I managed to get to sleep around 12 Midnight after having filled up sandbags for several hours and things didn't cool down until about 3 AM.
Saturday started off bright and early with my getting up at first light to start more work on the Allied lines. Gradually, more people began to filter in and soon we had several working on the Allied line. Naturally there were about 12 Germans so they were able to get a lot more done on their side than we did.
After several hours of work, we able to take a break and get ready for the pass in review parade. The Germans were completely absent and only four Allied soldiers marched. Afterwards, we began our scheduled first battle. Unfortunately, due to a lack of coordination, it really didn't go off well and the it all bogged down into a shoot-out from shell hole to shell hole. Not every interesting from the public's point of view (supposedly some of the audience were actually walking away).
Things improved after we held a quick conference in no-man's land. After improvising a simple battle plan, the second battle went well and we were able to put on a good public spectacle. By the time the second battle was completed, it was about 5 PM and everyone was exhausted and pretty much done in by the heat.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent resting and one of the new member's father was kind enough to make dinner for us all so we didn't have to brave the dubious cuisine of Jack in the Box or something similar.
At least the next battle would be at night when things would be cooler (relatively, anyway).
Overall, it wasn't a bad day but the heat did not help any and the lack of Allied soldiers and grenades also didn't help. These are definately areas that need to be addressed for future events.
More to follow...
Saturday started off bright and early with my getting up at first light to start more work on the Allied lines. Gradually, more people began to filter in and soon we had several working on the Allied line. Naturally there were about 12 Germans so they were able to get a lot more done on their side than we did.
After several hours of work, we able to take a break and get ready for the pass in review parade. The Germans were completely absent and only four Allied soldiers marched. Afterwards, we began our scheduled first battle. Unfortunately, due to a lack of coordination, it really didn't go off well and the it all bogged down into a shoot-out from shell hole to shell hole. Not every interesting from the public's point of view (supposedly some of the audience were actually walking away).
Things improved after we held a quick conference in no-man's land. After improvising a simple battle plan, the second battle went well and we were able to put on a good public spectacle. By the time the second battle was completed, it was about 5 PM and everyone was exhausted and pretty much done in by the heat.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent resting and one of the new member's father was kind enough to make dinner for us all so we didn't have to brave the dubious cuisine of Jack in the Box or something similar.
At least the next battle would be at night when things would be cooler (relatively, anyway).
Overall, it wasn't a bad day but the heat did not help any and the lack of Allied soldiers and grenades also didn't help. These are definately areas that need to be addressed for future events.
More to follow...
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