Airsoft Action - October 2023

AA LEGION
PORTUGAL
held both ATS sectors, and that meant that even with
successes on the missions we would not catch up, so
we decided to take the Golf section and attack the
ATS sectors. Firstly, we moved into the northern ATS
sector, the one where we started the game, and were
more familiar with. Luckily, we found no resistance,
and we were able to control the area quickly.
Then we moved south to attack the next sector,
there we found some resistance, but we were able to
control it with few “casualties”. With this, our faction
had both sectors under our control, and the points
were dropping in, allowing us to get really close to the
blue faction. We held a defensive position until it was
time for us to get the 3rd mission of the night. So we
returned to the HQ tent, but not before engaging an
enemy section who also had the same idea as we did.
Sector defended, but we really had to return!
It was time to visit the HQ tent for the third time
and see what was in store for us. Our mission was to
locate and open two safes with the given codes in
the northern AO, and for this mission anyone with
an NVG would have an advantage, since the location
of one of the safes had an IR strobe. Once again, we
had the necessary tools for the job, since we had two
NVGs in the section, but luck was not on our side in
this aspect, since the IR strobe stopped working at
some point during the night.
So after we reached the AO, we had to do it the
old way, search each corner until we found the safes.
Our guys were able to find the safes and open then,
inside were codes (one had to be read with an NVG
or a UV light) that we had to pass on to the marshal
located in the area. Objective done, and now we had
to defend the area until the clock ran out; time to
set up defensive positions and await the enemy. Not
long after, there they were, and of course a huge
confrontation started. The attack was well organized,
with enemies moving in from different flanks, and
soon both sides started losing forces. Although I was
eliminated during the confrontation and the enemy
getting close to their objective, I was later told that
the enemy couldn’t reach it in time. At this point, the
game was neck and neck, with both factions really
close to each other in points.
Our fourth and last mission was next, and what
little time we had we used it to rest a bit and eat
something (the bifanas were still going hot!). Soon
we got into the HQ tent for the last time and got our
briefing. Remember the jeep mission? This time it was
our turn to defend it! So we moved out, and set up
our defensive positions, awaiting the enemy. We had
a good guess of their approach direction and gave
them hell, of course the enemy was not joking as well
and were able to push from some flanks.
Once again, I was eliminated before the end of
the mission and had to head back to the safe zone.
And since we can’t get back into AOs after being
eliminated, it was game over for me. I was later told
by a teammate that the enemy was successful in
placing the “explosive device” in the jeep, but they
closed the trunk door, which needed a couple of
tricks to open it, so when my guys tried to remove the
“explosive” they were unable to open it. In the end,
we took the situation to the marshals, but they gave
the points to the attacking section. And with that it
was game over!
“OF COURSE WE HAD AN ENEMY SECTION DEFENDING THE LOCATION, SO WE HAD TO FIGHT
OUR WAY THROUGH TO THE OBJECTIVE. AND WE ALL KNOW HOW NIGHT COMBAT GOES IN
AIRSOFT, FLASHLIGHTS HERE AND THERE, THE GUYS WITH THE NVG OR THERMALS CALLING
OUT CONTACTS, TRACERS FLYING AROUND, THE WHOLE SHOW”
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