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The Battle

Invasion

Cannon shot opened the play. The first battle lasted 2.5 hours. The Marines easily won their place on the island, but securing the Henderson air base tower proved to be a real battle of wills. Only after the ground changed hands no less than five times, did the Marines manage to sit in the high roost.

Secret Weapon

The Japanese didn't take the dishonor lightly. The team had not spent all their time outfitting themselves to perfection in order to lose. No one was going to get away with saying they were dressed to kill.

Rejecting the concept of group hari-kari, they decided to bring out the secret weapon earlier than planned. The original idea was to used it as the topping off, like a cherry on an Ice Cream Sundae to exhibit their absolute superiority, but reality called.

Now, not later, was the right time to unveil their 40mm trench mortar! The instrument worked remarkable well to even the score.

As the Japanese remained focused on the regaining ground, the Marines changed tactics radically. They concentrated on special missions to increase points.

One enthusiastic leatherneck learned the importance of giving attention to detail. He found the Japanese documents and hotfooted it back to HQ, only to discover he should assume nothing. The top secret item read, "So Sorry Roundeyes! This is a decoy!" His first hint should have been that the document envelope was stamped "Top Secret" written in English.

Altering History

Americans were given a special mission to recover Amelia Earheart. Last coordinates were given and the soldiers had 30 minutes to find her downed flight. It was heartening to see the Marines succeed in changing history. They rescued Amelia Earhart from certain demise by using the last known coordinates to track her down. Even with all players on alert to the mission, her location was discovered with only minutes to the deadline. She was quite happy not to have made the trek by home all on her own.

<.... MIP's Amelia was relieved when historic facts did not get in the way of American ingenuity. With only minutes to go, the Americans began dragging the area within the given perimeters. They knew she had to be there and were determined they would not fail to make a score with what at first appeared to be a simple mission.

Honoring the teams

At the end of the day on Saturday, players were too exhausted to struggle with pots and pans. Cheers were heard as the catering truck pulled on site. Chicken, beans, slaw and cobbler disappeared faster than paintballs down an RT.

Sunshine

Sunday morning play began early. Some players were on the field before the staff had managed to get their donuts and coffee down. Mission were presented on the run. Getting the players off the field by 5pm was a little like trying to get kids out of a pool. Sweepstakes awards were presented midday.

Assignment:

Take Henderson Field and maintain until reinforcements arrive.

The American General seved as the Ben Gurganus

C Battery 1944

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Marines demonstrate their deadly tiger claw signal......^

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Teams of 2001

Courtesy National Archives

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The American Marine Team met the Emperor's Army of the Rising Sun for combat paintball, May 12-13, 2001Marines scored 4,750 points for the win.

MIP 2001 archives.

<Image Courtesy of U. S. Marines

Assignment:

^... In 1942 Marine troops wandered the island in search of a fire fight.

Send Roundeyes home.

v... In 2001 Marine troops wandered the island in search of a fire fight.

Ben Gurganus accepts the Sword of Victory from Terry Jackson.

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