Airsoft Action - December 2023

AA LEGION
PORTUGAL
GAME ON!
The game started in the early hours of Saturday for
those who were part of the Recon and Kommando;
these were the players looking for a more milsim
experience, and through the whole game they
would have specific missions to do. We got up early
Saturday, picked up our replicas before anything and
lined up for the chrono a few minutes before they
opened up; we wanted to avoid long lines, so we
could then eat our breakfast and gear up with no
rush. Around 0800
the organization called
the players for the
opening ceremony,
and then it was time
to get in the helibus
and head towards the
first AO.
Unlike last year,
this time the first AO
was known to us;
it’s a huge field with
part of a dam in it.
We have played there
sometimes in the past,
in games organized by
the Hostile Ops Team,
so we were mentally
ready because we
knew that it was a
hard field, and with
the heat rising it
would be even harder. After leaving the helibus we
headed to our command post to be assigned our first
mission. The main mission for this AO was securing
the three different “chemical extraction” positions
controlled by an Ares Alpha Tactical Box (ATB), and
when these positions were under a faction’s control
you could see in Ares Alpha who was controlling it in
real time, and for every minute under control, your
faction scored points which you could also see in real
time in the app. In fact, all the missions in the game
were controlled by Ares Alpha, and the score was
always updated for the players to see. The guys and
I were part of Section Bravo, together with the guys
from USAC and GOAT (teams that we have known
for years) and our first mission was to hold the ATB in
Area 3 until new orders arrived.
We got into position with no resistance along the
way, since the Marine faction was still moving into
the field. We established a perimeter around the top
of the hill after activating the ATB to our faction and
waited while resting (every bit of rest is important in
a game like this!). Soon, reports of enemy attacks in
the other two ATB started arriving, the Marines were
starting to attack in large waves, taking advantage
that the Salamandras were divided while defending
three separate locations. Not long after, our position
started getting contacts closing in and soon after
a huge confrontation began, not only were the
Marines attacking in force, but we were also getting
reinforcements from Salamandras from the other ATB
locations that were apparently lost. At the time, we
also got a contact from our faction leader, Pestawari,
warning us of an upcoming mission for Section Bravo,
but since our location was hot, we decided to meet
Pestawari after a trip to respawn.
KOMMANDO SUPPORT
Our upcoming mission was to support our Kommando
Charlie in finding some lost explosives and blow
“THE MAIN MISSION FOR THIS AO WAS SECURING THE THREE DIFFERENT “CHEMICAL
EXTRACTION” POSITIONS CONTROLLED BY AN ARES ALPHA TACTICAL BOX (ATB), AND WHEN
THESE POSITIONS WERE UNDER A FACTION’S CONTROL YOU COULD SEE IN ARES ALPHA WHO
WAS CONTROLLING IT IN REAL TIME”
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DECEMBER 2023