Army West Point Combat Classic " Korea, Battle for the DMZ "

[Spartan Zeus]

This game is on my radar and will be an A5/X7 Strike force sanctioned event.

THE WEST POINT SPRING 08 "COMBAT CLASSIC": The Korean War

Date: April 11th, 12th, 13th with play on both Saturday and Sunday.

Registration link:

http://www.usma.edu/USCC/DCA/Clubs/surv/biggame.asp

Location: Training areas on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Play on the same grounds the cadets train on!

Prices: NEW THIS YEAR! We're lowering our registration this year to $40 pre reg WITH an option to buy the brand new, never before seen, West Point paintball team tshirts. Players who prereg will have the option to buy these sweet long tshirts for $20. All others will have to wait for the game where we will only have limited quantities available. Help us and help yourselves by pre registering! (Registration on the day of the game will be $50.)

Paint: We will use Premium and Combat .68 paint again this year, available at $65 and $70 a case. (Same prices as usual.)

Generals: What you've all been waiting for....
Mr. Eric Engler, of Engler Custom Paintball Guns, will be leading the North Korean forces in defense of their homeland. Expect to see some fancy AK's in use.

Leading the US/UN troops in this battle will be Paul "Vector or LT" DiNunno of Yankee Division! Yankee Division will be serving as him command staff and heavy hitters on the field.

(XO's will be chosen by their respective generals and announced at a later time.)

The West Point paintball team remains committed to providing an safe, fun, and challenging game on West Point's natural terrain. The cadets are excited to run the game and for a change of pace PLAY on the field with you. That's right, the cadets will be running as a small third entity for this game. Expect the unexpected when it comes to the cadets showing up on the field. Myself and Cadet Harris are going to write a lot of challenging missions. We know that the generals and command staff of this year's game are very experienced in scenarios and we really want to see them stretch their abilities on our missions.


Format of the game will remain the same as usual with flag stations being worth points at the end of every hour, but expect the missions this year to play a role in a larger story line that the generals will need to follow in order to be successful on the field! We've got some great ideas and can't wait to implement them!

We're working on bringing back old favorites and some new ideas for the game, to include:
Machine Guns (M249/M240B firing blanks on the field)
Lots of smoke, artillery simulators, grenade sims to provide realism to the battle.
Some great paintball Tanks including a Stryker replica that is AWESOME. (Same tank as Spring 07.)
A flyover and static display by Apache or Blackhawk helicopter.
Demonstration by the United States Military Academy Parachute Team.
Plus great prizes and fellowship! (We have to clear the bureaucratic red tape before we can absolutely promise any of the hardware listed above but rest assured that we're going to work our hardest. We've done it before so it's very likely to happen again!)


Whew! Well that's all I've got for the moment. Please use this forum from now on to post comments, questions, or general hype for the "combat classic"! Oh, and stay tuned for the link on a sweet new vid of the West Point team in action, shot from sergeant Doobie's helmet cam strapped to my head during a High Velocity game in September. It's sick!
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Cadet Patrick Grimm, United States Military Academy, Class of 2010.

Scenario player, West Point ref, public relations guy.

[Big Daddy]

Hmmm, this is about a 5 hour drive for me...I am pointing this on my calendar. As long as I can work out the details, I will be there! This sounds pretty awesome.

[Spartan Zeus]

I am going North Korean under Engler for this one. Engler is also a D-Day Oklahoma Allied 101st Airborne Commander/general.

I am hoping we can get a large contingent of OG board members representin at this game.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Spartan Zeus

I am going North Korean under Engler for this one.

You are going to be the biggest dang North Korean anyone has ever seen...

Is there a link for signing up? Or for at least getting more info?

[Spartan Zeus]

lol.. I was created in a North Korean labratory..

Not yet on the signup or link.. but as soon as the Army cadets post it I will add the info and link for everyone.

[Eric ZDF42]

I am really interested in this one. I have heard good things about the West Point game in the past, and as it stands, ZDF should be coming out!

[Popov]

Red Raiders will be going North Korean. It's lovely being the bad guys with the AKs time and time again at West Point. Soviets, Viet Cong, Japanese (without AKs) etc. We just gotta give the Americans a struggle to survive.

Let's have some competition this time. Last couple games were walk-overs.

It's gonna be great. ZDF, how about a chance to play WITH you guys for once, eh?

[Shade]

I'll be there with the red raiders.

[DUFF MUFFIN]

I am SO freakin going!!! thats a 20 minute drive! i will get my guys to go see you there! (hopefully)

[Eric ZDF42]

Originally Posted by Argelmcgee

Red Raiders will be going North Korean. It's lovely being the bad guys with the AKs time and time again at West Point. Soviets, Viet Cong, Japanese (without AKs) etc. We just gotta give the Americans a struggle to survive.

Let's have some competition this time. Last couple games were walk-overs.

It's gonna be great. ZDF, how about a chance to play WITH you guys for once, eh?

Sounds good to me. North Korean it is!