Operation Masher: White Wing
DATE: FEB 27-MAR 1 2009
LOCATION: SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
Presented by Battlesim & The Recondo Cadre
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Operation Masher is an Immersive Training/Role Playing Experience putting you in the boots of a GI in the midst of the Vietnam War. This event focuses on small unit training and tactics as well as reinforcing teamwork and personal improvement. Your instructors are veterans of real world conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq, they have served with distinction and are here to bring you as close to the action as possible. Your training and teamwork will be pitted against NVA OPFOR who will employ authentic tactics to send you home in a bag, only through teamwork and planning will you survive to complete your mission.
This is not the “paintball” airsoft you are used to. This event is not about how highspeed your equipment is, how many rounds per second your gun fires or the amount of kills you rack up. This event is about your buddy, your team, your mission. Of course this event is about fun first and foremost, of course it will be hard, but the rewards are endless. You will leave this event with a greater appreciation of the war in Vietnam and the people who fought on both sides of it.
Immersion is everything. For this event to succeed to its fullest, we need you to apply yourself. Immersion can only be achieved when everyone is onboard. There are no potty breaks, runs back to the car, or time outs. The discussion is not on politics or video games. You will learn to depend on your squad and become brothers. When you arrive at this event, you are in Vietnam. You are a Cherry, so when you arrive at the firebase the 1st Sgt will show you the ropes. You are part of a military unit for the duration of your stay and for the machine to work the gears must turn, so get humping GI!
LOGISTICS CONCERNS
Where: Washington, Louisiana
When: FEB 27th – MAR 1st
Attendee Arrival Begins @ 1200 on the 27th
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Notes
*Extremely limited gear and equipment rental please direct requests immediately to Paperpusher@Black-company.com include “GEAR RENTAL” in subject line
*Age Requirement is 18. For Prospective attendees under this age group, you must get special permission to attend the event and additionally are required to have a guardian present for the duration of the event
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THE REAL OPERATION MASHER
Operation Masher, White Wing
Pursuit toward Kim Son (Crows feet)
Feb, 1966
In response to reports of increased enemy activity and ammonia sniffer indications of significant occupation in several concentrated locations, Special Forces teams from Project B-52 Delta were inserted into the Kim Son vicinity in the jungle and mountainous regions of the Vietnamese Coastal plains. These insertions were in advance of planned sweeps by elements of the First Cav taking advantage of their mobility and support. Contact with the SF units was lost almost immediately after their insertion and they were assumed to be overwhelmed and destroyed. Clearly the region was more thoroughly occupied then initially predicted. Initial insertion by the Cav units was delayed by two days due to adverse weather. This was the first time in the war that major operations were significantly impacted by weather. This allowed the NVA/ VC to abandoned numerous fortified camps and establish both delaying actions and deliberate planned engagements that favored their forces. The Main force US elements became engaged in a sweep and pursuit operation that was intense and challenging. Frequent, sharp, small unit, encounters occurred within the Kim Son area and throughout the operation. The 2nd Battalion of the 5th Cavalry inserted each of their companies with two days rations to screen and block main exit avenues and the bulk of intense action was absorbed by these units. The remaining units drove the enemy forces toward these blocking forces. Their flexibility and mobility proved highly effective in confusing and canalizing the enemy but at great cost. Due to the terrain the blocking companies had to conduct a mobile rather than a stationary defense in many cases and develop the situation whenever possible using the Divisions Air assets.
The VC/ NVA utilized mortars, recoilless rifles and Anti Aircraft batteries to great effect. The confirmed enemy units encountered included the heavy weapons battalion of the 18th NVA Regiment, A captured NVA Colonel revealed the presence of the Headquarters element of the 22nd NVA Regiment. In addition three provisional VC units were confirmed involved in the operation. The engagement included multiple assaults on enemy strongholds and a number of intense multi wave assaults by NVA elements on Cav. defensive positions. Ultimately the only way to secure the area was through the use of numerous Arc Light B52 raids which finally drove the enemy from the field.