Post by crazydima on Jan 14, 2008 14:43:09 GMT -5
Tovarischi,
I highly encourage folks to take the time to attend this event. One of the best kept secrets in the region.
I drove 6 hours to get there and it was worth it.
The Camp Clark National Guard site is great with good barracks to live in. The training area we had to play with covers a square mile of varied terrain and is more than ample for what re-enactors are capable of handling.
I will have to say that you get the most bang for your buck at this event.
For the $15.00 registration fee you received:
1. A soft bunk in a warm barracks with showers and toilets.
2. Continental breakfast on Saturday morning.
3. A spaghetti dinner with all the fixins on Saturday evening.
4. You also received 500 Francs($5.00 Us dollars) in French script which was valid currency to be used in the USO club to by soda, chips, popcorn, snacks, etc. Everything in the USO club was 50 Francs each which worked out to be 50 cents USD.
The USO club was a very nice touch with period music and snacks plus decks of cards available to be borrowed for friendly games of chance. It gave folks a place to hang out other than in the barracks. I believe the club manager was Catherine and she was a blast.
The tactical was run according to NTC regs utilizing lanes and in my opinion is one of the better ways to run tactical simulations. It allows for far better control over the situation and prevents bug hunts and other undesirable situations which commonly occur at other tacticals. The morning was a "move to contact" scenario and provided for plenty of maneuver and firing. For some units they experienced more maneuvering than others. LOL! More re-enactors should take the time to learn how to read a map and use a compass. It comes in handy sometimes.
The MOUT site made for a very intense finale to the days scenarios and seemed to be a hit with almost everyone. The yelling smoke, gun fire, grenade sims all made for a very surreal experience.
My thanks to John and Darren of the German units with whom I served as their OC and it was a pleasure. A lot of good moments were had during the deployment. The Semi-auto PPSH41 was a lot of fun. am saving up to get one of my own.
The event was a great time and well worth the effort, time and money to get there.
My hat is off to Dave Hruska and all the folks of the 35th who busted their humps to make it a wonderful time.
I will be back for the next one.
Sincerely,
Dima
(truly a Bad Boy of the Steppe)
I highly encourage folks to take the time to attend this event. One of the best kept secrets in the region.
I drove 6 hours to get there and it was worth it.
The Camp Clark National Guard site is great with good barracks to live in. The training area we had to play with covers a square mile of varied terrain and is more than ample for what re-enactors are capable of handling.
I will have to say that you get the most bang for your buck at this event.
For the $15.00 registration fee you received:
1. A soft bunk in a warm barracks with showers and toilets.
2. Continental breakfast on Saturday morning.
3. A spaghetti dinner with all the fixins on Saturday evening.
4. You also received 500 Francs($5.00 Us dollars) in French script which was valid currency to be used in the USO club to by soda, chips, popcorn, snacks, etc. Everything in the USO club was 50 Francs each which worked out to be 50 cents USD.
The USO club was a very nice touch with period music and snacks plus decks of cards available to be borrowed for friendly games of chance. It gave folks a place to hang out other than in the barracks. I believe the club manager was Catherine and she was a blast.
The tactical was run according to NTC regs utilizing lanes and in my opinion is one of the better ways to run tactical simulations. It allows for far better control over the situation and prevents bug hunts and other undesirable situations which commonly occur at other tacticals. The morning was a "move to contact" scenario and provided for plenty of maneuver and firing. For some units they experienced more maneuvering than others. LOL! More re-enactors should take the time to learn how to read a map and use a compass. It comes in handy sometimes.
The MOUT site made for a very intense finale to the days scenarios and seemed to be a hit with almost everyone. The yelling smoke, gun fire, grenade sims all made for a very surreal experience.
My thanks to John and Darren of the German units with whom I served as their OC and it was a pleasure. A lot of good moments were had during the deployment. The Semi-auto PPSH41 was a lot of fun. am saving up to get one of my own.
The event was a great time and well worth the effort, time and money to get there.
My hat is off to Dave Hruska and all the folks of the 35th who busted their humps to make it a wonderful time.
I will be back for the next one.
Sincerely,
Dima
(truly a Bad Boy of the Steppe)