dead – he may be old but he s
not bad!”
G
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Jezz heads off to GZ for
the final game of the
year – and runs into a
Bearded Christmas Tree!
W
ith Christmas fast
approaching there was
only one thing to do: go
airsofting!
The last game of the
year at Ground Zero is always a laugh, with
fancy dress players making an appearance
among the usual array of men in army
clothes. Luckily for me my dad’s Batman
outfit was still off being repaired (yes
really… and don’t ask!), so no fancy dress
for him. It was very cold with temperatures
at about 2°, though unfortunately no snow
like last year.
There was a good turnout for the last
game, in the week before Christmas,
although not as much fancy dress as usual.
In past years there have been Starship
Troopers, Jabberwockys and knights in
shining armor. If you’re wearing fancy
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dress you get instant respawn – always a
welcome change.
This week there were about 200 people
and after the usual safety brief (and
spending some time admiring Rampage
dressed as a rather splendid Christmas tree)
it was game on!
Delta started off in The Prison Camp
with two downed pilots which Bravo had to
capture, so we spent the morning fending
off a brilliantly-executed Bravo assault.
It’s always good when you hear a Team
Commander’s communication with their
troops – even if it’s the opposite team!
We got pretty much hammered in the
morning but airsoft is a game of moments,
and a highlight for me was at the beginning
of the game. I was tucked away in a gully
picking off Bravos as they approached our
base to launch their attack. My South African
32 Battalion camo kept me well hidden
until I was forced to break cover by a real
‘Teflon Terry’, who only called his hits when
he saw me approaching him to take his tag
number! GZ have done a really good job of
eliminating cheats and there is no tolerance
for it, but for one reason or another you
sometimes get the odd guy who has been
playing too much CoD. Cheating is so utterly
pointless, it ruins the game for you and half
the fun in airsoft is not getting shot. Neve r
mind, the 20 or so kills I got there was one
of my most satisfying moments in airsoft!
Sadly for us the morning was not going
well. The opposition was all over us and we
really struggled to get off the ground. A lot
of people were having trouble with batteries
due to the cold weather and we were no
exception. Our friend Alex, who comes with
us regularly, broke his first gun early on with