Friday Night: we sit around Splintercell's camp swilling beer,
swapping stories and enjoying our hosts fried fish and onion rings.
Next door, Castro is a little down as his brother is having surgery,
and is out of paintball. Camojester is nominated and voted in
as acting president for Mark. Ben came over for a bit of burbon
and some stories.
I guess there were around 140 to 150 players. I dont know the
offical count.
Its a very odd field - like playing in swampy fishbowl. Very
hilly on the sides, swampy and very thick every where else. You
are constantly fighting up hill, down hill or sideways - or in
very thick swamp land. We played Germans working for Chris w/
Splintercell, and with the black hearts, carolina pain. We played
against the russions under Mario of Team Nitro, Body Count, SOTA
and the Sewer Rats.
11:30 - 7 snipers early insert for each team, unbanded- with
the 3 of us in the deep NE corner with grand plans to team up
with Ron and InnerWolf. Unforutrnately a 20 man sweep cleared
up out in short order. Ron did much better, and I heard some guy
named Carlos (Black Hearts) got like 6 XO/General kills - confirmed.
Plan A of running the back "L" as out AO fell apart
as we fought to make it to the road to get there. Plan A sucked
pretty bad. (next time, find an easy way)
1:30 Mike and Grendle and I were ready to insert together, and
we were at the base, and I wandered off towards plan A what was
to work the north road. I guess radios are a must, cause without
one, I lost teh guys immediately - but 3 or 4 elims later, and
I felt pretty good. I hooked up with Spyderman and 3 others pushing
the north road, and took point with anonther sniper named john.
we worked pretty well as a kill team with sprderman + 2 in support.
There is a nasty switchbach in the road mid way with a gully right
on the tape line and this is one awesome ambush spot. I nearly
found out the hardway, but we blew them out. 50 feet past that
we ran into the real ambush and both john and I got whacked.
3:00 Grendle gets a mission to harras the russion base. and he
and I are separated. We work to meet on the north road, and have
to sneek through enemy lines. Im 200 yards past him, and we finally
rendevous at the same gully mentioned above as I radio to gman
-"Im right behind you".. :) We work down the road with
out opposition until grendle picks up a trailer, he goes to ground
and I trash around in the bushes headed east leaving him in his
hole. A few shots later and no grandel. I push on a round w/o
mission card, and make my way into the enemy base in the back.
I get 200 points if I can pick off an enemy General or XO. I see
an XO moving around the south west corner and I make my way towards
a tower that overlooks it. And I guess I should have looked closer,
cause it was occupied. Im gogged and walk out through their base
and insertion point. As I do, teh XO is called on a special mission
and the ref pulls my plug and tells me to take his spot. Odd since
I was an enemy player, and a sniper to boot. I would have shot
the XO, but he has his gun up and plugged, so I walk out with
him.
4:30 Grendle and I run a counter mission up near the clearing
on N103 and corner 3. I come in late and draw fire and attention
and grndel picks off the XO and Medic. and we score another XO
kill. Grendel things we may have shot the medic first and the
XO came to heal him.
Sat: Mike is a big gamecock fan, and we were pretty wiped out,
so we bailed back to the hotel to catch the USC / GA game on tv.
It was Steve Spurrior's first year as coach. GA was favored by
18, and we about eaked out a win. final 17-15 GA. PS: The Pizza
Hut in madison sucks.
Sunday: 7:55 we 3 insert and sweep hill N103 for props.
We find the big bomb, rocket bottom, 1 ammo bag and one map. We
hide the mission stuff and work back down the road sweeping west
and north. We bump into Black Hearts makign the mission run to
N103 and we escort them to our booty, and score the mission and
take the booty back to base. I stay with the mission team and
play scout for blackhearts mission team. I go toe to toe with
some guy in a red speedball shirt playing for team nitro. Ill
leave the details out, but I dont think I'll invite Team Nitro
to any event I host.
Sun 10:00am - We heard and saw a Russian XO leading a mission
to hill N103 and we went after him. Mike swept high and I want
straight after him. Im not sure about grendel. Grendle swears
he hit him, and I dump my whole hopper of pink "snipers"
paint on him, and later Mike gets him. and we score another XO
kill.
Sunday 11:30 we end up stuck trying to clear our own insertion
point and take our base back. I did like getting high on the hill
and shooting down. Ill bet 2 cases of paint were shot up at me.
Chris gives us and carolina paint joint sportsmanship awards.
Grendel wins a $30 scotts coupon.
Lesson learned: A scenario team needs at least 8 guys to make
much of a difference against this new crop of GAT operators. A
pack of GATS in thick brush is a problem.
