WHAT: Vietnam Themed Airsoft Event
WHERE: Lakebay, WA
WHEN: FRI 1700 7 AUG - SAT 1800 8 AUG
REGISTER: http://www.battlesim.com/zen/index.php? ... cts_id=261
COST: $20 pre-pay / $25 pay at event / $5 BBQ
FORUMS: http://battlesim.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=244
The 173d Airborne Brigade took part in 14 designated campaigns in RVN. It remained in combat longer than any other American military unit since the Revolutionary War. It earned four unit citations, had 12 Medal of Honor winners, 1601 Sky Soldiers were killed in action and another 8,435 were wounded in action.
In 1968 the majority of the Brigade was stationed in the province of Binh Dinh. Operations were also conducted in the Central Highlands and near Ban Me Thout.
For the next four years the Brigade conducted operations against VC/NVA forces. Not as frequently noted as it should be, the Herd also provided security for medical teams involved in MEDCAP; training of indigenous forces for self-defense; and other programs designed to undermine the VC infrastructure in the rich rice-growing lands of the Coastal Plain. Emphasis was on small unit patrols and combined operations with ARVN/MSF/RF-PF units.
This event will put you into "a day in the life" of the 173rd in 1969/1970. Get your boots strapped on as we pay homage to one of (if not the) hardest fighting units in the Vietnam conflict.
Unit and Camo Requirements:
173rd AB - OD or ERDL - M56/67 Kit / ALICE Kit acceptable - M16/XM177/M4 without rails/mod sights
US LRRP - OD / Tigerstripe (PERIOD CORRECT ONLY) / ERDL / Combination - M56/M67 Kit - NO ALICE - Any PERIOD CORRECT weapon
SOG/MACV - OD / M56/67 kit - NO ALICE - Any PERIOD CORRECT weapon
ARVN - OD/ARVN/Tigerstrip (PERIOD CORRECT ONLY)/ ERDL - M56/67 Kit - Any PERIOD CORRECT weapon
VC Regular - Black PJ / Black PJ Bottom / Blue Top any Kit - AK47/74 M4/M16
PAVN Regular - Tan/OD NVA/PAVN Uniform - AK47/74
Friday Night BBQ:
Hamburger/Hot Dog BBQ Friday night with all the trimmings - Soda and Water
