Return on Labor Day weekend to this exceptional MOUT facility for Operation HammerStrike! The HammerFall saga concludes as NATO and Russian forces lock in a deadly struggle over the Chechen Security Zone!
Photographs of the facility may be seen at
The 57th Guards Army slammed against the security zone established along the Chechen-Georgian border by elements of the 101st Airborne and NATO troops. Amidst fierce urban fighting and a deep air intervention against the oncoming 13th Tank Army, NATO forces have held their tenuous foothold on Russian soil. Additional NATO reinforcements have arrived while Russian forces mass for a renewed assault. Now the final victor will be determined as NATO makes a stand for stability in the region while Russia fights to assert its territorial sovereignty.
Admission Cost
Admission for Operation HammerStrike will be $85 per player. Payment is due up front. Players registering on the website but paying the day of the game will be subject to the $100 pay-at-the-game fee. This includes 2 days of airsoft at the Camp Blanding MOUT Facility. Registration for this event will be done online. Registration cannot be done onsite. Registration will begin on July 25th and ends on August 24, 2007. Walk-on players are welcome but are subject to the $100 game-day fee.
Times of Operation
Friday
Gates open at 4pm for individuals camping onsite.
Saturday
Gates open at 7:30am. Registration and check-in are from 8:00am to 9:45am. Game and safety briefing will be from 9:45am to 10:00am. Game starts at 10:00am and ends after dark.
Sunday
Gates open at 7:30am. Briefings will be from 8:00am to 8:30am. Game starts at 8:30am and run until approximately 2:30pm.
Clean-Up
Site clean-up begins approximately 3pm Sunday and proceeds all day Monday. Please let us know if you and your team-mates are willing to help clean up Sunday afternoon and if any are able to stay and assist on Monday (Labor Day). We’ve got to get the site cleaned and ready to pass inspection for us to return in 2008, so please consider taking some time to volunteer as part of our site clean-up team!
Weapon and Magazine Restrictions
AEGs are limited to 350fps with .2 BBs. Sniper Rifles may chrono up to 500fps for semi-auto or 550fps for bolt action weapons. Only one SAW or light machine gun will be allowed per squad, and it must be a legitimate support weapon such as the M249, M60 or RPK. SAWs are the only weapons allowed box, drum or other hi-capacity magazines at the event.
All assault rifles and sub-machine guns are restricted to non-winding low and mid-capacity magazines ONLY! Players may carry additional low or mid-caps in their load-out, but no hi-caps are permitted to riflemen and no reloading is allowed during each mission unless a designated ammo supply point has been captured. Information will follow with special pricing opportunities for players requiring a low or mid-capacity load-out.
Ammunition Requirements
Biodegradable BBs will be required for this event as per the field owner's request. If you bring your own bio-degradable BBs to the field we ask that you leave them in sealed bags to be verified by staff and are bio-degradable or earth-friendly BBs. Heavier weight, standard BBs are permissible for sniper weapons but metal BBs are strictly prohibited!
Uniform Requirements
Blue Forces may wear Woodland or ACU uniforms. Select “woodland” uniforms such as woodland MARPAT or British DPM will be allowed if an entire squad is in the uniform. Blue forces will be recognizable in patterns of green, brown and khaki.
Red Forces may wear Russian City or Shadow uniforms, black or US produced urban patterns. Red forces will be recognizable in patterns of gray, blue and black.
Lodging
Camping onsite is available from Friday night to Sunday night at no additional charge. Hotel information for those not wishing to camp onsite is below:
Best Western of Starke
1290 N. Temple Ave
Starke, FL
904.964.6744
Friday and Saturday night's room rates - $99/night + tax
Sunday night's rate - $71/night + tax
(inquire about AAA or other discounts as they are available)
Traveler's Inn
880 N. Temple Ave
Starke, FL
904.964.7357
$45/night + tax
Make your reservations early as this is a holiday weekend!