Amerika 2 Recap

Reposted from Game Industry News.


On Feb. 25, 2012, Mindgame Productions hosted a very successful airsoft milsim event at Waynes World of Paintball in Ocala, FL.



The scenario is based on "what if D-Day failed."

When the D-Day landing fell apart on the beaches of Normandy, the hope of Democracy died alongside tens of thousands of Allied troops. The success of the Third Reich's atomic weapons project halted the Red Army in the radioactive ruins of Poland. Operation SeaLion ground the British Empire beneath the heel of the Reich. The threat of German atomic bombers over Moscow brought Stalin to sign a ceasefire in 1945. German and Japanese troops landed on the east and west coasts of the United States in 1946, ripping through the broad heartlands with strategic atomic strikes that neutralized massed US resistance. Working feverishly, the Manhattan project was able to complete its work from new facilities in Calgary and the remnants of the United States and Canada detonated atomic weapons against German forces near Colorado Springs and Rapid City. By the time the cease-fire was signed in 1949, all that remained of the United States was a crippled handful of states in the Pacific North-West and east along the Canadian border to North Dakota.  

Over 60 years later, the citizens of chafe under the control of Berlin and the Amerikanisches Reichsgovernor. Crop failures and inability to meet industrial production quotas have increased the pressure from Berlin. Deadly force has quelled protests against the Reichsgovernor, until the embers of resistance flashed to open flame in the Reichstaat of Florida, rapidly spreading through other regions of the Amerikan Reich. The campaign has begun as the Alliance of Free America, Canada and Cuba join their regular troops with the freedom fighters of the underground resistance movement. The fight to liberate Amerika has begun! 

This game was the kick-off event for what will be a series of games held throughout Florida this year, in an ongoing campaign.

"Think of a game of RISK... in which many of the battles are fought on airsoft fields...Teams that have staked out their alliegence to the Amerikan Reich or the Resistance movement will see the results change the strategic map over time, as the two powers fight over Florida - one corner of the greater war underway for the liberation of Amerika." -Mac McLaughlin, Mindgame Productions

The campaign is set to conclude in Feb. 2013.

Check out the after-action reports on the forum here.

Players assembled for briefing (Photo: Shwell)

Keeping Score: Axis vs. Allies

The Spear of Destiny (Photo: Allyson Capecea) 

A "tank" (Photo: Chantal Jost)

Check out more photos from the event here, here, here, and here.

A nice recap of the event was posted in an article on Airsoft Squared, here.

Video, part 1 (by Shwell):


Video, part 2 (by Shwell):


For more information about Amerika and other MGP events, visit the Mindgame Productions web site.

Next TacOps: March 2012

TacOps (March 2012)

CSENTRI Training Facility

Orlando, FL

$50 per person / Pre-registration only

March 10, 2012

Register Here
Download Players Pack Here!

MGP is back again at the CSENTRI facility in Orlando, Florida for another round of intense Airsoft Close Quarter Battle! 80,000 square feet of rooms, hallways and stairs... numbers are limited to maximize tactical movement options for teams. The event is for participants 18+ and full face protection is required!

Teams will register by uniform and we will rotate the force mix throughout the day to allow a variety of opponents and a range of tactical situations. Games will include full-facility scenarios as well as sub-section games with several smaller engagements going on at once. We’ll include pistol/shotgun games and low-light scenarios as well, so be sure to bring a tactical light or night-vision.

Also plan for a round of "hunt the groom" with our fellow airsofter Doug Brittain's bachelor party gang on March 10!

Uniforms and Units
Black, Multi-Cam, Urban, Olive Drab, Woodland

Special Rules and Requirements
- A red chem.-light or red lens flashlight is a REQUIRED safety item in this facility as a red dead-rag alone is not always visible in the darkened hallways.

- Face protection is required. Rigid protection such as a paintball style mask, a mesh lower-face mask, chemical respirator covering the lower face below protective goggles are all recommended options. A balaclava or shemagh is acceptable as a soft cover alternative. Protect your teeth and face as this is a CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE situation.

- Please remember that ANSI rated, full-seal eye-protection is required! Eye-protection must have a foam or rubber gasket to create a seal against the face. Mesh is permitted only if prescription glasses or shooting glasses are worn beneath the mesh goggles. Mesh or shooting glasses alone are not sufficient.

- Standard MGP CQB rules are in effect regarding FPS limits, and safety protocol (ie 400fps with 0.2g)

- No smoke grenades allowed but Thunder-Bs, Tornado Grenades, TLSFX Grenades and GREGGS (Grenade Eggs) acceptable. Please use BBs in GREGGS... No rice or popcorn please to minimize potential of rodents.

- No High-Cap or Box mags except for approved SAWs. All other weapons must run mid or low-cap mags only!

- No sniper weapons are permitted due to close quarters of the facility.

- Pre-registration only as names must be turned into site security prior to the event. Players must be 18 years of age or older by March 10, 2012.