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Post by havoc on Jun 17, 2009 7:39:41 GMT -5
Busy July -new thread for the Skirmish event in PA -Mikeee remember we need to see Twister after the Treasure Island game to get the low down on this roadtrip. I know we are registered for 5 on this one -anyone else from Rush? And remember the following weekend is the next classic series game at Splat (July 25th Black Arrow) save your coins for paint in July....
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Post by pedro on Jun 17, 2009 8:43:04 GMT -5
havoc i wont make the ion but i will be comin to Black Arrow
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Post by Mikeee on Jun 17, 2009 17:16:34 GMT -5
Got you covered on the meeting with Donn, not sure if scottie and I will be at the Black Arrow or the August one. We are trying to go to Florida on Labor Day weekend to Camp Blanding with A&B. Still working on the wife but will keep everyone informed on July and August games, still got time plus gotta pay for the paint at ION still. Sounds like I need to get a second job..........hahaha
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Post by SCOTTIE on Jun 17, 2009 20:42:32 GMT -5
or me a job
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Post by DirtDart on Jun 18, 2009 9:57:34 GMT -5
I vote on scottie getting a job......... No ION for me and it looks like blanding is out too.... Uncle Sam says I cant have that much time off
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Post by Gravity on Jun 18, 2009 10:16:58 GMT -5
Go AWOL. I doubt they would mind too much... Though I could be wrong. ;D
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Post by spade on Jun 19, 2009 10:07:22 GMT -5
Bah don't do that then they put out a BOLO and then we actually have to work, lol sucks you can't get more time dart
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Post by DirtDart on Jun 19, 2009 11:19:08 GMT -5
If I go AWOL I wont have to worry about yall spade.. Houshold 6 would kill me and collect the life insurance.
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Post by Gravity on Jun 19, 2009 11:22:16 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by chowda on Jun 19, 2009 18:31:47 GMT -5
Man I'm jealous. You guys better go out there and whoop some butts for your A&B buddies.
We gave you some pointers (remember food is key). Now go out there and represent!!!!
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Post by SCOTTIE on Jun 20, 2009 20:03:58 GMT -5
will do chowda i'll represent for ya!!!
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Post by havoc on Jul 1, 2009 15:03:27 GMT -5
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Post by havoc on Jul 20, 2009 9:57:02 GMT -5
Getting home Sunday evening and having time to reflect on a great experience had at Skirmish and ION 2009. Team VA Rush sending four players to what is billed as the biggest paintball game in the world and It may very well be at 3,500 participants, Ronn and Don graciously allowed our team to camp next to them at the” Ronn Stern Paintball Camp.” The opening battle at the beaches of Normandy and as the Axis, VA Rush along with Ronn’s campers and the alumni of past paintball camp players “Baby Deer Squad” found ourselves furiously defending Sword Beach. I can say I have never seen so many paintballs fill the skies in the opening two hour battle it was a very humbling experience made easier running alongside not only my own team but with experienced veterans in Trapper Davis and Ronn Stern. It was a wild and surreal weekend with players from across the country and around the world playing and although the experience was great we as Splat Bros. regulars can really appreciate the difference in quality play and refereeing found at Splat Bros. I recommend the journey to the Poconos to all and should be had by any devotee to paintball at least once. The food was good and the vendors were helpful with tech issues, the weekend weather was perfect for paintball and you never had to worry about oversleeping with Trapper using his gun horn to make sure not only the campers were awake every morning at 6:30 but VA Rush as well, errrrrr thanks Trapper! In the end found yet another Axis victory under German general Peter Murphy and his XO Frenchie. Thanks also go out to Squeak Toy for the water and cookies supplied to the German army the woman is a saint. And most of all to my team mates who fought hard all weekend thanks Mikeee, Scottie and Sunshine for a game I won’t soon forget.
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Post by Sunshine~~Affliction on Jul 20, 2009 12:19:08 GMT -5
get ready for a big post still its my review of ION
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Post by Sunshine~~Affliction on Jul 20, 2009 12:25:15 GMT -5
PRE-GAME I’ll start out saying a 6 hr ride up is not that much fun. When we turned the final corner that didn’t appear on the GPS (go figure) we saw it I gotta say this place was massive. We camp up next to the paintball camp on the quiet side but sadly we were far from the insertion. We went German for this madhouse. The days leading up to the game were boring however they had a ton of venders sell stuff cheap a couple names (Empire,Draxxes,Tippman,First Call) Ok we had the camp right next to us which was great away from all the noise and confusion. We go down to view the Brief and meet the Generals and XO's.I know our general which is good.
THE INVASION With everything squared away the four of us mikeee,scottiee,me,havoc,and of course Ronn Stern paintball camp with another team baby deer squad headed to sword beach the far right of the beach(huge).10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.......1go go go. We ran onto the beach and were then turned around by a ref and sent back to the wall to fight it out. I managed to take 3 waves down before we had to go back .Ohh when that happened it was WAR I fell back to a pillbox 20 ft. in front of the main line. I manage to stay in about 40 mins till I was out but in that time 35 waves hit I had shot and took out 30-40 players (wipers not included happened a lot here).I was done after that.
THE GAME DAY 1 Three things to describe this Long, Lots of running once again it are a big field, and full of paint slinging. I decided it was time to break out the new havoc launcher I now have 3 tank kills ;D ;D ;D nothing much to say after that but other than gaining a lot of welts.
NIGHT GAME Umm well I kinda went to spectator went in with no weapon I was trying to find where my team was because while I was taking out tanks my team left with the paintball camp to do a special mission. I followed the group up to the allied Cp.The refs weren’t to much help considering they didn’t know how to blow up the Cp.It all ended with all of us walking out of their base with smiles on our face we didn't blow it up but we had them pined by 3 sides.
DAY 2 Started out like last we all lined up and then it began we had a bad start and were slowly losing ground then the tanks come in and we gained a little however I didn’t break out the launcher I managed to get a lot of people kills with the ego. The paint was thick shelled paint so you had to get close unfortunately people didn’t realize that except me so I surpassed people by about 30yds getting about 9 before being tagged myself and what are the people behind me doing shooting their guns in the air. After that fun I went to the real action I moved out on to the beach only to have to be nailed. I made it my goal that I will take two down with me. (I passed)
WORKING ON ENDING
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