Airsoft Action - October 2023

AA LEGION
UK - NAF 2023
Verage Airsoft who had both come to the UK for the
event… I’ll be speaking more with Verage about the
www.airsofter.world project soon…
GAME ON!
As per past years I was able to watch all the
proceedings as players arrived and booked in, and this
was again done very efficiently with an absolute lack
of fuss, although the line at times was LONG… with
so many players booking in and needing to chrono a
long line was inevitable, but things at least appeared
to move on swiftly enough; the “range” stayed open
late into the evening, and was in use the whole time,
and you could also try out the Attack Sense target
system that
we’ve been using for our
Red Cell Test Days on the
ASG stand.
After a relatively swift
and to the point safety
brief (Team Briefs had
happened well before
this) it was time for
“Game On” and
players headed out to
their respective start
points. Although the
site
it’s
is HUGE
also
broken down into smaller
“game zones” that are eminently
playable in their own right, and
that on a regular “skirmish day”
would delight anyone. There’s
a small village, a “prison”,
outposts, guard towers, trench
systems and numerous other
structures to play through.
Of course for the weekend
EVERYTHING is in play at the
same time, and wherever you went
there was the sound of a firefight taking place. All
three teams had objectives to achieve and points to
be earned from them and from what I saw
every objective was hard-
earned
by the eventual victors.
As Day One wound
down, the evening
“action” started with
the raffle, and the now
usual “banter” from
Marshal Rich; this
is now something
of a legend, but if
you’re of a gentle
disposition it’s
best to stay away
as just like the
game, the action
gets somewhat
“down and dirty”, but in a
very funny way! This was when the real
“festival spirit” took over, and in “The Village” the
bar rocked thanks to some live music that featured a
real old mixture of classic tunes, but it seemed that
the heat of the day had sapped everyone. A number
of “adult beverages” went down in a sociable and
thoroughly chilled out atmosphere (apart from the
occasional conga-line we were well-informed…),
with groups from all the teams exchanging their “war
stories” from the day and having a genuinely
good laugh. As the evening progressed
though many players moved on outside,
and shenanigans continued… what
happens at NAF stays at NAF though!
The teams obviously felt there was still
more to play for though, and the points
tally showed this to be true! So on Sunday
morning they headed back to the game, and
they just kept on playing, gaining objectives
and points whilst having a thoroughly good
time. Reports are that there were actually
very few negative on-field incidents this year,
although by early afternoon a few players were
heading back in; again I believe that this was in
the minority though, as most players were still
having a great time of it as we headed on out to
be back in the office on Monday…
I’ll hand over now to Ben for his thoughts on the
game itself…
“WITH SO MANY PLAYERS BOOKING IN AND NEEDING TO CHRONO A LONG LINE WAS
INEVITABLE, BUT THINGS AT LEAST APPEARED TO MOVE ON SWIFTLY ENOUGH; THE “RANGE”
STAYED OPEN LATE INTO THE EVENING, AND WAS IN USE THE WHOLE TIME, AND YOU COULD
ALSO TRY OUT THE ATTACK SENSE TARGET SYSTEM ON THE ASG STAND”
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