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ODA, as the British Commonwealth, Dominates at D-Day Oklahoma, 2005!
The
Gray ODA, Command Decisions’ sponsored scenario paintball team, made a
2000-mile road trip recently to participate in the world’s largest
paintball event, D-Day, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma.
Dedication to the sport of paintball has to be the explanation for
10 men, and 1 woman, packing themselves and all of their gear willingly
into two vehicles and riding 20 hours in each direction to be a part of
this event! And what an event it was!
D-Day
2005 started on Wednesday, June 8 and ended on Sunday, June 12 and drew
almost 6,000 spectators, and participants.
Set in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, over 600 acres of land was used as
playing fields, camping areas, and vendor booths.
Recognizable vendors included Tippmann Pneumatics, JT, Ariakon,
Armotech, and Evil. Each day
was packed with activities such as speedball contests, mini-scenario
games, a huge parade, tank battles, and then the actual game itself, which
ran all of Saturday day and Saturday night.
Assigned
to the British Commonwealth contingency led by North Carolina native Ray
Adams, which historically has been the smallest and most underrated
battalion at D-Day, the Gray ODA made an incredibly favorable impression
and indentation in the game, which sported close to 4,000 other players.
Dressed in true historical fashion, over 20 individuals wore
British DPM patterned camo with Pegasus unit patches and airborne rockers,
red berets, and a true sense of sheer superiority.
On Friday afternoon, The British Commonwealth, marching in step
with markers in arm, were first in the parade route with bagpipers, and a
snare and bass drummer leading them forward.
On
Saturday, at 0630, the British Commonwealth, through a mixture of climates
including monsoon-like rains in the morning, and extreme heat in the
afternoon, began to lead the Allies in picking apart the Axis enemies.
Finishing all of the points missions well before the time
assignments, the Commonwealth found themselves as a unit, battling many
tanks, and sniping many unsuspecting Germans.
At 1600, the German forces conceded because of an extreme lack of
points and ended the battle almost 2 hours earlier than the scheduled end
of game.
Again
at 2000, the Brits once again faced the enemy in a night game lit by
ground strobes and flares and once again, found domination simple.
With the missions completed and more opponents barrel tagged out
than painted, the game ended with the Germans running off the field, tails
tucked between their legs in humiliation. The Allies walked away with the
victory. In the six years
that D-Day has taken place, the score now sits at 3 wins for the Allies,
and 3 wins for the German forces. A
tie...meaning 2006 will bring a tremendous grudge match to Wyandotte,
Oklahoma. If you can get
there next year, it is HIGHLY recommended that you don’t miss it!
So,
with much pride and experience, the Gray ODA packed up and headed home
early Monday morning after spending the night in a nearly vacant field
with more monsoon-like rain pummeling their tents.
Now, with three supreme victories over the past 2 months on their
resume, the Gray ODA hunts for their next challenge.
In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for coverage of D-Day and the very visible red berets of our troop on Spike TV, or in the pages of Action Pursuit Games, Paintball 2 Extremes, and who knows where else, as the cameras never stopped rolling! Please bring by any news you have of the coverage so we can spread the word to our team!
- ODA SOP
- Tank and Anti-tank Rules
- 40 Ball Rules
- Uniform Guide (ODA and Commonwealth)