Airsoft SOFSIM are pleased to announce that they are planning a soft MILSIM for 2014.
It will be held in the summer just outside London and is designed for Airsoft skirmish players who want to get into a MILSIM or for those milsimmers who want an 8-hour MILSIM where milsim rules will apply but it's not necessary to carry everything in a bergen on your back for the duration and you can get a hot shower and a soft bed after the game.
To kick it off, here is the background. To keep abreast of developments and receive future news updates and intel, check us out on Facebook.
MOLDISTAN
TEETERS ON THE EDGE
Trouble
is looming in the tiny Republic of Moldistan following the botched attempt to
rescue kidnapped politician Artem Novik.
Following the dissolution of
the Soviet Union almost 25 years ago, Moldistan has quietly soldiered on as an
independent republic. The sleepy largely undeveloped country, which is still
covered by dense woodland for over 40% of its surface area, rarely rates a
mention in the worlds press.
One month ago, Mr.Novik, the
Moldistani Minister of Trade and a close friend of President Aleksandr Gretzky,
was kidnapped by insurgents when his car was ambushed as he travelled to a
state visit at the Gorazh National Mine. The Moldistan People’s Front or MPF
claimed responsibility for the abduction and demanded the release of MPF
political prisoners from Krasvin Jail in exchange for his safe return.
Although the exact details
are unclear, it is believed that government troops attempted a rescue attempt
after negotiations broke down. In an official state press release at the time,
it was claimed that Novik had been tracked to a remote woodland location and the
Moldistan Defence Force safely snatched the minister from the clutches of the
rebels.
Unfortunately, it seems that Novik had been fitted with a concealed
improvised explosive device and both he and his rescuers were killed when the
device accidently detonated. Inside sources have hinted that a hidden proximity
sensor triggered the explosion when the rescuers tried to evacuate Novik by
helicopter.
It seems that international
interest in Moldistan has been heightened recently after a US-led corporation
cooperating with the Moldistan government discovered a huge concentration of
Titanium-bearing Ilmenite rock just North of Krasvin. The traditional exports of Moldistan are timber
and tractors, but the discovery of such a large source of Titanium could transform
the small agricultural republic into an industrial giant.
Due to their high tensile
strength and corrosion and fatigue resistance, Titanium alloys are used in
aircraft, armour plating, naval ships, spacecraft and missiles. As Titanium is
non-toxic and not rejected by the human body, it is ideal for use in a gamut of
medical applications including surgical implements and implants. However,
despite its increasing widespread use, global oversupply has caused the price
of Titanium to fall on the international metal markets by some 30% in the last
2 years, eroding profitability for the mining industry. The recent large scale find
of Titanium in Moldistan could completely destabilise the world market and
threaten the major producers in countries like South Africa.
News
Today
is led to believe that when kidnapped, Artem Novik was travelling to visit the
source of the Ilmenite find at Gorazh. We also understand that only a few weeks
earlier, officials from both Washington and Moscow were engaged in talks with
Novik concerning a future trade agreement. Eye witnesses present at the site of
Novik’s failed rescue have indicated to our reporters that the Moldistan
Defence Force were assisted by English-speaking special forces operatives who
arrived at the scene in a black western-built Sikorsky helicopter. Official
sources have rejected this as nonsense.
