Operation Exodus-Third Encounter

Second the 2nd day of OP-Exodus tournament schedule tomorrow.

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OP Exodus - Winter 2008

The UFAC- GAF 2008 tournament had already started last Friday. I was asked to be a Marshall of the game but unfortunately I didn't attend. I have to move to our new home as we are one of those expatriates here in Dubai that got this eviction from Dubai Municipality. So last Friday we moved to our new home in Sharjah which means I got closer to Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club, our gamesite.

Here are the details of the OP Exodus - Winter 2008

7 - 28 November 2008 (Fridays) - Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club

12 man Team Airsoft Tournament with 4 Challenge Missions
• King of the Hill • Bomb Disposal
• VIP Escort • Black Hawk Down

With 32 participating teams, this seasons' airsoft tournament in UAE will be full of challenge and fun.

As what I know they have removed 1 mission which is the Prison Beak.

List of Teams who will played Elimination and Quarter Final Games last Friday - November 07, 2008:

Mistah A
Armas
PSICO-DUST
Ghost Recon
TAU A
Parak
Magdalo
Nautivoiz
Musang A
Fear A
B. Scorpion
Supremo

List of Teams who performed Marshaling Duty on Friday - November 07, 2008:

Oakwood Boys
Sierra 8
Peacekeepers
Mistah B
Musang B
Fear B
Blackhawk
Jaws
Stags
Spartan
Phantoms
TAU B

Friday - 07 November 2008 – Program of Activities
5:00am - 6:30am
Chrono (maximum 450 fps)
Registration of Players
Registration of Marshals

6:30am - 7:00am
Marshal’s General Briefing

7:00am-8:00nn
Tournament Proper

9:00am-9:30am
OP : Exodus Tournament Opening Ceremony
Official Launching of Airsoft Activity in UAE
Guests :
HE Sheikh Mohammad Al Thani
HE Sheikh Sultan Al Thani
Mr. Mohammad Dabeel
Phil. Ambassador Libran Cabactulan

9:30am–12:00nn
Tournament Proper

Touch the tower

Today's game objective was to touch the tower of the opponent.

Honesty and Discipline

Today was my 3rd time to play airsoft. It was great because I had the chance to play 5 games not like before. But at the same time I felt bad knowing that there are new and old players who do not follow airsoft safety rules.

Before I actually play airsoft, what I did was I went first to the game site to watched and observed how this sport is being played. I have heard airsoft and seen airsoft gun before from my cousin but I have never seen him play.

That day I've seen and saw players complaining that they got hit in close range in the head, the opponent doesn't shout "hit", etc... I admit I was kind of afraid when I saw that there is a chance they you'll get shot in the eyes. That what makes me hesitant to play at first, of course nobody wants to get blind, right?

Today, sad to say that my friend had accidentally shot someone at the hips while we were on the safe zone. I'm sure that he didn't mean it but of course it was his fault because he didn't remove the magazine from his gun when he left the battlefield, no questions ask.

I know that joining this game there is a possibility of getting hurt. But the hazard can be avoided if the airsoft player knows the safety rules. I'm sure that everyone will agree with me that this sport is about honesty but beside that I think think this game should also be about discipline, inside and outside the airsoft war zone.

Operation Genesis - Airsoft Tournament Dubai

I have not been blogging lately about airsoft games here in Dubai because it's been 3 consecutive Fridays that I have not been able to play airsoft due to the first ever airsoft tournament here in Dubai called "Operation Genesis".

I was still able to watch on the first Friday of the game and I can say that it was really fun. My friend and I can only do is to watch them playing because only those seniors who were active since the club started were the one who can only play the game. Well, better luck next tournament buddy!

I would like to congratulate FEAR team for winning the contest and the runners up. And of course these teams will not win if nobody's competing with them so let's congratulate all the team's players, organizers, sponsors and all members of United Filipino Airsoft Club - UAE (UFAC-UAE) for putting an effort to have a successful airsoft competition like this.

HOOOOOOOOOYAAH!!!

Test fire your airsoft gun

Today was my 2nd airsoft game. Just like last time, my friend and I arrive the game site early but today his wife came along to watch us play and brought us and for the other players food.

The game started early today and there were a lot of airsoft players compared last week. My friends airsoft gun was still not working so he borrowed a gun from another friend of his. But to our surprise while we were already inside the gun site, the gun was also not working. So what he did was to wait for me to get killed so I can pass my rifle.

The person who was refferred to us to repair his not cheap airsoft gun came to us. The gun was only 1 week old and we were wondering why after a few games it didn't work. The man told him there was a problem with the fuse, so there they changed it.

Finally, we were able to play together for 3 games and the lesson we learnt was to test fire your airsoft gun before you go to battle.

First airsoft experience

It was last month when I joined an airsoft team called Mistah forces from an invitation of a colleague and today I finally had my first airsoft experience. Airsoft games here in Dubai are played in 2 play sites, in Sharjah Paintball Club on Friday and in Creek every Tuesday and today's airsoft game was played in Sharjah.

I had the chance to test my airsoft guns and also my friends gun. My friend and I arrived the play site early at around 6:50 am as we were told that game starts at 7 am. My partner was so excited that he woke up 5 am and was already in front of our house when I woke up (it was also his first airsoft game).

We got kitted out in overalls, a full face mask and supplied with airsoft guns. After we were informed about the safety instructions, we were out to play the game. Getting shot didn't hurt half as much as I had feared - it felt like being heavily tapped rather than stinging.

Though it was tiring and my thighs are paining me, it was really fun playing airsoft because of the thrill and excitement when you are inside the gunfield, the shooting, running and crawling make it really looks like a real gun battle.

Here are some of my first airsoft experience photos:






More of airsoft pictures...