Scoping Out the Lay of the Land

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Our family has a new passion–paintball.  And since my birthday is coming up, we have the perfect opportunity to outfit ourselves to indulge the new interest.

With that in mind, we went exploring around our property over the weekend–this time with an eye for great paintball forts.  Every pile of stacked firewood, fallen tree, or copse took on extra significance when seen through the eyes of a marksman.  At one point I decided I’d found the perfect spot to place a ‘fort’ (otherwise known as a playground), when my husband pointed out that I was at a disadvantage since the ground approach was uphill from where I faced.  But isn’t it only with infantry and calvary charges that one has to hold the high ground?  We’ve discussed that point, and decided we’ll just have to settle it on the playing field.

Let the games begin.

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  1. Jeff Draper

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    I think you need not worry about advanced warfighting theory and practice. We’ve done paintball in the Marines a few times and standard tactics are thrown out the window. In paintball, quarter inch plywood makes a great shield. In real war, even cinder blocks do little to stop a determined .556 ball round from 100 yards.

  2. Suanne

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    See, now there’s something else I hadn’t thought off. Anything sturdy enough to keep the paint off will work, so there’s no need to create concrete bunkers!

    I find the image of a bunch of Marine’s going at each other with ‘markers’ amusing…do you stick to camouflage colors? 😉

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