Friday morning felt like Christmas for paintball players. Registration, chrono, and the paint trailer opened to eager lines as teams prepared for what promised to be a monumental weekend. With Valken closing its doors less than a month before the event, GI / Kore Outdoor stepped up in a huge way, delivering a semi-truck of quality paint in two grades on extremely short notice.
As always, Friday is an opportunity for players to connect and to do their field walks, scouting new bunkers and layout changes that the Command Decisions Wargame Center staff made throughout the year.
Friday also featured a First Strike marksmanship contest. Magfed players were given an opportunity to show off their kits and their sharpshooting skills, including attempts on one“ just for fun” long-range target set far beyond standard engagement distance.
Rocket launcher crews found themselves amidst the competition as well, as they were given an AT Sniper Challenge to compete in accuracy challenges, raising money for charity and entertaining the crowd with some impressive shots.
Saturday, the heat cranked up and the competition began. This year’ s command matchup was a classic compelling storyline of a legacy leader challenged by a newcomer with Chris Fosnacht, a twotime Fulda Gap winning general, leading Warsaw Pact Forces, and Jason Berenato making his first run at Fulda Gap at the head of NATO Forces.
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