1928 In 2013, Thompson Gangsta Grip Goes U.S. Army!

Everybody knows and loves this kind of famous Thompsons with their sexy front grips:

If we`ll think bout seeing this kind of weapons and grips in real life action, when does their usage end? Korean War? Vietnam War? In either case, every weapons system has its time and now in 2013. So let`s check this picture that is relatively new:

Did you spot the crazy dope awesomeness??? (click to enlarge)

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment along with Afghan Border and Uniformed Police take a seated break while providing security during an Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program shura May 02 in Takhteh Pol district, Kandahar province, A`stan.

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A little bit of oldskool flavor today! Have a nice weekend boys!

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Today everybody seems to be on the lookout getting new and exciting MIL pictures that do not pop up on Militaryphotos, Gearsoc, etc. at first.
Facebook seems one of the hottest places to spot personal snapshots of unit members that offer detailed photographs/ interesting insights nowhere to find elsewhere.
A board member from the long gone Wannabe board said once: “Guys, you are looking at the wrong places! There are so many cool spots to visit – use your minds and start digging!”

So here we go – CIGARSINTERNATIONAL / Brothers In Arms.

This is not about gear at the first place but more of a look behind the barricades, seeing soldiers enjoying the time inside the wire or on vacation. Enjoy!

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in Action!

124th Air Support Operations Squadron providing ground support to aircraft participating in various local exercises. The Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are communicating with F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 310th Fighter Squadron, and other squadrons as part of the exercise Cactus Starfighter, A-10 Thunderbolt II’s from the 190th Fighter Squadron as part of exercise Snowbird and various other aircraft. Day operations as they provide ground support to live fire of various bombs and strafing runs. (17.January 2013)

Did you spot the TAD GEAR scarf? YEAH!!!

My Favourite Airsoft Site (A Closer Look)!

Perhaps you`ll remember some of my posts (e.g. this post or that post or perhaps this post) about airsoft sites and cool game fields in the past.

I think it`s time to bring you some more nice pictures, an exemplary panorama view plus further explanations where I spent my weekends and love to play. Due to the large dimensions and very complicated terrain, I will stick to one area where I have taken pictures, but it will give you a good idea why I like this place so much! Enjoy!

Before we start our tour, let`s talk about dimensions and terrain. Overall it is difficult terrain which makes fast actions like running and sprinting almost impossible (there have been several accident with broken bones, twisted ankles, etc.) in the past. There are few spots where it is possible, but you should be always on the lookout (especially when it is slippery in/after rain).

Dimensions are approx. 500m x 600m with a small river (during snow melt he comes a beast sometimes), a few tiny islands and constant rise/fall of the environment.

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The area is demanding and takes it toll during summer season when it becomes very hot and you`ll have to take a constant climb to get to good places – to defend, attack or surround your enemy (your best friend here: a good sling or weapon`s catch!).
My top downfall (around 2.5 meters) was from a rock into dense vegetation – no fun!
(I was lucky that I wore my whole protective gear that day)

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Let`s start with a nice view from the edge of *Island 5* looking at *Area 4*:

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As you will imagine, crossing the river becomes often a difficult things to master if some players cover the other side and know how to defend. And besides watching out for a hail of BBs, the river becomes often a bit deep (0.5m – 0.8m).

Another photograph from a spot between *Area 1* and *Area 4* looking down to *Island 5*:

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Let`s go back to *Area 4* and take a look around! This is our main bunker that we usually have to protect at all costs. The opposite side tries to get inside and kill a balloon (fierce looking airy general) dummy – a nice mission objective!

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The main bunker is protected by some walls and fortifications and even smaller bunkers. Check out the pics looking from left to right (all clickable):

There are several good barricades to defend our main bunker (click to enlarge):

There is even a small defensive ditch with a small bridge over it – a hot point to defend! (Attention! Rushing forces breached our outer defenses – they are coming!)

My main buddy and myself (right) chilling between two games:

Let`s stay in this area but let us go a few steps towards the edge near the river. First a reference pic for size comparison:

Panorama shot (from left to right – *ISLAND 5* on the other side – click to enlarge):

   

You will see a small bunker in the last pic – let`s zoom in (click to enlarge):

And what`s next to this bunker on the right sight? This tall building which often functions as an important strategic point when it comes to a (kind of) siege. The distance between this building and our main bunker (plus adjacent fortifications) is around 40-50m (which often turns out to be a hell of a firefight without anyone really moving – more like a WWI scenario: a bit of trench warfare without having real trenches… )!

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Let us leave this area and walk towards *Area 9* (click to enlarge)…

Another small bridge:

If we follow one the many trails we got closer to a new base (click to enlarge):

This playing area offers possibilities to climb to awesome defending positions!

On the other hand it has some open areas – especially in spring and autumn:

Here a few pictures showing the empty river between *Area 6* and *Area 9*:

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Check my partner for size reference of the stones (click to enlarge)!

Another shot of the river and its content: fuckin` crazy 2-3m tree stuff build ups:

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That it folks! You`ve seen 25% of the playing area and when summer kicks in and everything starts to grow, I should do another post because you`ll hardly recognize the area! This is why I love this playing field so much: different kinds of terrain and with the change of climate, the area turns from a harsh and raw terrain to a Nam-ish one…

Next week I will start playing airsoft again. Yes! C-YA!

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Vid: My Favourite Airsoft Site – Teaser Trailer

I recently found one of my Contour HD gun cam vids (from last year) that I like to share now. In my next post I`ll write about this airsoft site, so this is a cool introduction to it. Enjoy!

Geardoshit & Bandwidth…

Perhaps you`ll have noticed that I had a bit of a problem with my account and my bandwidth (missing pictures, etc.) , but that`s gone folks. I upgraded my account(s) again, so everything will be working as expected!

BTW, thanx to all you visitors, Geardoshit almost reached 800.000 views!