On Nov. 8th, a little over a week from now, Fulda Gap, the “Superbowl of Paintball in the Carolinas” will be held at Command Decisions Wargames Center in Taylorsville, NC. If you haven’t pre-registered, STOP READING! Go directly to Scenario Supply and register this minute! Registration is expected to cap out soon and some units are completely full. Finish reading this later. Register now!

I met with Ferg, from Command Decisions, and Kent “X-Man” Jones (Team Boxer), general of the Warsaw Pact side, this past Sunday and the event looks to be bigger and better than ever.

Some items of interest…

• The 8th Guards (Warsaw Army) are having a Ready To Rumble Raffle to get their army ready to rock BEFORE the opening remarks by Ferg. On Saturday, November 8, be present at the 8th Guards HQ (Rear) at 8:30 AM ready to go and particpate in the READY TO RUMBLE Raffle. The idea is to get as many troops ready to be on the field as quickly as possible. Warsaw members must be 1.) checked in and have your player id. 2.) You must have chronographed your paintball marker. 3.) HPA or CO2 tanks filled. 4.) Paint pods filled. 5.) Obtain a raffle ticket from your unit commander. Prizes are over $150 plus! So get ready early comrades! You can find more details at http://www.8thguardscaa.com/Readiness%20Raffel.html 
• Fulda (Alpha Base) seems to have had a face lift by the Nato boys. Looking good! I would hate to be the one who has to attack it. (Oh yeah, I am!) 
• Dead Zone 1 has been moved slightly southwest of its old location, more towards Bridge 6.
• There will be a second Air Refill station for CO2 and 3000 HPA. It will located at the entrance of the field by the vendors trailers.
• Rule infractions can cost 300 points! Be sure to study your Fulda Gap Rules! X-man has posted some of the most important rules on his web site. I recommend that your review these as well.
• Some Dead Zones are not active until certain objectives are met!
• Chemical weapons must be approved by your general. Know your rules!!! It would be terrible to lose on a technicality!
• Point Phases are at 1pm, 5pm and 11pm on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday.

Who’s on First

The NATO side will be led by  General Ray “Harley Hunk” Adams of Team ODX.

NATO UNITS STILL AVAILABLE (MAYBE)

• 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division/3rd  Brigade 3-23 Infantry - Brigade Commander: Gary Stevenson (Bad Hersfeld- FB Duckett) Commander- Justin Connor, Lincoln’s Assassins Registration Cap- 75
• III US ARMY CORPS  (placed in using air drop / paratroopers in 2nd phase on first day- 1300 Saturday) 82nd Airborne Division  Commander- TBA  Registration Cap- 60
• V US ARMY CORPS- 3rd Armored Division, 3-33 Armored (Frankfurt- Sim City) Commander- Ken Spencer, Team ODX, Tanks or Armored Vehicles- TBA Registration Cap- By Tank crews; theoretically unlimited.
• 11th Armored Calvary Regiment- Regimental Commander- Mitchell “Vader” Hunt, Wolverines
• III WEST GERMAN CORPS - 5th Panzer Division (Limberg- FT Apache) Commander- Allen Travis, The Motley Crew - Registration Cap- 30

NATO UNITS THAT ARE FULL

• Special Operational Forces - 10th Special Forces Group, 1st Battalion, C Company - Bad Hersfeld - Commander- Shaun “Merv” Gambrell, Bravo-2-0, Registration Cap- 15
• 1st Squadron (OP Alpha- Ambush Alley) Commander- Ronnie Edwards, Tri County Bootleggers
• 2nd Squadron (OP Romeo- Holiday Inn) - Commander- Wayne Smith, Team 1337
• 3rd Squadron (Camp Lee- FB Rex) - Commander- Scott “Diesel” Levy, Team Milspec Registration Cap- 60
• 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division/3rd  Brigade, 3-17 Infantry (Frankfurt- Sim City) Commander- Wayne LaRose, Team 911
• 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division/3rd  Brigade, 3-22 Infantry (Fulda/Marburg- FB Alpha/HBH) Commander- Dan Fifield, MilSim Empire

WARSAW UNITS STILL AVAILABLE (IF YOU’RE LUCKY)

Generaled by Kent “X-Man” Jones (Team Boxer)

• 39th Guards Motorized Rifle Division (HQ- Gotha) Recommended uniform for all Soviet Infantry will be olive drab, tan, brown or any Warsaw pact camouflage. Commander- Wendell “Runaway” McInnis, Team Boxer Headquarters Company Registration cap- 20
• 117th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Meiningen- Fort Bent Tree) Commander- Jeremy “EPIC UNIT” Byrum, Team Epic Unit Registration Cap- 50
• 120th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Ohrdruf- FB Luke) Commander- Eric “Lifer” Brooks, Team AFC Registration Cap- 50
• 51st Guards Tank Regiment (Gotha- FB Bravo) Commander- Rodney Smith, Team ODX Tanks or Armored Vehicles- TBA Registration Cap- By Tank crews; theoretically unlimited.  All potential tanks and crews must email ferg@cdpaintball.com for registration instructions!!
• Czechoslovakian Paratroopers (enter via parachute drop in Phase 2- 1300 Saturday) Commander- Bill “Greenman” Ford, Team ODX Registration Cap- 40

WARSAW UNITS THAT ARE FULL

• East German Infantry (Zone C-4/5) UNIT IS FULL Commander- Chris “Werewolf” Molles Registration Cap- 40
• Special Operational Forces- Spetsnaz (inserted by direction of High Command) UNIT IS FULL Commander- David Thompson, Capital Offense Registration Cap- 15
• 172nd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Gotha- FB Bravo) UNIT IS FULL Commander- Ted “The Hun” Pelech, Team Recon-1 Registration Cap-50

If you haven’t registered, you need to hurry, if you still can. You need to get a hotel room as it is starting to look like winter especially in Hickory. And you need to bring your “A” game to Fulda Gap!