European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes thursday april 12 Matt and stripes after navigating a tight alleyway players can either turn the Comer left and take their chances or turn right into this area where they will almost inevitably get caught in a painful though nonfatal crossfire the red Baron paintball indoor scenario Field an 8000squarefoot Maze of plywood was designed with the help of Iraq veterans for troops heading to War Darmstadt sports new indoor paintball Field by Matt Millham stars and stripes Griesheim Germany darmstadt1 s new indoor paintball facility is All Bruise and no splat and that a Good thing Well without the splat use of the 8000 Square foot red Baron paintball indoor scenario Field is a lot easier on players wallets with regular filled paintball a Daylong shootout runs about per person for a set amount of am munition additional paintball ammo bumps Cost even More but with reusable no paint balls the Cost is a Flat s30 per per son and the ammo is unlimited people Are a Little sceptical when they get in Here and they wonder How will you know when you get hit said Robert m Thompson n an assistant at Darmstadt outdoor recreation and self professed paintball King believe me youll know the pointless balls blast out of the muzzle at 190 to 220 feet per second that about 160 Miles per enough to leave a Welt that could make leprosy look pleasant Well maybe not that bad but they Are the same size and weight As a regular paintball the difference is they dont splatter on what they hit so How do shooters know if they they hit their target Tom Ogof red Baron indoor scenario fiem in open play outdoor paintball Fields by Lap want Darmstadt Rompor an Law reationatdstf3486277 of com info Kennent fining groups and parties of 10 or More nations and information the Honor system it works Thompson said Thompson led the Campaign to build the facility in an old hangar at the Airfield outside of Darms Tadt after about three years of hoping he got approval for his plan last year Thompson and a team of 30 volunteers built the Maze like Warren of narrow alleys crossfire court Yards and hiding spots in six weeks completing it in novem Ber with the exception of 800 euros Worth of framing material and hardware most of the Wood was donated by units that had left Over equipment bracing material after returning from downrange returning soldiers and experienced paintball fiends some of them local germans also gave Thompson ideas for various Obsta cles and danger areas its an adrenaline Rush run Ning through Here said pc Gene Brown a Volunteer who helped build the facility you never know if youre going to run around the Corner and be faced with the muzzle of someone else Marker Brown has deployed twice to Iraq with the Darmstadt based 22nd signal brigade he said paintball is better than the combat training Hes done with laser gear because it forces players to react to projectiles being fired at them Thompson said the facility is still a work in Progress units have used it to run through scenarios ranging from battling insurgents in House House fighting to hos Tage rescues its becoming really beneficial for the troops that Are going Down Range Thompson said thais the most important thing email Matt Millham at Soldier found dead in Mannheim Barracks a Soldier with the 72nd signal battalion 7th signal brigade died in his Barracks room tuesday night in Mannheim Germany an army spokeswoman said wednes Day officials didst release the name of the Soldier but said the Soldier was found unconscious around Midnight and later pronounced dead by the responding authorities both German and us authorities Are investigating the cause of death said 5th signal command spokeswoman Leanne Macau is Ter the Mannheim based 72nd Sig Nal battalion returned earlier this year from a yearlong deployment to the Middle East but Macau is Ter could not confirm if the sol Dier was 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