When: May 9th-11th
Where: The Ranch / 350 acres / Rice, Washington
Who: Spokane Airsoft
How Much: 60.00 dollars prepaid
Check In: 1200-2200 Friday/ Briefing 0700-0800 Saturday
Paypal payment: moss@wildblue.net
(please include your username and your force request in comments)
PAVN Paid:
Dees
101st Airborne Paid:
***10 dollars of each registered player will go to the local VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) chapter***
Come out and have fun, and support our veterans!
All Spokane Airsoft rules apply!
Backstory:
Order of battle
The battle on Hill 937 occurred in May 1969, during Operation Apache Snow, the second part of a three-phased campaign intended to destroy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Base Areas in the remote A Shau Valley. This campaign was a series of operations intended to neutralize the A Shau, which had been an infiltration route into South Vietnam prior to 1966, when the North Vietnamese seized the Special Forces camp in the valley during the Battle of A Shau and established a permanent presence. Subsequent U.S. efforts to clear the valley had been consistently unsuccessful. Lieutenant General Richard G. Stilwell, commander of XXIV Corps, amassed the equivalent of two divisions supported by substantial artillery and air support to accomplish the task. The North Vietnamese had moved their 6th, 9th, and 29th Regiments into the area to recover from losses sustained during a previous U.S. Marine operation (Operation Dewey Canyon) in February.
Assigned to Apache Snow were three airmobile infantry battalions of the 101st Airborne Division, commanded by Major General Melvin Zais. These units of the division's 3rd Brigade (commanded by Colonel Joseph Conmy) were the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry (Lt. Col. Weldon Honeycutt); 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry (Lt. Col. Robert German); and the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (Lt. Col. John Bowers). Two battalions of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam's (ARVN) 1st Division (the 2/1st and 4/1st) had been temporarily assigned to the 3rd Brigade in support. Other major units participating in Apache Snow included the 9th Marine Regiment; the 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd ARVN Regiment.
-source wikipedia
Uniforms:
US Forces:
101st Airborne
Steel pot
OD Jungle fatigues
OD Jungle boots
Web Gear (no molle plate carriers etc.)
M16, M14, M4 w/ iron sights and NO RIS.
LRRP
***Only two teams of six will be allowed, first come first serve***
Tiger stripe or ERDL's
Jungle boots
Web Gear
M16, M14, M4 w/ iron sights and NO RIS.
Communist Forces:
PAVN
Pith helmet or jungle hat
Khaki or OD blouse and pants
Sandals or boots
Chicom AK chest rig
AK47 (AK74 will work)
VC
***30 slots are available first come first serve***
Black Pajamas
Sandals
*Ask about which weapons are correct*
For resource material on your impression. Join Hellmutt's group:
www.vietnamairsoft.com
Join Roger's group:
www.airsoftrecon.org
Or ask Chris Kosty about his Hac Bao VC impression!
http://www.spokaneairsoft.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=68
More info to follow including rule set!
Pictures of ranch:
Registration is now open
Everyone give him a big round of applause!
