These guys are the best and really help
the players in need. Modern Combat
Sports https://mcsus.com. KT and his
gang provided excellent magfed markers
and upgrades along with tech support
to the players all week long. Paintball
Sports was also on-site providing paintball
supplies and gear to the players. Firebrand
405 (www.firebrand405.com) was there
shooting awesome photographs all week
long. Engler Custom Paintball Guns (www.
englerpaintballguns.com) and Robert
Balstad (who runs the booth so I can
general and play) was on site providing
customs, gear, and general player support
where needed.
Stars-Stripes and an Iron Cross: Every
year a player newspaper is produced so
that players can have all the information
that they need for the game. The paper
includes rules, schedules and interesting
articles on WWII events. An electronic
copy is available by going to https://bit.
ly/2KGw8ca.
Invasion: Where to begin… So much
happens on “Invasion Saturday” that it’s
hard even for me (the Allied Commander)
to keep it all straight. With limited space
here I have to be short. At 0730 the 82nd
and the 101st Airborne troops deployed
onto the field via military transport to
random locations on the map to simulate
the actual D-Day paratrooper mis-drops.
At 0800 the rest of the Allies, and German
forces (including both sides’ tanks) took
their respective positions on the field and
prepared for battle. The 1st ID, 4th ID,
238th engineers hit Omaha beach hard
with the Rangers and Commonwealth
forces attacking across Pegasus bridge.
The Germans were dug in and used
their defensive positions extremely well.
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Both sides fought well and played great
paintball all day long. The most tactical
move of the game from the Allied side
was a combined Airborne movement of
120 players from Caen in the South to the
Airfield (2/3rds of the field) without being
spotted or engaged. Despite the hard-
fought advances in end the Germans were
victorious. The game was a close one and
no one really knew the outcome until the
producers announced the outcome at the
end of the day.
2019: As announced at the end of this
year’s game there are changes coming to
Oklahoma D-Day for 2019. As I am writing
this, nothing is set in stone as the field and
promoters take into account the player
surveys, emails, and Facebook comments
that are presented at the end of every year.
What is known is that the game format for
Saturday will change and that there will
be additional mini-games added during
the week that include some beaches to
give everyone the chance to experience
the feeling that the WWII soldier felt while
fighting the battles of WWII. What we also
know is that Oklahoma D-Day will still be
D-Day and players will come from all over
the world to a paintball Mecca located in
the north east corner of Oklahoma, to once
again see old friends and make some new
friends. I, God willing will see you all there.
Until then play hard, play well, but most of
all play with honor.