Stirling Airsoft have sent out a press release:
Hi guys, Got some exciting news for you from Stirling Airsoft.
On November 7th and 8th Stirling Airsoft will be holding our first ever real-time hostage rescue event at Catterick FIBUA Village.
Op: Overwatch builds upon Stirling Airsoft’s experience running real-time hostage rescue missions at other urban airsoft sites and takes it to the next level as players will be carrying out their mission at the British Army’s famous FIBUA training village at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.
Players who’ve been to our Combat Mission games, like the upcoming Op: Atlas mission, at our Great Blackhill Farm site in Herefordshire will be more used to the way that Op: Overwatch will be run.
Most of Saturday daytime will be spent training with Stirling’s highly experienced Instructors, running through hostage rescue and CQB skills training to help players build up the necessary skillsets to carry out the coming mission.
After breaking for dinner players, in the role of 22 SAS, will receive the call to attend a hostage situation in a North Yorkshire town.
From this point on the mission will unfold in real-time throughout the night as players are briefed on the situation, conduct close target recces, get involved in negotions with the hostage-takers and prepare immediate action and strategic plans to resolve the hostage situation.
This is not the standard "run and gun" action of a typical airsoft skirmish game, but rather this requires players to put themselves in the shoes of real Special Forces operators as they plan and prepare to try to successfully resolve a hostage siege situation with the minimum of civilian casualties. It may not be to everyone’s tastes but those players who have taken part in hostage rescue missions like this at Stirling Airsoft’s other sites in the past have thoroughly enjoyed the change of pace and the opportunity to experience more in depth tactical airsoft than normal games usually allow.
Op: Overwatch takes place on the weekend of November 7th and 8th. Details can be found on the Op: Overwatch page of the main Stirling Airsoft site.
The weekend after Op: Overwatch the team will be in action once more for the Op: Atlas combat mission at the Great Blackhill Farm site in Herefordshire.
As always you can email matt@stirlingairsoft.com for details and you can find the booking form here.
If the rigours of combat missions don’t appeal then there’s also this year’s England vs Scotland game, Op: Instant Justice, coming up in December, where England will be trying to retain the Stirling Shield after last year’s victory over the Scots.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
