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Stake Mission 2005 was held last Sunday on 31st of July. It’s basically the SWAT Competition but specifically designed for airsoft players. The rules and regulation were changed to reflect several things, mainly we are airsoft player not professional tactical personnel and of course fun is a major factor. The organisers for this event are mostly airsoft shops and tactical equipment suppliers. There were 31 teams in total that came from all over Taiwan. The event was held at a park reserve in the Yong He city of the Taipei County 15-20mins from Taipei City centre. It occupied a mid size football oval and a mid sized baseball field, plus other spaces for sponsors display and team resting areas. P.S there was one team that were all female, this all female team were of course given some extra incentives and rules and regulation were bended slightly to encourage them and for them having the courage to join this competition (No other teams have any slightest objection to the rules being bended). This will hopefully attract more females to join this lovely sport that we all enjoyed which in turned will definitely make this game more enjoyable.
Official website http://www.stakemission.com.tw/ it’s in Chinese only.
There were four stages planned but due to time constraint and the number of teams competing, the event organisers decided to cancel that last of the four stages. The remaining three stages included a speed stage where shooter just speed through and shoot at target, a kill house stage and the most difficult stage was the hostage rescue mission complete with wall and other obstacles.
The stages will be explained in more details later on, I will try to give a simplified version of the rules and regulation, the original being written in Chinese and lengthy.
Rules and regulation
1. Team composition
a. Total of 6 members + 1 Team Lead (TL)
b. Team Lead (TL) –
i. not competing,
ii. liaison officer,
iii. Single contact window
iv. Each team must have CO
v. Multiple team can have one CO
c. 6 members team consists of
i. 4 members entry team
ii. 2 members sniper team =1x sniper & 1 observer
d. Each competitor can only participate in one team only.
e. Change of team member
i. Possible change of 2 members max before the competition without penalty
ii. During competition, any change of member will incur 60sec penalty per member change per stage ( max of 2 members can be change during the competition)
iii. If any member is injured and decides to resign from the team, the remaining members can complete the competition without that member, any change/addition of member will incur 60sec penalty per member per stage.
iv. If entry team is less than 2 members, the team is disqualified (DQ).
2. Equipment
a. Uniform BDU, same colour and same type
b. Sniper not required to wear ghillie suit
c. Sniper can wear bush hat
d. Observer must required to have same equipment as Entry team (vest, helmet, rifle, pistol)
e. TL must also wear same uniform as the team
f. Team colours can be worn
g. Manufacturer logo are not permitted without authorisation.
h. Assault boots must be of at least 7 inches in height (covering pass the ankle), not limited in type.
i. Eye protection must be worn thru out the competition.
j. Helmet must be worn at all time, not limited in type by all competitor (TL and sniper not required)
k. Kneel and elbow protection must be worn at all time, not limited in type by all competitor (TL not required)
l. Armoured vest (actual or replica) all team member must wear of the description some type of armoured lined or armoured insert vest, Not required to be of uniform colour or types. Failure to do so will incur in penalty.
m. Load bearing equipment- minimum of S-belt configuration, not limited in colours or type, not required to be of uniform throughout the team. However must achieved minimal standard for storing magazine or weapons required by the competition regulation. i.e. Rifle mag pouch, pistol mag pouch and empty mag collection/drop bag etc.
n. 1 x pistol with at least one magazine
o. 1 x rifle with at least one magazine
p. Sniper rifle, bolt action only (not of auto firing or semi auto or self loading) minimal length of rifle 90cm. if replace with standard non-sniper weapon will incur in 30sec penalty.
q. All stage where shooters are required to withdraw magazines from weapons, the magazines are to be stored properly in a collection/drop bag. Magazine cannot be disposed onto the ground, penalty will apply if any of the competition equipments (including spend mags) falls to the ground
r. Other recommended items–
i. Sun glasses
ii. Gloves
iii. Bonnie/ bush hat
iv. Water canteen/carriers
v. Anti sun/insect/etc
3. Ammunition
a. Team are allow to source individual ammunition
b. Ammunition cannot be made of metal or fibre or glass ingredients
c. CO2 item must be authorised by competition organisers.
4. Terms
a. Bonus target, if such target are engaged successfully, a 60 sec bonus will be deducted from stage total time.
b. Equipment checks – before each stage, all team are to be briefed by the competition organisers. All team member included TL needs to attend.
c. READY- ready to start competing.
d. GO – start of timing and competition. Or RO will issue GO command to proceed from one shooting area to next shooting area within a stage, or on clearing a particular objective within a stage.
e. HIT – successful engaging of a target.
f. MISS – failure to engage target (penalty recorded)
g. Overstep - shooter overstep the shooting area (mark by white marking on the field), or move into firing line of another team member, penalty are recorded
h. Major violations/penalties will be recorded for incorrect weapons handling or moving into the firing line of another team members (before team or team members have clear weapons)
i. Clearing of weapons – all weapons must be clear prior to shooter leaving the competition areas as marked by organisers.
5. Penalties
a. If costume are not uniform (BDU type or colours), 30 sec penalty will apply for each and every stage completed.
b. Shooter will not be allowed to compete without helmet, eye, kneel and elbow protection
c. Any items that fall to the ground from the shooter during transit or stationary position will incur a 10sec per item.
d. Any team member not wearing proper load bearing gear will incur 15 sec penalty per person per stage.
e. Any team member not wearing the designated vest (to included genuine/replica armoured lining or plates) will incur 15 penalty per person per stage.
f. Sniper using semi auto or repeating action or automatic firing will incur 15 sec.
g. During competition, any weapon that is not part of the shooter will be penalised, i.e. if weapon falls to the ground or shooter placing the weapon on the ground.15 sec penalty applies.
h. Misfiring of weapon during transit will incur 15sec penalty.
i. Failure to engage the targets will incur 5 sec penalty. (either not noticing target or failure to hit targets)
j. Hitting non-intended targets (hostage, non-hostile etc) will incur 10sec penalty.
k. Not following planned route of the stages will incur 30 sec penalty per incident. Missing any obstacle will also incur 30 sec penalty per incident.
l. Sniper successfully engaging bonus target will enable team to deduct 60sec from their total stage time.
m. Sniper fails to engage the targets will incur 30 sec penalty. (either not noticing target or failure to hit targets)
n. Sniper hitting non-intended targets (hostage, non-hostile etc) will incur 30 sec penalty.
o. Team not carry the dummy in the proper manner will incur 30 sec penalty.(Dummy must be carry clear of the ground during transit)
p. Change of team member during competition will incur 60 sec penalty per person.
q. Rifle and pistol must only have two holes/ hit mark each, no more no less, penalties for either.
r. Sniper targets must have only one hole/hit mark each, no more no less penalties for either.
6. Timing
a. Total time = total stage times + penalties – bonus times
b. Start line/ finished line will be clearly indicated
c. Please be aware of the condition of which the timer is stop (all team member must have completed the stage for the timer to stop)
d. Team with the least time will be first placing and next least will be second placing and so on.
e. If in the event of two teams obtaining the same final time, then both teams will enter a shootout, of which the details will be decided by the event organisers.
7. Hints
a. Report in on time
b. All gear must be carry
c. Do not drag the dummy on the ground; dummy’s entire body must be off the ground.
d. Do not failed to notice any targets, as the penalties for not noticing target and not successfully engaging targets are different.
e. Sniper must adapt the shooting platform and environment to use various shooting posture, bonus targets are available for the sniper for a 60sec reduction in total time.
f. Entry can use semi or full auto in engaging targets, however hitting non-intended target will incur time penalties for the team, sniper are only allowed single action only.
g. Overstepping any predefined lines will incur in penalties
h. Any stages involving a sniper, any time after the sniper have fire his weapon, entry are able to proceed to the next target (whether or not the sniper have successfully engaged the target.)
i. In all stages, all weapons (pistol & rifle) must be cleared and shooter must raise both hand before RO will give signal to proceed to next area.
j. Clearing procedures
i. Pistol – magazine must be removed, weapon holstered. Raise both hand
ii. Rifle – magazine must be removed, weapon to be put on SAFE and raise both hands.
iii. Sniper – weapon to be put on SAFE and raise ONE hand.
iv. Must complete above procedure before proceeding to next stage.
v. Rifle/pistol/sniper targets are of IPSC cardboard paper target type, sized 30cm X 38cm
vi. Bonus target are around 20cm X 15cm.
As one can see the rules are plenty and the organisers did also change some rules on the actual day of the event to the delights of some and to the horror of others. (Most of these rule changes were to reduce confusion in stage procedures, objectives and penalties during the competition, but since it was last minute changes many teams were not able to adapt or improvise the new change to their advantage)
Stage setup
Stage 1, Hostage Rescue
(All weapons must be carried without mags at the start line.)
Team to start by rising a 90Kg log and run to a predefined line, upon dropping the log sniper team will first cross the 2M high wall and proceed to first designated shooting point. Upon the sniper first shot, the entry team will start to cross the wall. Once the any member of the entry team passed the sniper position, the sniper will cease firing until all members have cleared his line of fire. Entry team will proceed through the low obstacle (8 tyres laid on the ground) and arrive at the rifle target. Upon passing the white line entry members can load their rifle and shoot the 4 targets through the 4 windows. Targets must have only 2 holes/markings on each of the paper targets, no more and no less. Once the targets have being engaged all four members must remove mags from their weapons and raise their hand (mags must be stored in drop bags any dropped mag will incur penalty). When all 4 members have raise their hand, the RO will issued “GO” command, on which the entry will move through the high obstacles to the pistol shooting area. The high obstacles are about 1M in height consisting of 4 rectangular iron frame placed together. (Very unstable due to the organisers’ failure to properly secure these to the ground, quite a few competitor fell when the structure move when they were clearing them. My team-mate’s 1911MEU mag well crack wide open when he crashes himself into the edge of the iron frame. This by the way is not the worst casualty, apparently some M4 split in half when his owner was scaling the wall!) Figure 1 shows the high obstacle in drawing, the measurements are from guesstimate as I did not have a chance to measure them. After clearing the obstacles, team will arrive in the pistol area and load their pistol and then shoot the 4 targets. Again only 2 holes/marking on each of the targets. Once all 4 members have clear their weapons (remove mag, place in drop pouch and raise hands) RO will give clear for entry team to rescue the hostage. The dummy hostage was a basically a 27P airmen flight overall filled with sand plus a mannequin plastic/fibre glass torso in the middle. It suppose to weight 60Kg but it felt much heavy as its centre of gravity is not even and the “limbs” were just sand bags so it was difficult to handle. The entry team must then move the dummy hostage back to where they drop the log passing all the obstacles on the way. At this moment the sniper team should have move into sniper shooting area 2 and once all entry member moves out of the sniper team line of fire they can then engage the second target and the bonus target. Sniper team move toward the start to finish stage (sniper team only need to cross one obstacle – the wall)
Once the every member of the team, sniper and entry cross the wall and place their hand on the log with the dummy beside them the timer is then stopped. Item not to scale and not exact.
Stage 2.
Speed shooting, basically the team will divided into 3 groups of 2 members each. Group 1 will start off with weapon unloaded and proceed to rifle shooting area, once there shooter will load weapon and shoot targets. After shooting at target, shooter to remove mag from rifle and raise hands. RO to get “GO” command and they will then more to pistol shooting area, load weapon shoot and remove mag and raise hands. RO to give ”GO” then run back to the start line, group 2 will then repeat this procedure then group 3. Timer stops on last men of last group to pass the start line.
Stage 3. –KILL HOUSE.
Well kill house is overstatement, but it does have a room like space for entry team to enter. Firstly sniper team to move to sniper shooting area and shoots at target and bonus, upon the first shot, entry team to begin assault. Each of the entry team were issued before the start a M203 Master-key modular launcher (this baby shoots not bb shower but a rubber cone shaped head that is capable of being shot outward to 30m – see photo). The entry team member have to launch one of the 2 issued grenades into a designated window, failure to have at least one round into the window will incur penalty, after the two round is fired (in the case of the first failed) RO will issued “GO” then entry will move into the house and put 2 holes/marking on each of the 4 targets. Remove mags and raise hand, RO will issue “GO” entry team to carry dummy hostage back to the start line.
Photos –These photos belongs to the teams that submited them to the organisers, should have more soon. When I get permission to post other teams personal gallery I will update again.
Stake Mission Gallery
The owner of this link gave permission to list it here, check it out.
Photos
Team Based South Of Taiwan Tainan County - 台南銀座SWAT
Album 1
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