Saturday 22 March 2014

The Airsoft SOFSIM 2014 Milsim is Coming !



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.