Airsoft Action - December 2023
Another month flies by and here we are as always with a new monthly issue of AIRSOFT ACTION cram-packed with all the airsoft content we know you love! Kicking off proceedings this month with our cover and headline review Dan gets his teeth firmly into the latest OPFOR goodness from ARCTURUS in the shape of the PP-19-01 PE Z-TAC SP1, quickly countered for BLUFOR by Miguel with his initial field notes on the all-new SPECNA ARMS SA-FX01 FLEX, and we round out our main reviews this month by sticking with all things “9mm” as Bill heads to the range with the awesome CYMA CM106A PLATINUM! RED CELL stay on the SMG-track as they land their mid-term update on FIFTEEN MP5 VARIANTS, whilst the AA LEGION delve into the glories of AOR1 and 2 and what makes these patterns so special. There’s also a look at new eyepro from the EDGE tactical range that we’ve had in test for a while… We then turn our attention to airsoft around the world with our international coverage as Stewbacca lands an interview with the mighty NONOCAT from New Zealand, and then reports on his recent experiences at a Level 1 Competition shoot in Tainan! Miguel brings home his now-annual look at ANA Portugal’s SALAMANDRA game, and we wrap up this month with our report on the awesome 2023 G&G CQB WORLD CUP shoot in Taipei! You want airsoft? We’ll bring you airsoft stories and news from all over the globe, and we hope you’ll enjoy our content this month just as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it!
Another month flies by and here we are as always with a new monthly issue of AIRSOFT ACTION cram-packed with all the airsoft content we know you love!
Kicking off proceedings this month with our cover and headline review Dan gets his teeth firmly into the latest OPFOR goodness from ARCTURUS in the shape of the PP-19-01 PE Z-TAC SP1, quickly countered for BLUFOR by Miguel with his initial field notes on the all-new SPECNA ARMS
SA-FX01 FLEX, and we round out our main reviews this month by sticking with all things “9mm” as Bill heads to the range with the awesome CYMA CM106A PLATINUM!
RED CELL stay on the SMG-track as they land their mid-term update on FIFTEEN MP5 VARIANTS, whilst the AA LEGION delve into the glories of
AOR1 and 2 and what makes these patterns so special. There’s also a look at new eyepro from the EDGE tactical range that we’ve had in test for a while…
We then turn our attention to airsoft around the world with our international coverage as Stewbacca lands an interview with the mighty NONOCAT from New Zealand, and then reports on his recent experiences at a Level 1 Competition shoot in Tainan! Miguel brings home his now-annual look at ANA Portugal’s SALAMANDRA game, and we wrap up this month with our report on the awesome 2023 G&G CQB WORLD CUP shoot in Taipei!
You want airsoft?
We’ll bring you airsoft stories and news from all over the globe, and we hope you’ll enjoy our content this month just as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it!
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SPECIAL REPORT<br />
G&G CQB WORLD CUP <strong>2023</strong><br />
our home for the next few days... And “Grand” is an<br />
understatement as this fabulous hotel that overlooks<br />
Taipei city is a wonder that really needs to be seen to<br />
be believed!<br />
With luggage dropped off it was time to head<br />
into Taipei and start our shared experience; our good<br />
friend Matt from NUPROL had travelled on the same<br />
flight as me so Stewbacca kindly shepherd’d us into<br />
town to chill out with a cool drink under the banyan<br />
trees in a small city square... sitting quietly in front of<br />
a small yet beautiful temple with three elderly ladies<br />
on the stone table next to us shelling beanshoots<br />
made it very obvious that we were now somewhere<br />
different and very special indeed...<br />
As the day progressed we were joined by Anny to<br />
complete our crew for covering the event, and more<br />
and more friends started arriving from our big shared<br />
world of airsoft; for me personally it was a huge<br />
pleasure to reconnect with my old friends from G&G<br />
and especially mate-of-many-years John “Lionclaws”<br />
Lu from the USA... thankfully, and unsurprisingly,<br />
John, with his ever-present enthusiasm and sheer<br />
good nature fitted seamlessly into the extended group<br />
of media and industry people that formed over the<br />
next few days.<br />
SHOOTERS READY!<br />
Kicking off on Friday morning bright and early under<br />
the inspiring shadow of the Taipei 101 tower (the<br />
tallest building in Taiwan and the eleventh tallest<br />
building in the world!) at the Taipei World Trade<br />
Center (TWTC), the 68 shooters from 26 countries<br />
began their odyssey that would see one team of<br />
two become World Champions! G&G had done an<br />
amazing job of creating a competition and exhibition<br />
space worthy of the event, and as the shooters were<br />
checked in and issued their GPM1911CP pistols and<br />
ARP 556 2.0 AEGs (everyone used the same platforms<br />
for fairness) there was a real buzz about the place!<br />
On Friday it was “sort out and practice day” and<br />
all the shooters made the most of their time, dialling<br />
in their platforms and honing their kit. Along with<br />
some displays from the Taiwanese military and a<br />
booth showcasing training with airsoft courtesy of<br />
the awesome Charles Joh from TriCell USA (who later<br />
gave a superb “main stage” video presentation on<br />
the same topic) multiple ranges featuring the latest<br />
G&G Wireless Electronic Target System (the system<br />
to be used on all competition stages for the entire<br />
event) were running hot all day! That that meant<br />
that we could also try some of the very latest G&G<br />
platforms as well (more of this on the AA web news!),<br />
and standing among some of the most committed<br />
“IT WAS A HUGE PLEASURE TO RECONNECT WITH MY OLD FRIENDS FROM G&G AND<br />
ESPECIALLY MATE-OF-MANY-YEARS JOHN “LIONCLAWS” LU FROM THE USA... THANKFULLY,<br />
AND UNSURPRISINGLY, JOHN, WITH HIS EVER-PRESENT ENTHUSIASM AND SHEER GOOD<br />
NATURE FITTED SEAMLESSLY INTO THE EXTENDED GROUP OF MEDIA AND INDUSTRY PEOPLE<br />
THAT FORMED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS”<br />
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