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The Games - Medic! The drop had been the worst he had ever seen. Those re-entry pods that hadn’t scattered in the thick atmosphere of the planet had been subject to withering ground fire. Only sixty-percent of the battalion had reached the ground. It was a wonder, thought the Corporal Barnes, that he’d survived at all. Now, crouched in a narrow alleyway, he wondered how long that would last. The city around him had grown up haphazardly, thrown together by successive waves of colonists using whatever materials they had available. Unplanned, unmapped, it was a rat’s warren of used cargo containers, recycled deep-space tug hulls, gutted drive housings, and every size and shape of metal and plastic scrap imaginable. It is also, he reflected, a friggin' deathtrap. The flash of movement was all the warning the Barnes had. He flung himself sideways and down, hearing the high-pitched scream as a cloud of flechettes passed within inches of his head. It wasn’t quite enough. Searing pain flared in his arm and side as the hyper-sonic needles shredded his armor, tearing into flesh and bone beneath. His rifle spun uselessly away across the alley. His vision blurred, color fading into shades of...

Rob The Citizen http://airsoftdigest.com/airsoft_digest/2009/10/the-games---medic.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0105363780e9970c0120a60bc47a970c 2009-10-02T08:08:25-04:00 2009-10-02T08:07:39-04:00

Review of the ProjectWolfDragon.com Over-Discharge Protection Circuit Board for Lithium Polymer (LiPO) Battery Packs by GovCheese Most airsoft enthusiast have had to make several important decisions in the past several of years as more and more innovative products have made it into the market to make the game more enjoyable and affordable. Tokyo Marui or ACM? MARPAT or Multicam? AEG, Spring or Gas Powered? NiCAD, NiMH or LiPO? In terms of technological advances, airsoft has lagged behind other hobbies using similar technologies. Radio controlled enthusiasts have known about LiPO batteries for years, but they have only been recently endorsed and utilized by the airsoft community, with somewhat mixed feelings. Many of these feelings are due to misconceptions, but some are based on prior experiences and what people read online or see on youtube. You don’t have to search far to find a video clip of a LiPO battery violently exploding or catching on fire and spewing toxic gas. Now for the public service announcement: LiPOs CAN and WILL be more dangerous than traditional NiMH or NiCAD batteries if handled improperly. Damaged cells could melt, catch on fire, explode and expel toxic gas. In order to prevent these, certain measures should...

Rob The Citizen http://airsoftdigest.com/airsoft_digest/2009/10/lipo-alarm.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0105363780e9970c0120a60bb1f8970c 2009-10-02T07:38:22-04:00 2009-10-02T07:38:14-04:00

SOF Visit by Wild Bill One of the great things about playing Airsoft is that you get to recreate your heroes, if only for a short while. Although all you really need to “get your game on” is your AEG and safety gear, whether you are a gamer, a scenario player or a full on MilSim realist part of the fun is putting together your gear for the game! One of the most exciting developments in our game is the continued rise in themed events; from one game to another you can find yourself going from the Normandy Beachheads of WWII to a post-apocalyptic Cityscape via the jungles of Vietnam! Many friends of mine will take days or weeks preparing for a big game, spending evenings researching their subject and lots of their hard-earned cash in the stores both real and online. I am often asked where I find my personal gear, and although it actually comes from many sources I thought I would kick off this new “gear” section of Airsoft Digest with a virtual visit to one of my favorite “one stop” stores, Soldier of Fortune in the United Kingdom (www.sofmilitary.co.uk). Peter Kabluczenko opened the doors to Soldier...

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