new indoor field in Prescott - been and gone, sorry

[Wolfsbane]

**** RTTS indoor field has closed *** plans to relocate to a new location are on indefinite hold ****


Opening soon we'll have an all-weather close quarters battleground called Real Tactical Training Simulations, RTTS for short is a spin-off from recent work enabling more-realistic training for the US Army. RTTS will make available an arsenal of pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles and even pump shotguns, SAWs and grenade launchers (!) with authentic size and weight, most shoot .43 cal (11mm) paintballs, or powderballs, in a arena with over 12,000 square feet.  The weapons are fantastic, powered by CO2 the sounds effects are outstanding and the numerous structures are built with shoot-through panels (a feature the Army preferred in their training) plus the lighting can be adjusted to simulate battles from high noon to twilight. The powderball option is probably a very good choice for most MilSim and airsoft specialists, the effect is similar to the marking type BB's but the larger pellets have more visibility flying downrange and more authority on impact including the potential of penetrating select areas of the bunkers.

the website is   <!-- m -->http://www.rttspaintball.com<!-- m -->
 (apparently though the video doesn't run for everyone yet, they're working on that)

[Mooncruiser]

Neat,neat,neat! But why not the usual airsoft gear and ammo?

Love that SWAT indoor stuff..
Chip

[axisofoil]

Because it's not strictly an airsoft field.

[axisofoil]

I went and tried out this field this afternoon. It's a blast... huge change from the woods or desert.

The .43 cal rental equipment is great. Bill is very open to suggestions and ideas for improvement. It seems like the whole place is just going to get better and better.

The place is coming along nicely. Right now the safety netting (for spectators) isn't quite up to par for airsoft, but performs great for paintball use.

A great incentive to those who would like to see a CQB field up North... we're trying to finish setting up stuff to make airsoft safe for spectators (like hockey glass or lexan shields type of thing), but we have to make sure that the place makes back part of the initial investment first, so go on up and play, it's definitely worth the extremely reasonable prices (shown on their site).

Overall, we had a great experience, and it will only get better with time!

I will have pics up soon for those who would like to see them.

[carbon14c]

i would like to organize an outing to check that field out, hopefully when i get back from Colorado we can do that!


i would like to see those pictures  

[axisofoil]

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Currently the place is still being cleaned up and having the buildings rearranged/added to, and having additional cover added in the middle. It's a learning experience setting up the CQB field... but there are a couple cessnas and wrecked cars waiting for us to figure out how to get them inside... should provide nice cover/ambiance.

[Wolfsbane]

Had a big pre-opening session last night, a dozen players from Thor's Hammer paintball and two airsoft teams - Mile High who you may know and Team Killjoy who are high schoolers. The airsofters got to put in their two-cents on field layout and over several hours we ran through the whole spectrum of armaments, from games with their airsoft pistols and AEG rifles, to the fields .43 cal pistols and very realistic assault weapons firing powderballs to the same plus the awesome .68 cal pump shotguns and hopper-fed SAW and a couple of more conventional markers firing normal paintballs.
In a very memorable game three of us from Thor's Hammer joined one of the owners sons to take on the five from Team Killjoy, the battle was .43 cal and .68 cal paintball - I went in with my Spyder Compact and about a hundred rounds total so I was even with the guys using 3 mags. I went left at the break and shot out one opponent on our left then advanced into the mid-field tire stacks, fellow Hammer Steve was on the right with his laser-augmented A-5 and he pushed too but got shot, one of the opposition thought they saw an opportunity and ran out to take Steve's spot but I shot him cross-field as he moved past my line, ultimately I ran out of ammo but kept bobbing and weaving and making like I was still deadly and my other team mate Josh with a .43 came through - sniping the last enemy who thought he needed to lean out just a bit more to get a better shot at me !

video of an airsoft pistol duel at

http://www.networkairsoft.com/video/pistol-duel-at-rtts

[Wolfsbane]

And here's a clip of some of the action, highlighting powderball

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J2y_v9IREg

[Wolfsbane]

RTTS is now OPEN !  MilSim players rejoice, paintball and powderball, .43 and .68 cal, pumps and full auto !

[itsanM4!]

Do they allow airsoft there? And if so will mile high airsoft be going there any time soon?