THE SWAT BIG GAME 2003 - "More Meat, Less Bone"

St John Ambulance crew

These brave women were on duty for the entire weekend (barring the night, of course), crewing the kitchen area, brewing tea, coffee, burgers, cold dinks, and so on: let's hear a round of applause for them, eh?

As 'No Angels' play, I see the subtle art of playing the Air Guitar has not been lost!

The Three Stogies: Meet Larry, Mo, and wotsisname?!

OK! Let's Do The Timewarp!

While all the other traders had knocked off for the night, Airsoft Kit (suitably equipped) were still working hard (hic)!

Early on Sunday morning, and Kessler briefs his lieutenants...

Now here's something you don't often see - someone proud of an SA-80! Excellent turnout, that man: Just one thing: Show parade, 06:00 - show boots highly polished!

"EAT THIS!" As the EUSF attack on the Village goes in, the fire team gunner lets rip with an M249 Minimi...

...while elsewhere, the EUSF troops charge in, decimating all opposition (again)...

Well, except for a rather sneaky Cambrian Militia sniper team, that is!

...who swiftly get it somewhere awkward, as the flanking attack goes in!

meanwhile, Kessler commands from afar, his radio microphone open to the world, as he goes hoarse yelling orders to all and sundry!

The initial attack successful, the EUSF Shock troops aren't subtle: They charge right into the CM-held village!

The attack also catches the local news station, and a cameraman is caught right in the middle (The middle of what, precisely, Nutz wasn't saying!) of it all!

Mind you, it wasn't all roses for the EUSF - the wind had a nasty habit of blowing their screening smoke right back at them!

Still, they persevered, and had a little reorganisation, following the capture of the village.

This was immediately followed by an assault on the CM camp itself - with the predictable results...

meanwhile, a lone sniper was guarding the approaches to the EUSF stronghold...

Finally, the weekend was almost over, and it was time for the scores...

The Winning Side: The EUSF!

The Runners-Up: The Cambrian Militia!

GI Jane

GI Joe

Action Man

Best Dressed Player

"Pratt of the Weekend"

One team did, however, catch my eye, if not the game judges: Rather, their team name and badge did...

Finally, a word of thanks to the Rangers, who made me their guest in their bivouac area, keeping me fed and watered - many thanks, again - it was a genuine pleasure! You should be getting the enlarged photo in the next few days, lads - I keep forgeting to post the damned thing!

before I forget - here's the camp site - and although it was a mere five minutes to the gaming area, and seven minutes to the shower/tiolet block, it was a *vast* imporvement on last years bumpy hillocks, which was this years car parking area!