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!
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SPECIAL REPORT<br />
G&G CQB WORLD CUP <strong>2023</strong><br />
Perhaps if the exact sequence was fixed, but<br />
the start point within the order varied, it would<br />
be more fair in avoiding some teams having more<br />
advantageous presentations, but also prevent people<br />
learning the sequence too much by rote to give an<br />
advantage from that standpoint… such things are<br />
always difficult to administer and plan for!<br />
Ensuring that the rules are clearly stated, translated<br />
and disseminated or presented is also a difficulty<br />
which arose, with some queries being answered and<br />
further clarifications being missed by the non-English<br />
speaking teams to their confusion or detriment due<br />
to conflicting ideas from other teams or decisions<br />
being made after difficulties arose; again, planning<br />
for all eventualities is a near impossibility, but simpler<br />
rules which are more readily relayed in the various<br />
languages present are of clear importance.<br />
This year there were only the three active stages<br />
involved, the 5x5 Target System Stage 1 with a shuttle<br />
run required beforehand to raise exertion levels and<br />
thus test the practitioner’s marksmanship under stress,<br />
the Search and Destroy Stage 2 comprising 30 total<br />
targets along all sides of a large rectangular arena<br />
with various obstructions inside forcing the players<br />
to move and shoot around them, and finally the<br />
Multi-Compartment maze-like Stage 3 with various<br />
shooting and obstacle challenges which had to be<br />
dealt with sequentially and emphasised effective<br />
planning, teamwork and communication as much as<br />
the marksmanship aspect. This was all very exciting<br />
to watch and allowed more focus than perhaps past<br />
iterations which had as many as five different Stages<br />
to deal with.<br />
Some competitors felt that fewer stages and thus<br />
moving parts or competition requirements was an<br />
advantage allowing for greater concentration spread<br />
over fewer challenges; however, some also pointed<br />
out that a single bad run on any one stage constituted<br />
more of a failing or negative outcome in your overall<br />
score by proportion… fewer stages makes it easier to<br />
administer, but also brings final scores closer together<br />
and presents challenges in dealing with discrepancies,<br />
reshoot requirements or penalties as any variance<br />
makes a larger impact to final tallies of each team’s<br />
overall performances.<br />
Similarly the concept of players being able to<br />
observe other team’s stages prior to making their own<br />
attempts could be seen to cause some issues, with the<br />
later-picked teams having a lot more opportunity to<br />
learn from other players mistakes or successes; how<br />
to strike the balance between everyone being able to<br />
enjoy and support each other’s performances, without<br />
giving unfair advantages to those who are selected<br />
to compete later in the order? Answers on a postcard<br />
please!<br />
Regardless of all the challenges and issues which<br />
arose, the sportsmanship, camaraderie and genuine<br />
friendship and support shown by the competitors<br />
“REGARDLESS OF ALL THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES WHICH AROSE, THE SPORTSMANSHIP,<br />
CAMARADERIE AND GENUINE FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT SHOWN BY THE COMPETITORS<br />
AMONG THEMSELVES REALLY CEMENTED THE BEST ASPECTS OF OUR BELOVED GAME”<br />
92<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong>