Paintballing 2001

In response to various reports of enemy activity in the Chobham area, the Tonsley events crack Commando unit mobilised early on Saturday 9th June. Rest assured we had raised a group of soldiers with a wide array of skills to cover any eventuality.

Sure enough the team could not go to war without a good cup of tea and a bacon sanger, at least that was certainly the case put forward by Mikey. All arrived at the front line safely with no casualties, although there was some erratic driving noted from the Floody's armoured car, but reports have confirmed this was induced by two of the higher ranking members of the team (Joe and Woolfy) to shake potential followers off the trail - cunning!

The unit struggled in the early stages of the game, not scoring well against our South African enemy. Pete's call of "Diplomatic Immunity" failed to restore peace and one soldier was disappointed when given a weapon as previously he had only used an iron. Unfortunately one of the team was forced to return home at lunch for family reasons. We were sorry to see him go, but then we actually realised the benefits were twofold, a lot more lunch available and a win in every fire-fight to follow to win the day outright!

There was a strong international flavour in the group with two New Zealand renegades who joined us to learn the skills the Tonsley Events team are reputed for. However, they were sent home in disgrace after one of them was reported to have shot the marshal. There was another controversial incident when one of the team seemed to pick on a girl and fire at her from point blank range. Insults were exchanged and he rightly backed off claiming victory.

There were few casualties throughout the day, but one soldier (Al Muir) has been mentioned posthumously for a brave display of selfless behaviour attracting enemy fire in a dash across the front line.

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