This limestone mine system has been converted to a paintball facility. We were attending for the annual Pump and Knife only game with Damage Inc. It was the first game of the day. We were moving cautiously throught the complex, trying to take it all in because we had never played here before. I hadn’t been able to walk the “field” prior to the game, and felt quite vulnerable because of it.

We thought we had cornered some of the enemy, but were mistaken. I heard footsteps coming at me fast from the far right side and by the time i turned to aim it was over. I had been "ran by knifed". He slashed my arm and was able to get one more person before being eliminated. As I walked back to the staging area I still couldn’t believe I had been knifed. When my fellow team mates saw me they thought I had cut myself and were at first concerned. After explaining my elimination we all laughed.

Since this game I have been working on my own knifing skills and have been improving in hand to hand combat. With my own knife now and an Airowgun I’ve become a silent killing machine.

- Spartakis

This years Halloween Celebration was another to remember. 45 players showed up with a good number of them in costume. Some of the new costumes this year were: a Devil, a Tampon, Jesus, Sub-Zero & Scorpion and Mario & Luigi.

The winner of this years costume contest was our very own Spartikas, wearing a hand made Optimus Prime outfit. Spartikas has swept the costume contest since its inception at Battlefront.


5 cases of paint, 10 grenades, 10 smoke bombs and 5 Battlefront Membership for 2008 were among the prizes given away. Look for the "Zombies" game to be played on a more regular basis, as it was very well recieved.

On the evening of June 16th, 2007 the ARC Troopers held the first ever night game at Battlefront Paintball. Over 50 players took part in one of the most surreal paintball events ever witnessed. The Americans had just landed on Omaha Beach in the morning, and now they were tasked with defending the recently liberated St. Mere Eglise from a German recapture overnight. The Germans started the game outside of the town at the Radar Station while the Americans started in the Panzer tank buildings the same as the Germans had started in the morning.

There were over 100 tiki torches in strategic locations that burned throughout the entire two-hour game providing light to help avoid obstacles / bunkers. Intermittent moveable spotlights were mounted in the Lundendorf and ARC Towers and were used throughout the night by their respective occupying forces. Mortar Rockets flew overhead and provided spectacular views and concussive reports. The Duce and Ambulance were also rigged with lighting and setup on the high ground to the north and south of the city.

Game Format:
The teams accumulated points by hanging their flag at the flak tower in the center of town. For each minute a flag was hanging that team earned 5 points. Additionally, there were three flags (Ludendorf, Suribachi and Airfield) worth 100 points each to the team whose flag was hanging at the end of the game. The game was set to last two hours and started promptly at 10pm. With 120 minutes of game time 600 points were available for the flak tower flags and 300 points for the end game flags.

To add to the strategy, there were three stationary floodlights that were powered by a generator and illuminating the area around the Reichstag building including the flak tower clearing. The power was controlled (via Ref) by the team whose flag was up at the bank, thus making the bank our evenings “Power Station”. No points were awarded for occupying the power station; the only reward was the ability to control the power.

Points Breakdown:
The Americans started accumulating points immediately but the Germans were quick to get their flag down after only eight minutes into the game. With their eyes on the prize, the Germans fought hard to get their flag up and dug in like ticks. The sound of fire was bouncing off the building playing tricks with our ears, players would vanish and appear at will in the long shadows of a city lit by torches alone. After nearly a half hour the Americans were able to pull the German flag but were not able to hang their own until the attackers had already racked 42 minutes of flag time. They were only able to hold their flag for 16 minutes before the Germans were back in control of the city for the remaining 20 minutes of the game.

During the two-hour game, the Americans had their flag up three times for a total of 24 minutes, worth 120 points. The Germans kept their flag up four times for a total of 68 minutes, earning them 340 points. The Americans held the Airfield at the end of the game to add 100 points to their total, but the Germans held both the Ludendorf and Suribachi flags giving them an additional 200 points. So the Germans succeeded in retaking St. Mere Eglise with 540 points to the Americans 220 points. Thanks go out to everyone who participated and help make this event a success. Special thanks to Battlefront Paintball for hosting this event and allowing us to organize it.

The ARC Troopers joined a few other local players at the field this wednesday to help the field produce a television commercial. Two commercials were made that will help to promote the sport and our local field.

The Video as Hosted at Battlefront Paintball's website:



The commercials are also hosted on you tube at the following locations:

Battlefront Commercial
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The ARC Troopers were represented in near full force for this event. Everyone was sporting their latest toys. Chaos and Ivan deployed smoke screens that obstructed the entire field. Although we did not win the majority of our games this day (it was close) we still had a great time and the turnout at the field was unbelievable. Alot of new faces were seen including a rather large group from the Christian Paintball Players Association.

Several ARC Troopers attended and dressed up for the event. Some of the costumes worn included Ivan (Pro Bull Rider), Chappy (The Punisher), Mad Dog (a Pirate) and Bootman (Neo from Matrix). Spartikas won 1st place for his Troll costume. TP won the dueling contest utilizing the infamous 'TP Shuffle' and claimed the Tiberius T-8 that was up for grabs.

Several ARC troopers made the trip to Michigan to fight for Tippmann, All attending ARCs also attended the referee courses and performed as Refs in Play for both days of the scenario. All attending ARCs completed the scenario without any penalties or card punches, contributing towards the Tippmann team Win.