Operations / After-action
Red Mist 26 – Operation Thor Pt1 "Death Forest"
The Ardennes, February 1984. NATO retreats into the forest to regroup, straight into a trap six months in the making.
- Date
- 27–28 JAN 2018
- Location
- Gunman Airsoft, Eversley, Hampshire
- Cost
- £65 weekend · £35 day · £85 on the gate
- Original listing
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Situation
The Ardennes, Belgium. February 1984.
For thousands of years this forest has bled armies, hidden them and devoured them.
The war is spreading across the world, and the battle for Berlin has begun. Motor rifle units have crossed the broken Wall into West Germany. Operation Thor has been launched.
NATO is badly weakened in Europe after the invasion of the United Kingdom. Its forces have fallen back into the Ardennes to regroup, and walked straight into a trap.
Background: Operation "The Mole"
For six months, East German and Soviet soldiers have been quietly infiltrating the forest in preparation for Operation Thor.
In 1983 Stasi agents discovered a network of forgotten secret-service tunnels dating from the Second World War. When war broke out in Poland, the Stasi launched a secret mission to keep Tunnel 010 hidden and usable: Operation "The Mole". It had two parts. The first was to keep the tunnel secret, since it might connect to other 1940s workings and be found by NATO intelligence. The second was to infiltrate NATO intelligence and erase any record of Tunnel 010.
Agent 010 was captured in 1983, after completing his mission. Before his capture he fed false information into NATO command, and NATO lost several key battles early in the war as a result.
Format
A full FilmSim game with no end scenario. Both sides set up camp and stay in the field all weekend. A ceasefire begins at 17:00 on Saturday, but players are encouraged to stay in character for the full experience. Several key locations must be captured and held. Objectives and further intelligence will be issued to each side before the event.
Sides
- NATO: US Army, British Army
- WarPac: Soviet Motor Rifles, DDR mixed force
Rules and kit
- Full FilmSim rules apply. 300 rounds, loaded in magazines.
- Primarily role-play, with fast and intense airsoft action. New players are very welcome.
- Bring your own kit if you have it. Free loan kit is available, and period rifles can be hired for £20 for the weekend.
- Book through Gunman. Pay the deposit only. Deposits are non-refundable but can be resold.