AA LEGION: HONG KONG

A BATTLESHIP WITHOUT A TIDE!

WE’RE ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED THAT THE AA LEGION IS CONTINUING TO GROW, AS THAT MEANS WE CAN BRING YOU EVEN MORE STORIES FROM OUR SHARED WIDE-WORLD OF AIRSOFT! LARRI IN HONG KONG HAS BECOME A MUCH-VALUED CORE MEMBER OF THE TEAM, AND CONTINUES TO DELIGHT US, AND WE HOPE YOU, WITH HIS REPORTS ON SOME VERY UNIQUE AND EXCITING PLACES TO PLAY!

Talking about our shared love of the airsoft experience, I’m sure that we have all tried the “kill house” style, warehouse theme, or country-based theme site. This time, I would love to introduce a very brand new theme I have never seen on an airsoft site… until now! What I have to share with you this month is a battleship-themed site that makes you feel like you are inside the depths of a warship for your CQB action, no matter if it’s a team death match or a mission game like rescuing hostages it brings you an ultra-realistic CQB experience!

The venue is in Quarry Bay, which is the first time I’ve seen an airsoft venue on Hong Kong Island since I focus on CQB airsoft; usually, I need thirty minutes’ drive to an airsoft venue and now it only takes me FIVE minutes to get there. It is very convenient for Hong Kong Island residents or anyone who has booked accommodation around the area.

To bring players an ultra-realistic experience, the decoration and scene-setting is always a huge part of the site as a whole. Tact Zone, who is also the owner of War Zone that I have covered before, is dedicated to surprising the players with great props and decoration, and all the major decorations here are not paintings or stickers, they are real ship parts!

LAYOUT

This site has one game zone only which is based on the battleship layout, and once we entered the game zone, we saw immediately lots of ship lights, buoys, and lifesaving vests on the wall, and for the gamestart announcement, the guys even got a Ship’s Bell! This is very different from other game sites using a whistle or alarm, and really suits the theme. For the major decorations, the engine room has several real engines, and also the control room contains a real ship control panel. All buttons and levers can be pressed, which gives the players the real feeling of having a battleship mission. With such great decorations, the venue has a game mode called “The Bridge”, which is a mission game that requires players to reach the control room and push a specific lever as the objective.

The layout inside offers two major routes; one side is a large canteen with benches, tables, and food trays. If you are a speedy player, it is a great place to challenge your maximum speed to put pressure on your enemies. The other section is a combination of rooms, with the section of the middle room, containing a kitchen with stove, refrigerators, and “galley equipment”. The briefing room has benches, and a presentation desk which is not easy to bypass as an obstacle, and the medic room has two medic beds which makes a narrow path; however, right after that, there is a shower room which is great for defending… although I don’t think anyone will bring their shampoo there!

The other linked room has been combined with a bedroom that has several bunk beds; it is a very tricky location, as your enemy can stay hidden there, and make good use of the dark corners, so all searching has to be more thorough in any game mode. Finally, there is a storage room, which is completely dark, with several locations to provide cover fire from a shelf, and in my opinion, breaking through that room is the most challenging in the venue. There are lockable doors in each room, and this is a very smart move for venue design. As each adjustment comes, each time with a different door locked it creates another experience. On our second visit to the venue, the

medic room was locked, which makes the whole assault planning from three major routes become a long tunnel for the search mission. We believe that some more new covers and obstacles are added time by time to enhance the theme, this is impressive as a customer.

BEHIND THE SCENES

We were very happy that we had invited to try the site by the operation Manager, Gabriel Leung. He has eighteen years of experience in airsoft, including his IPSC journey, which makes him understand how customers behave in a CQB environment; his target shooting, and also his video filming skill are also excellent!

We wondered why he had such a brand new idea for the theme, as he also manages War Zone and provides his knowledge of venue themes. He told us that the location-based scenery is already done at War Zone, and this time is about building an airsoft venue like a structure based on the theme since the site is located near the seaside. This strengthened his resolve to propose the “warship” idea, and with the strategic partnership of Landing Zone (Another Airsoft Venue in Hong Kong) detail-setting was based on player feedback to build a great, totally unique venue.

While building this place, the toughest part would be decoration sourcing, as they are so keen to build it with real parts; parts like the engine and control panel were not just built by a contractor, they have been sourced one by one for sale at the docks, and hopefully players will enjoy all these details and the effort they spent to create this ultra-realistic airsoft experience.

Finally, in his opinion the airsoft industry, it is a very strong community hobby, even though we have had a pandemic situation, the market itself has grown with a lot of new players willing to experience airsoft, especially school, corporate team building events, and so on. With such a “baby boom” in the market, he strongly believes that it is possible to grow this to become an even more popular sport in Hong Kong, and the owner shares the same vision; there will be another airsoft venue opening in Hong Kong, which is located inside a shopping mall at the end of 2022!

In my opinion, a place with good air conditioners is always a great place, since Hong Kong is always hot and humid. For a memorable CQB experience, where section of the rooms are constantly challenging your skills and guts, it is more important to clear the room with your teammate instead of the lone wolf play style.

Thanks to my good friend Indigo for taking the pictures shown here, and for those who are interested in UBCA action in Tact Zone, please feel free to check our first Tact Zone video at https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5rgdtEKzI AA

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