long way away but hey still going to bethune in france and mons this year soo yipee!!
I think its best to have the vehichle stationary as chromley warner said it's more safe.
Is there any other way of doing this other than those mentioned??
Al
Apparently at some of the Stirling events the vehicle crew guys can't be engaged until they have de-bussed the vehicle but they can shoot out... makes having armour an advantage... mind you you're quite exposed in a Willies, bb or real bullet, so maybe doesnt apply.
I'm running vehicle crew at Stirling a week on sunday, i'll see how it works and discuss then.
Maybe not to engage the vehicles whilst they do not have the gun mounted (moving or stationary) and the vehicle crew can only mount the gun and shoot whilst the vehicle is stationary like CW said (bit like a mobile MG nest) However the vehicle can be disabled and the crew captured if a BFG or Marshal thrown Pyro takes out the vehicle (within 10 feet) moving or stationary... This way the OpFor will be shooting at the gunner on the back, and not hosing down the paintwork as you drive past?
Been organising vehicles for events/ driving in events for a long while ....suggest several options
1 no firing in or out - gay/bus option
2 only fring out from fixed cage mounted weapons ...and allow firing in - gun bus option
3 let the feckers blast both in a out , but no shooting in or out of the front of the vehicle - best / real option
Having driven ...you will get hit , big deal ..... will BBs damage my paintwork? , not really ...although I did get a windscreen cracked by one at 25m range peachy ! Anyone at Bryansk can have a butchers!
Safety ...biggest problem is the players , lying in the road in the dark ...running out waving a toy gun hoping 2 ton of vehicle will stop in time ....
What matters is that the people driving the vehicles have their heads bolted on . You want experienced peeps here , who can keep the speed down and will play along with being "destroyed" etc .
Oh yeah and I would insist they are road legal , will cover you for insurance, your risk assessment and ensure you don't have someone driving an old nail with no brakes through your game .
String me up if this has already been sugested.
But what if we had a rule wear by the driver and passenger cant fire out of a moving vehicle, and people cant fire into a moving vehicle. The only time a vehicle can be fired upon is when it is stationary, and can only be fired out of when it is stationary.
Plus to save any accidence e.g. the vehicle is stationary but about to move, and someone shoots as they are setting off, you could limit fire from, and into a vehicle, to single shot, that way it won’t spiral out of control.
So to sum it up, you must present a static motorised target, and you must be on single shot.
Just an idea
Hang on! (x) of you, (y) of me, dont mind playing Airsoft, I make that Pimms O’clock
Obviously, I have been giving this some thought. Initially, I suggested a no-fire-in / no-fire-out whilst moving rule - but then Tug (the jeep driver) thought that was far too boring! I will discuss with the motorcycle men, to see what they think...
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
I think Guy hit the nail on the head really. Only firing while stationary is kinda.... as you may as well take the mg off and lug it around. The way it worked at bryansk was you didnt fire at the drivers unless they were stationary but everyone else in the vehicle was fair game and could shoot back too. a grenade within x distance caused the vehicle to be disabled for 20 mins(i think). worked really well
as for the whole attaching pyro/mines business 1. not a problem here as its BFG only and 2. spiers you have totally the wrong end of the stick. the mines were props made by the CiA chaps with a pyro charge inside. they were detonated when the vehicle got close-ish to them. and the pyro was thrown by the vehicle to count as a vehicle hit. no one detonated a mine under the vehicle and no one attached pyro to the vehicles that I heard/saw.
hi all,well i've just shot 10 rounds at a jerry can with a mp40.having seen what a BB can do to thin metal,a days gameing would make a right mess of my sidecar's and petrel tank's.so sorry but no shoting at combo's
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hi all,well i've just shot 10 rounds at a jerry can with a mp40.having seen what a BB can do to thin metal,a days gameing would make a right mess of my sidecar's and petrel tank's.so sorry but no shoting at combo's
OK, fair enough. In that case, there can't be any shooting from the combos.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
As one of the guys in the motor bike and side car last thing i want is the driver getting peppered in the face losing control and sending me and him flying off the bike,it will be hard enough him keeping his eyes on the road never mind watching out for BBs mind you once weve stopped and off the bike your more than welcome to try and take us on SS kicks butt