tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84595098473193342732024-03-18T20:33:14.790-07:00Airsoft Pacific Strike Team - APST BlogAirsoft Pacific is an Oregon Northwest based airsoft team.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-81381641230125286212010-05-24T11:42:00.000-07:002010-05-24T11:58:28.614-07:00May Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lq-roO-NWE-ncArAfD1xQGqFOKc7qEwu7F4gdQXRM-8wOOz9rxBfp-1t1xiuuM5VrYQhN9d_T1efeONg5EhGj1zuezKcMbpt6JSCEZZCVLHR2UtC3KDkBYmmXcLB-4hZqEsVp6DWg2o/s1600/TS+thumb.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lq-roO-NWE-ncArAfD1xQGqFOKc7qEwu7F4gdQXRM-8wOOz9rxBfp-1t1xiuuM5VrYQhN9d_T1efeONg5EhGj1zuezKcMbpt6JSCEZZCVLHR2UtC3KDkBYmmXcLB-4hZqEsVp6DWg2o/s400/TS+thumb.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474912632903167602" /></a><br />Operation Thunderstrike was a rousing success. Two companies of airsofters duked it out over control points at Splat Action in Molalla. In the end Alpha company (MARPAT) was victorious.<br /><br />Many players with Alpha company owed the success to the good organization. Platoons and squads stayed together and reacted well to the chain of command.<br /><br />"I haven't seen such a well oiled machine on the battlefield in years" - MRowell, Alpha Company C.O.<br /><br />At OP: Thunderstrike we got to welcome Ric Raddue (Nightshade) back to the active roster from a short hiatus.<br /><br />In June two members, Matt Rowell and Tyler Lewis, are getting married. Congrats to them.<br /><br />Saturday June 12th Catch22 is organizing "Pacifica Wars" in Scappoose. It is a milsim game based around parts of the Northwest seceding from the Union.<br /><br />Recent recruiting activity:<br />Cody Patterson joins us as a recruit. Cody has been playing airsoft since 2007, and tourney paintball before that.<br />Mitch David joins us as a recruit. Mitch started airsoft as an Actor in CQC7 (remember the crime boss?). He brings with him years of experience shooting fools.<br />Zach Dacid joins us as a recruit. Zach is always eager to get into the thick of things and shoot fools.<br />Tom Bechtol finished his recruiting period and joins as a member. Tom is a 30+ year Navy veteran and brings his experience to the team.<br />Ray Beran joins as a recruit.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-6386866288319469732010-02-10T09:51:00.000-08:002010-02-10T10:45:16.971-08:00New Blood!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgetuaX5IXKKykTbweRB-MWB_WN6Os0g6a8WPu0dbV-6uNYJ6ucLvjw2zu2QCDj_IyeghUUXHCHSDE5f5SgIQIr5L0C8UwnbqIua3yMzON9yvBzQqcOwGSeHm_FDmC5eWikaB4LaF3BM/s1600-h/New_Members.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgetuaX5IXKKykTbweRB-MWB_WN6Os0g6a8WPu0dbV-6uNYJ6ucLvjw2zu2QCDj_IyeghUUXHCHSDE5f5SgIQIr5L0C8UwnbqIua3yMzON9yvBzQqcOwGSeHm_FDmC5eWikaB4LaF3BM/s400/New_Members.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436686783387935666" /></a><br />This has been an exciting Month for APST. We would like to announce the newest additions to our team:<br /><br />Dick Daigle - Returns to APST to be our lawn gnome of death once again.<br /><br />Kevin Barry - Return to APST to keep Dick from sexually harassing DQ waitresses.<br /><br /><br />Vaughn Becthol - Is recruited to APST and brings with him his experience as police officer.<br /><br />Michael Burns - Is recruited to APST because he loves airsoft and wants to kill fools with fools, and film us being drunk and disorderly.<br /><br />You can find APST and our new teammates at <a href="http://www.airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?t=29687&highlight=">Faction Wars 3.0</a> on Feb 27th!APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-25393516814548399102010-02-02T11:11:00.000-08:002010-02-02T11:33:27.255-08:00New members, recruiting, and other updates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVEWxn0ZsszM2ZIx_2JL1zNEekaj4L3IXm053pdKIuhhExpQvEQR_6QMjz0FoTic30uTMeIEbW46p9ShCqP-7Nrat7NzKxnvYPDXVBttA9NPvqqelXXO7YHmV5SgS_AybOLxin1q-vfc/s1600-h/nato_0.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVEWxn0ZsszM2ZIx_2JL1zNEekaj4L3IXm053pdKIuhhExpQvEQR_6QMjz0FoTic30uTMeIEbW46p9ShCqP-7Nrat7NzKxnvYPDXVBttA9NPvqqelXXO7YHmV5SgS_AybOLxin1q-vfc/s200/nato_0.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433726558214698402" border="0" /></a>Our team activity level suffered somewhat near the end of 2009, but we've started 2010 right! Here's a quick recap:<br /><br />In October about a third of the team showed for the glorified skirmish "Faction Wars 2.1" at the T1T field in Keizer. It was good times and of course we rolled the enemy hard wherever we went.<br /><br />In December a couple of us played at OP: End of Lies at the St. Paul field. For the most part the game was a disorganized clusterfuck with a large portion of cheaters. By noon the Op had completely fallen apart and we hung around until 3pm when the 'copter finally showed up (3 hours late). At this point Amos got to ride around in the R44 shooting at the people on the ground skirmishing with his M249.<br /><br />January 2010 brought us Conflict Europe part 4. Due to the event promoter banning alcohol (but not goats apparently) at the campout, we elected to hold our campout at a set of suites in a nearby hotel. APST Rifleman "Variable" colluded with other NATO based teams for the NATO Indoor Campout which was a huge success.<br /><br />At the game the next day APST played the role of NATO Special Forces, and Kevin "Top" H. played the role of NATO commander. Our first set of objectives was to locate a geocache with intel on an Axis double agent, then locate the agent. We completed these objectives without any trouble, located the agent and received intel directing us to a point behind enemy lines that need to be destroyed. The intel proved to be wrong, but we got the correct location from another source, penetrated the enemy lines and destroyed the objective.<br /><br />Our next objective involved a snatch of the Axis leader. Due to an intelligence foulup, the snatch turned into a "kill everyone at the enemy CP" mission. After that, lacking any new objectives from the game Admins, APST defaulted to general order number one; kill everything in sight.<br /><br />By days end NATO had won the battle, and the Axis had learned that well organized mature players will always defeat numerically superior hoards of meatshields.<br /><br />With the impetus of a victory under our belts we came to the decision that in order to maintain a strong showing at games (even though we all have non-airsoft responsibilities) we need to increase our numbers. We've contacted several mature players in the community and added them as recruits, welcomed back two players that had gone inactive, and opened up a general channel for players interested in recruitment.<br /><br />Any player 18+ interested in APST should contact Gunny.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-68541653011797002792009-05-23T20:29:00.000-07:002009-05-23T20:32:03.212-07:00Christmas Tree Farm of Doom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtpkAlsm8J932tVmWh74nebttIF6KeiHrNwNXkNrJl8nddYdnMt0LXiltUqS6MIUtmozrqtF1TXFWN8kxnxnN79zSFidD9Q7j8SWjkIqRK-ouZvdEllG4WCf8qkFmoqMmtUAN14YtDyc/s1600-h/christmas-tree.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtpkAlsm8J932tVmWh74nebttIF6KeiHrNwNXkNrJl8nddYdnMt0LXiltUqS6MIUtmozrqtF1TXFWN8kxnxnN79zSFidD9Q7j8SWjkIqRK-ouZvdEllG4WCf8qkFmoqMmtUAN14YtDyc/s200/christmas-tree.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339227726096770578" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CVariable%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Our newest recruit John M. invited us out to skirmish with a small group in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Canby</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">Oregon</st1:state></st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Six of us from APST showed up and we got to it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The group that was hosting the skirmish was armed with Aftermath, dboys, and a mix of other lower end AEGs. They numbered at 10 initially.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We played a mix of attack/defend and CTF type games with varying respawn rules.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The field is a 3 acre piece of overgrown Christmas tree farm. Because of the rows of trees you can see a long distance in certain directions, and even take shots, although the overgrowth had the tendency to deflect BBs. Heavy BBs, high RoF, and High FPS work well for mowing down the twigs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some of the players there hadn’t yet heard of Airsoft Pacific or the events in the Northwest. We hope to see them out soon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Bruce and family for hosting some good old fashioned fun on their land.</p> APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-35068230792006390082009-05-18T23:08:00.000-07:002009-05-18T23:12:05.596-07:00CQC7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_Rs2JUenKkkDLKNmHkd2CqNxXGdMMoe0LUxIgL-i40kj63r-y7KpBDRRhwSIgkEYVQ6ZLnJtLqwOccF2s-ODanIFvF3Tou6PsgIP-04tDjmY2XyacTqavsh-GX4e1O7NqhKxgBNu5yY/s1600-h/cqc7+icon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_Rs2JUenKkkDLKNmHkd2CqNxXGdMMoe0LUxIgL-i40kj63r-y7KpBDRRhwSIgkEYVQ6ZLnJtLqwOccF2s-ODanIFvF3Tou6PsgIP-04tDjmY2XyacTqavsh-GX4e1O7NqhKxgBNu5yY/s200/cqc7+icon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337413266962866946" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CVariable%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We just finished putting on the latest CQC competition installment at PDX CAGE. All the teams showed a great level of competitiveness and skill.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The story behind the operation is that this is the culmination of a three year FBI investigation into a crime family with three simultaneous takedowns against different mob targets.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">CQC7 was hosted by Airsoft Pacific and APST. We did not compete in this event because all available APST members were either Acting or Administering (as FBI special agents).</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Drug Scenario</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The CI Nicky Gallo has given the FBI the location of mob boss <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city>’s cocaine processing facility in a warehouse. <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> himself is on location with his accountant and bodyguard. The entry team must: 1. secure drug lab 2. detain all workers 3. extract CI 4. detain <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> and his accountant.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">One of the doors before the office has an alarm on it, which nearly every team tripped. Then the teams must (fight) move up a narrow staircase to where <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> is. Most teams bogged down at the stairway which allowed <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> to escape.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Kidnapping Scenario</p> <p class="MsoNormal">ADA Diane Young has been kidnapped. Info from the CI tells us that she is being held by a professional (ex-military) kidnapping group and being interrogated for information on her case against the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> crime family. She is being held in a basement that has two stairway entrances.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Upon entry to the upstairs, the teams meet (and must eliminate) an armed guard, then hit the basement. Once down the stairs there is a claymore mine (which killed large numbers of teams). The last surprise is that the interrogator will kill the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">ADA</st1:city></st1:place> if the teams take too long to make entry to the final room.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Club Scenario</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Rialto</st1:place></st1:city> crime family launders much of its money through an underground nightclub. Under-boss Salvatore is at this club and must be detained. Designed drug dealer Nathan Taylor is also reported to be there and must be detained.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The twist on this scenario is 1. the loud noise 2. the strobe lights and 3. lots of bar patrons (some of which are armed) and 4. the scantily clad go-go dancer.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Most teams did well with the crowd control aspect of this mission, but detaining Salvatore successfully proved difficult because of the armed men in his office with him (playing poker).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">With the success of CQC7 we can’t wait for CQC8.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">see http://pdxcage.com/, http://airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?t=24821 for more details
<br /></p> APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-68999826996184338252009-05-07T14:22:00.000-07:002009-05-07T14:30:53.235-07:00Busy Couple of Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8UmsjQAZL47p8-PHavs_RvRfZF3xjL2OCVIAsV36LGZzszUc8PDPKqvkvJm6uXMmHPcomtVhhR9kAimyDieWVoVT-qdkIT8BnyLWBVugrFqTzNd_wNbuR8x8UlWLxT63kPj_yXtdwQ/s1600-h/combat+park+edit1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8UmsjQAZL47p8-PHavs_RvRfZF3xjL2OCVIAsV36LGZzszUc8PDPKqvkvJm6uXMmHPcomtVhhR9kAimyDieWVoVT-qdkIT8BnyLWBVugrFqTzNd_wNbuR8x8UlWLxT63kPj_yXtdwQ/s200/combat+park+edit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333197396446913154" border="0" /></a><br />APST has been pretty busy. In March TOP took point on hosting OP: Steel Talon at the Splat Action park.<br />In April Nocte hosted OP: Project Nephilim 3 at CAGE PDX.<br />In May APST and AP are hosting CQC: 7 at CAGE PDX.<br /><br />Putting together all these great events cuts into our field time as a team, but in June we should be hitting Coffee Angels II in St. Paul, Oregon.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-76846539107372848592009-05-07T14:18:00.000-07:002009-05-07T14:21:44.506-07:00Tornado Flashbang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOu4vyyHt78mg6Csosl874Kmz0Zgcx7j7AttdtqD3tCZECCKHFiEMseVUfDOjttAB44zDPV3vRH0WeYLJZBLAvpzzn0njBdwWRCdGxov54JyfsMWn-VTRRCNnAURyVJKP8ANeTal2fS4/s1600-h/grenade1-lg+%28Small%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOu4vyyHt78mg6Csosl874Kmz0Zgcx7j7AttdtqD3tCZECCKHFiEMseVUfDOjttAB44zDPV3vRH0WeYLJZBLAvpzzn0njBdwWRCdGxov54JyfsMWn-VTRRCNnAURyVJKP8ANeTal2fS4/s200/grenade1-lg+%28Small%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333195227220274130" border="0" /></a><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPf0WvMn8uw<br />The folks at AI are producing a kit that will turn your tornado from a "frag" into a "bang". It replaces the valve cover safety plug with a Mylar burst disk and a part that forces the gas into the burst disk instead of into the BB channels.<br />$15 for 50 refills. We will have some shortly and give them a whirl.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-76641365127140024612009-02-23T13:00:00.000-08:002009-02-23T13:03:22.123-08:00The BSP Challenge January 24-25, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryEjyuH4Gg2uVM7WuWm3RzU7djtiMVfKvuZnBUJ9NCanyhZJI09ez4eAQQJbXFGM4JfCpQ11Ozz46wFo6nw56TAaIG2DR_zKElBcd9IhncvulyfufNlVYNyT3b5BkvtpzChxrpC0G1aU/s1600-h/phoca_thumb_l_apst_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryEjyuH4Gg2uVM7WuWm3RzU7djtiMVfKvuZnBUJ9NCanyhZJI09ez4eAQQJbXFGM4JfCpQ11Ozz46wFo6nw56TAaIG2DR_zKElBcd9IhncvulyfufNlVYNyT3b5BkvtpzChxrpC0G1aU/s200/phoca_thumb_l_apst_20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306100591618343426" border="0" /></a><br />Hillsboro, Oregon<br />The BSP Challenge is based on teams of Players Vs Actors with a set script. Teams are graded on time and other factors to determine the winner.<br /><br />Pictures: <a href="http://blacksierra.net/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=15%3Absp-challenge&Itemid=58" target="_blank">http://blacksierra.net/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=15%3Absp-challenge&Itemid=58</a><br /><br />For competitions like this body armor "counts". In field games a hit is "lethal" no matter where you get hit. But in a competition your body armor will save your life. When hit in the armor you must take a knee for 10 seconds after which you are "recovered".<br /><br />Mission 1: Private Security Detail<br />The teams will depart the staging area in 3-4 soft (unarmored) vehicles and take a female VIP to a cabin in the woods near the city of Hillsboro.<br />The teams must have all their gear and weaponry hidden from view from outside the vehicles.<br />To this end APST wore civillian clothes, large jackets, low profile concealable body armor and carried pistols and submachineguns under our jackets. One of our members in the rear vehicle (hate truck) had a boxed LMG, which he used to wipe out a van full of bad guys.<br /><br />On the way to the cabin it was our mission to maintain radio communication car-to-car and watch for any "suspicious" activity.<br /><br />At the location where we were supposed to deliver the VIP there is an ambush.<br />For the purposes of the game mechanics, certain vehicles are "disabled" and the teams need to move the VIP to a functional vehicle to extract her.<br /><br />About half the teams competing lost their VIP during the ambush.<br /><br />APST upon hitting the ambush deployed smoke grenades from each vehicle, dismounted and engaged the ambushing forces. The two bodyguards assigned to the VIP moved her to a functional vehicle and the mission indexed (end of exercise).<br /><br />Some teams failed to neutralize all the enemy combatants, some teams lost their VIP, some experienced heavy casualties. APST suffered no casualties and eliminated all threats. This is where practice and training for this scenario type paid off.<br /><br />Mission 2: Drug sting<br />In this mission the player team has to send in an undercover officer to ascertain whether the bad guys (actors) have a large quantity of drugs in their possession. After that has happened, the rest of the players (simulating a sheriff's office SWAT team) move in to arrest the suspects.<br /><br />The UC part of the mission had some hitches, but the SWAT part of the mission went well.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-21931434060911935282009-01-29T00:54:00.001-08:002009-01-29T01:06:47.292-08:00Duostock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemJ2OA8y7DyBwGpOovqIClRu6DFB7Qmim756KcvqPoosRP3X7rrss9066o17K5I2VcC9nf18tpBm8nN0eMo8AnDECvOk-yYMvvxf_T5paqZ2eirnmGF9thSggj9H_b4b3Yx2ca5BGVB8/s1600-h/duostock-promo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemJ2OA8y7DyBwGpOovqIClRu6DFB7Qmim756KcvqPoosRP3X7rrss9066o17K5I2VcC9nf18tpBm8nN0eMo8AnDECvOk-yYMvvxf_T5paqZ2eirnmGF9thSggj9H_b4b3Yx2ca5BGVB8/s200/duostock-promo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296636535092309218" border="0" /></a><br />Our newest sponsor Duostock provided us with some of their products to kick around. In a nutshell its a new two surface M4 stock that makes bringing your rifle from low ready to on target very smooth. The stock stays against your shoulder and "rolls" through the movement from low ready to on target and naturally lines your eye up with your optics/sights. Its a little bit ugly, but sure does work nicely. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.duostock.com"></a>Visit Duostock at www.duostock.comAPSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-86558785878628753532009-01-10T18:13:00.000-08:002009-01-10T18:18:18.955-08:00Strac FAST Video Demonstration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMxDBx000r0RVjMoESVpR-0oJRiwN_Kfb584kyp7ROYMK6j1clEq8D4tcyNloYKJHW9fyRKLzdLm3lhjDbxYbI5ZEeWpJuh5Di2CmKvuRnnPIbHiwZ5rqMZlBnTM2inwk0nr8SHq5-zM/s1600-h/strac.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMxDBx000r0RVjMoESVpR-0oJRiwN_Kfb584kyp7ROYMK6j1clEq8D4tcyNloYKJHW9fyRKLzdLm3lhjDbxYbI5ZEeWpJuh5Di2CmKvuRnnPIbHiwZ5rqMZlBnTM2inwk0nr8SHq5-zM/s200/strac.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289854491172960082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have a short post for you today. One of our members demonstrating his FAST.<br /><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-1080856558256121417&hl=en&fs=true" style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-46387850393636888502008-12-21T18:10:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:44:28.137-08:00STRAC FAST system<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUP6vWlYVLhkOZAyV83yQU_yht-B69dQbzcyE0JPnUiN7dVrOoIyQypO0b6yzmEcjthzqxPLsC4zMxCInUx2fPBQoZAW4eD2oAAe-1ZVnW1LechEtUjYngpvPSHcjn-umkfLfEgQy8oA/s1600-h/stracfast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282436268288183074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUP6vWlYVLhkOZAyV83yQU_yht-B69dQbzcyE0JPnUiN7dVrOoIyQypO0b6yzmEcjthzqxPLsC4zMxCInUx2fPBQoZAW4eD2oAAe-1ZVnW1LechEtUjYngpvPSHcjn-umkfLfEgQy8oA/s200/stracfast.jpg" border="0" /></a> APST is excited to announce a new team sponsor! Top has been in contact with <a href="http://www.stractech.com/index.html">STRAC Technologies</a>, a company that makes innovative combat equipment. STRAC has all sorts of gear on their web site, but the "gucci" gear they hooked us up with is the FAST system. The FAST system is, well, fast. This is a magazine for you magazines. The system takes up the same space on your MOLLE rig as two M4 pouches, and stores three M4 magazines in a spring loaded fashion. Check out the <a href="http://www.stractech.com/videos.html">videos</a> to see more about how this contraption works. APST has received a couple of these FAST system from STRAC this week, and are rigging them to start giving them some ruthless field testing. Look forward to a full review soon.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-28742646938202208942008-12-21T18:05:00.000-08:002009-01-10T18:20:08.114-08:00Echo 1 Advanced Squad Carbine (SCAR)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ7JtBBjIcTYOU3GGb6yHwRM6osemyEUz-s3Fp_kIs_o8mnEW5NcyCC3L3I09zV6J0ij7kat_8aQ5ZdxPHYFw_IaTfCuWld3CRcodedwoDoLBDTn1_JKFQxg9K6O2o8YPp6yv91Nx3dQ/s1600-h/stuff+037+%28Small%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ7JtBBjIcTYOU3GGb6yHwRM6osemyEUz-s3Fp_kIs_o8mnEW5NcyCC3L3I09zV6J0ij7kat_8aQ5ZdxPHYFw_IaTfCuWld3CRcodedwoDoLBDTn1_JKFQxg9K6O2o8YPp6yv91Nx3dQ/s200/stuff+037+%28Small%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289855248007453922" border="0" /></a><br />Recently I got my hands on and in an Echo 1 Advanced Squad Carbine (SCAR). Here’s the short version:<br /><p class="MsoNormal">Out of the box the E1 SCAR shoots 370 and has a pretty flat shooting hopup. It includes a pretty decent 1100mah 8.4v battery, 2 mags, a barrel extension, and all the usual accessories.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Externally the SCAR is built very solid and has a monolithic upper receiver. The only possible weak point I saw on the design is the tab that holds the stock open.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The gearbox is a standard version 2 gearbox with pretty standard quality parts. It does have metal bushings, unlike the dboys SCAR. By the way, this is a rebranded dboys gun. The gearbox looks like it'll last quite a while.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Personally I find it to be less ergonomic than a comparably sized M4, your results may vary. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Read the <a href="http://airsoftreview.net/cms_view_article.php?aid=56">full article</a> on AirsoftReview.net</p>APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-18293533217467266902008-12-21T17:48:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:28:30.579-08:00New CQC training facility<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7QI5rr-tZjAN2fDZ9dac3xT1azc6ACPrsvhpYIZs04HS1MopqijY7W18Tb9CunbDGbDfU4jHtZwa6Opd1a6iQoHfkjotFaoj-TtNhpRC1NhYyQ4Fs15LDbToFY-IsuKzvYLsEjZe1Ac/s1600-h/IMG_07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282429350202637058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7QI5rr-tZjAN2fDZ9dac3xT1azc6ACPrsvhpYIZs04HS1MopqijY7W18Tb9CunbDGbDfU4jHtZwa6Opd1a6iQoHfkjotFaoj-TtNhpRC1NhYyQ4Fs15LDbToFY-IsuKzvYLsEjZe1Ac/s200/IMG_07.jpg" border="0" /></a> Finding a place to practice for CQC is not easy. In the past we have been able to practice at a metal fabrication shop and warehouse. The shop works great, but after you train at the same place for a long time, it is easy to become too comfortable with the layout, and become desensitized to the area. It is important to have a variety of training areas. When we compete, we usually have no idea what the other side of the door will look like. That was exactly the case the first night we showed up to this huge ARMY hanger. There are at least 20 rooms, multiple floors are stair cases, low light areas, large open spaces, and tight corridors. Hitting that building gave me the same rush that a competition does.<br /><div></div><div><a href="http://apst.airsoftpacific.com/index.php/cqc-practice-dec-6-2008">Check out the photos of the hanger.</a></div>APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-56927001001548542232008-12-10T00:04:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:05:48.756-08:00EOtech Replicas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbzBBOHKd7Qcu-G2vQ_IvMcA1mPB42RkfaO9Fg3JjX6K_A5DT8fsTpK1_mB6o6LdTWygICO73G0YqyrNWGNTFd1_i539wTmQdn6HboZD5gIPr19v2emmMrlLLBtiBaF9O1xfgRo5m72I/s1600-h/IMG_04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282429825403527090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbzBBOHKd7Qcu-G2vQ_IvMcA1mPB42RkfaO9Fg3JjX6K_A5DT8fsTpK1_mB6o6LdTWygICO73G0YqyrNWGNTFd1_i539wTmQdn6HboZD5gIPr19v2emmMrlLLBtiBaF9O1xfgRo5m72I/s200/IMG_04.jpg" border="0" /></a> I noticed the other night that everyone is starting to show up with EOtech or EOtech replica red dot sites recently. Given that they are so damn expensive I figured I could find a knock-off on Ebay for a good price- not really.<br /><br />Well, for a real rifle there is no substitute for the real deal, but for airsoft a replica will do the trick. There are a few brands of replicas out there. G&P makes a good one, but they will still run you over $100. The best bang for the buck I have found out there is the EOtech 552 on <a href="http://ebaybanned.com/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=1158">Ebay Banned </a>for $57! The 552 uses AA batteries instead of the more expensive lithiam batteries. They also have the 551 which is shorter and lower profile, but does not take AA batteries.<br /><br />EOtech sites have a no-ghost red dot and a clear open site picture, which allows for fast target acquisition and which makes even the more expensive models well worth it.<br /><br />Here is a picture of Amos at our last CQC practice sporting a real steel EOtech 552. Sexy! We will have more photos of that practice up later tomorrow.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459509847319334273.post-79458632808249160012008-12-09T19:12:00.000-08:002008-12-09T21:29:17.311-08:00APST has a blog!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriqnn1-tpx2U3589ORNNA-s3naSxTdA9RJ7ijwI17HjIZ4-B10S8gn5-DrXdsoA-1dlnDdHFSDf-WAw36Q4EOQQgKi9VOykyqaSUimqF6S_LlcN5sv7ailovuIjDJGrLiB3CWfPUKP5E/s1600-h/gunnyblog.jpg"></a>Welcome to the Airsoft Pacific Strike team web log. We know you all love sitting around the camp fire and hearing us run our mouth off, so we decided to let you listen to us rant on our home page. Please stop in and see what we have to say.APSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856888534357720661noreply@blogger.com0