running a small game at fireball (birmingham) october 19th "Road to Avellino" (part one of our ongoing italian series)
Sept 1943 units from the 34th and 36th U.S. infantry are close to Avellino , but with strong resistance and constant German counter attacks the front line is fluctuating , both sides are pretty well dug in with a patch of no mans land that both are trying to use to extend their lines. US orders are to advance and push forward their lines for the big push on Avellino to open up the way to Benevento , a large air raid is planned for dawn to put the germans on the back foot for the big push.
If the Americans can take this land they will be on the doorstep of Avellino .....if not it will buy the germans more time to dig in and fortify their defences
As we have to drive through npf to get to fireball we have to be on site for 9.10am at latest , then we can't get off till 4.30pm unless its a emergency
we are aiming for about 15 v 15 thou at a push could go to 20 v 20 currently 17 germans 16 allied booked
ok what i can tell you so far is (as this is our first proper one like this , these may change over time , like lower ammo limits etc )
squad based game , not a run around do what you want open day style game , if you need to lone wolf and fire bursts of 50 bbs then this is not the game for you 
fps on all guns is a max 360 not a drop over there are NO 500 snipers due to the style of the site, though mainly woodland it does not have too many open areas , our games on this site are not suitable for vehicles
cost is £15.00 (bring lunch)
game will be split into 2 halves with a lunch break
we will have bbs , pyros and gas etc for sale
basic soldiers are 300 ammo and 2 nades per life
support is 1000 ammo and 1 nade per life
side arms can be carried but ammo comes out of your per life amount
if not firing on single shot , then short bursts onlys
1 bandage per player +1 more wearing a helmet
Each side will have a medic, that will carry a limited supply of red bandages that can replace one white bandage (so you may be able to have 2 white and 1 red bandage on you )
1 Co , 1 medic and 2 squads per side , rolling mission objectives
No man goes to war alone , if you squad drops down to 1 player you may not advance , you may go to ground and await squad mates to return or you can retreat back to your squad members / Hq etc
fixed hq for both sides and 1 mobile hq for both sides for regens and reloading
You can only leave a HQ (after regen) if you have at least 1 live teammate to push off with so a group of 2 min
this game is set in Italy 1943 - ok the rocket plan is shelved due to future plans 
but we are still fighting around an area in italy as the the lines from the allied and the german side are changing
Co and Medic do not come under the no man goes to war alone , as they will be moving from squad to squad as needed , but will count as part of the minimum while they are attached to a squad
will be limited ammo , morning game with objectives short lunch break then back out for afternoon game
can get on site from 8 am and maccies close by brief at 9.30 for 10 am sharp start lunch 12.30 - 1.30 then back out till 4 pm and can get off site 4.30
Held at fireball squadron airsoft club in bassetts pole birmingham , which for those that don't know is a club run airsoft site now in its 15th year , at the back of National paintball fields , its paint free thank god lol
Cost is £15.00 for the day and spots need to be booked
rules will be a mix of joshs and others , to suit our site etc . (will have more details next week as we finalise )
any questions send me a pm , cheers
cpl of photos from the recent weekender we ran and raised £2000 for combat stress
Once again I'm busy that weekend but would be happy to attend any future events, diary permitting. A little more notice is always a help.
Cheers
Charlie
I have a small skewer hidden in the collar of my jumping jacket, and a razorblade in my gaiter, as well as my knife.
may well be interested after a little more info on the game.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
yer was a bit of a spur of the moment thing after oddballs wales game , and was just going to be local players but opened it up , will be lots more notice for the next ones
bookings list
allied
1 Martin ryley US 34TH CO
2 Chris wray (me) US 34TH
3
4 james sivieri US 34TH
5 peter bates US 34TH
6 jim hall US 34TH
7 marsha US
8 paz BRIT (SPEAKS FLUENT GERMAN AND ITALIAN SO ASSIGNED TO THE 34TH HONEST )
9 neil carter US 34TH
10 richard southall-brown US 34TH
11 alan coulson US 34TH
12 josh golding US Marine
13 glynn cannon US 34TH
14 david parker US 34TH
15 art stenton US
16
17
18
Axis
1 Badger (medic)
2 matt stewart
3 tony wilkes
4 James rubio
5 james homer
6 Ged
7 Clive
8 ian fitzgerald
9 wiggy
10
11 kieran (FJ)
12 tim(pride) (FJ)
13 paul holden
14 ian woodward (FJ)
15 jonathan andrews
16 martinR (FJ)
17 rob walker
18 Tim Gow (FJ)
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20
Im in put me down for us infantry Doughboys
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yup have you down marsha
Well weekend after birthday I dont see why not, Put us down Chris. Now do you want Heer or FJ or are you not fussed?
yay and either whatever floats your boat
Like Dadio, could well be up for this. Need to discuss with SHMBO.
Will let you know in a few days.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
Ah this is so close would be rude not to come 
Put me down for German please. I may be able to bring a couple more as well 
Martin , Dadio etc have updated a bit more info , to cover the basics of the game , if you have any questions about anything i not covered yet can pm or email me on cjw957@btinternet.com
Tim & Kie have added you both
and let me know about any more tim we can go upto 20 and don't mind having more germans than allies
Chris has the paintball lot got a game on that day? If so might be good to tell people about what time gate is shut and all that matey
of course its a money machine lol and good point will edit , my bad as i put brief time but may help that folks know there is a cut off time lol
put it here as well , as we have to drive through npf to get to fireball we have to be on site for 9.10am at latest , then we can't get off till 4.30pm unless its a emergency
One more to add to the Germans..Ian Woodward 
s we have to drive through npf to get to fireball we have to be on site for 9.10am
So we can take the cars through? That makes things a bit easier. At the old Phoenix site we had to lug all our gear through the paintball site and then be locked in!
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
yes can drive through , damm i keen but i not that keen lol , i had to run up it once in the snow and i nearly died lol
Trickley Coppice
London Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 5SA
To access the Fireball Squadron site leave the Bassetts Pole roundabout as if to enter McDonalds.
To the left of McDonalds, you will see the entrance to the NPF (National Paintball Fields).
Drive down the track to the NPF reception and bear right, pass the NPF reception and drive through the paintball site. DRIVE SLOWLY!!!
Look for a fork in the road and turn left, continue to follow the track through some old vehicles until you exit the paintball site and arrive at the Fireball Car parking area.
The entrance to the site is over a covered footbridge to the left of the road
plenty of parking then you will see a small entrance like the photo below and that takes you into fireball , a lot of us tend to get to maccies early around 7.45 have some munchies then head down , just drive slowly through the npf bit as they get a bit testy sometimes
One more to add to the Germans..Ian Woodward
booking list added , updated , though i missed myself lol
Need to discuss with SHMBO
Well, she didn't say no (even if she didn't quite say yes) so put me down, German please.
If you are stuck for numbers, could do British instead.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
lol ok will add german martin as would prefer more germans to allies as allies mainly know the site better
