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Site Name: Red 1 The School Urban CQB and Woodland
Contact details: 01727 846069
Website Address: http://www.red1airsoft.co.uk/events/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Airsoft.CQB.The.School/
Site Address: Langleybury Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8RN
Special Guest Battlebuddy @Albiscuit and I visited Red 1 The School on 06/10/2019 for a Sunday Skirmish. Set in the gorgeous surroundings of the Herts countryside, this is one of the sites that I have been meaning to get around to early on in the reviews, but never managed to get to it due to scheduling conflicts. Previous reviews have been mixed about the site. Many complaining that the School part of site was contained to one level and was very small, most in part to a film crew using the rest. Not much was said about the woodland section either.
This is a split site, the school is a relatively small 3 story building which is only part of an old school, the rest of the school buildings are taken up by the safe zone, film crew and other businesses. The woodland is fairly small but very varied area, slopes, buildings, sparse and dense vegetation. Not much in the way of long site lines so doesn't lend itself to snipers. Luckily for us all three levels of the school building were open to us apart from a very small section which was cable tied off.
Good:
Playing Area: We were warned before going to the woodland section that the site recently suffered a spate of vandalism recently. I couldn't tell! The woodland site was incredibly varied with man made structures everywhere. There were slopes throughout, spares and incredibly dense low lying vegetation which you could use to sneak up on people. The school section was your typical 40's/50's build, lots of plywood and doors, one purpose built dark room for dimly lit fights. A tracer and torch is not really needed but are useful to have. It wasn't quite American killhouse ultra tight CQB like the indoor section of The Outpost, but it wasn't far off it. Every floor was different in its own way in terms of layout and the tactics needed to get into each room.
Marshalling: Was of a decent standard during the day, they were missing a marshal, but you almost didn't notice. The woodlands were fairly well run with the marshals sitting on people who wouldn't take their hits and gave helpful advice. When we moved into the School for the afternoon session only one marshal was available. Plaudits where plaudits due, he was excellent and the games were flawless. He certainly deserved his paycheck!
Toilets: Real toilets! Not the greatest, but they were indoors and made of porcelain/ceramic so its by default good.
Mission Brief/style: Simple works here. The Woodland section had an interesting game with taking bottles around the site trying to take the enemies but keeping yours safe. The school sections were also simple but incredible. Attacking and Defending each floor in a row and the last game which was send random teams of threes out in a all against all situation. One of my favourite memories was attacking the second floor and getting past a hail of plastic ahead of the rest of my team in a very difficult area and completely clearing the floor for the rest to follow.
Future works: Red 1 are very active in making the site safer and more varied. Due to the vandalism they have asked the owner to put up a fence around the woodland section (Would be good as there was a dog walker wondering around right at the beginning of the day) they will also be rebuilding the damaged sections.
Average:
Safe Zone: Indoors and dry, which was immediately a good thing, however couldn't quite support the numbers and the park benches used were pretty fragile with not enough separation between them which caused groups to rub against each other. Those who turned up late had to setup on the floor. Do not take a huge amount of equipment.
Food: Food is not included in the £30 price, sometimes it is pizza, this week was hotdogs. However we were asked at the beginning of the day if anyone was veggie or didnt eat pork so they went out and bought something for those people which is a nice touch. typical tuck shop grub also on offer. So not a particularly varied menu, but catered to everyone which i believe is more important.
Parking: Was good, but a little far from the safe zone with not enough signs to point you in the right direction, follow everyone else to get to the right building.
Hit taking: Was OK, there was one incident where i unloaded half a pistol mag into someone before he saw me and then he shot me. He did ask if I shot him after and I said yes. I must have hit his chest rig with at least 10 shots in that case! However the rest of the day was pretty good.
Clientele: A mixed bag. There was a lot of grumbling in the woodland section in the morning, but the attitude of people in the School was top notch between team mates and the other side. Everyone was in their for a good time despite many getting hurt fairly bad!
Value: £30 food not included. But you do get a good varied experience you just don't get in most sites. Whilst both sides of the site are not near the best in their category they really are not that bad at all considering! If they included food in the price this category would be in the good section.
Bad:
Chrono: 350 FPS for AEGs, 450 FPS for DMRs and 500 for bolties. Rifles were chronoed but not marked and pistols weren't chronoed at all. I am fairly sure I got hit in the forehead by a hot gun. The reason why this is in the bad section is that The school section is very close range and pretty dangerous with untagged rifles. The Chrono area is just to the side of the front entrance which can be dangerous to people entering the building without eyepro.
Shop: Very small selection of Gas and bb's, minor bits of pouch of rigging. I would have hoped for better considering Red 1 also own a retail shop.
Directions: A bit nit picky, but we missed the site entrance really easily. The sign for Red 1 was written on a very small sign in Biro next to many other signs for the same turn off.
Conclusion:
The site was a surprise, considering the mixed reviews that we both saw going into it, we weren't expecting much. The numbers were a little on the high side for both the woodland, safe zone and school section. But we had a thoroughly good time despite having a number of technical issues. I had some great "Moments" of play that reminds you why you play airsoft. The woodland section is worth a mention as its never spoken about in other reviews, small but perfectly formed.
The only massive no no is the non tagging of rifles at chrono. With such a close engagement distance in both the woodland and especially the school, it is needed.
If you cant decide whether you want to play CQB or Woodland on a skirmish day, then Red 1 The School would be perfect for you.
Red are the play zones, green is the safe zone.
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Contact details: 01727 846069
Website Address: http://www.red1airsoft.co.uk/events/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Airsoft.CQB.The.School/
Site Address: Langleybury Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8RN
Special Guest Battlebuddy @Albiscuit and I visited Red 1 The School on 06/10/2019 for a Sunday Skirmish. Set in the gorgeous surroundings of the Herts countryside, this is one of the sites that I have been meaning to get around to early on in the reviews, but never managed to get to it due to scheduling conflicts. Previous reviews have been mixed about the site. Many complaining that the School part of site was contained to one level and was very small, most in part to a film crew using the rest. Not much was said about the woodland section either.
This is a split site, the school is a relatively small 3 story building which is only part of an old school, the rest of the school buildings are taken up by the safe zone, film crew and other businesses. The woodland is fairly small but very varied area, slopes, buildings, sparse and dense vegetation. Not much in the way of long site lines so doesn't lend itself to snipers. Luckily for us all three levels of the school building were open to us apart from a very small section which was cable tied off.
Good:
Playing Area: We were warned before going to the woodland section that the site recently suffered a spate of vandalism recently. I couldn't tell! The woodland site was incredibly varied with man made structures everywhere. There were slopes throughout, spares and incredibly dense low lying vegetation which you could use to sneak up on people. The school section was your typical 40's/50's build, lots of plywood and doors, one purpose built dark room for dimly lit fights. A tracer and torch is not really needed but are useful to have. It wasn't quite American killhouse ultra tight CQB like the indoor section of The Outpost, but it wasn't far off it. Every floor was different in its own way in terms of layout and the tactics needed to get into each room.
Marshalling: Was of a decent standard during the day, they were missing a marshal, but you almost didn't notice. The woodlands were fairly well run with the marshals sitting on people who wouldn't take their hits and gave helpful advice. When we moved into the School for the afternoon session only one marshal was available. Plaudits where plaudits due, he was excellent and the games were flawless. He certainly deserved his paycheck!
Toilets: Real toilets! Not the greatest, but they were indoors and made of porcelain/ceramic so its by default good.
Mission Brief/style: Simple works here. The Woodland section had an interesting game with taking bottles around the site trying to take the enemies but keeping yours safe. The school sections were also simple but incredible. Attacking and Defending each floor in a row and the last game which was send random teams of threes out in a all against all situation. One of my favourite memories was attacking the second floor and getting past a hail of plastic ahead of the rest of my team in a very difficult area and completely clearing the floor for the rest to follow.
Future works: Red 1 are very active in making the site safer and more varied. Due to the vandalism they have asked the owner to put up a fence around the woodland section (Would be good as there was a dog walker wondering around right at the beginning of the day) they will also be rebuilding the damaged sections.
Average:
Safe Zone: Indoors and dry, which was immediately a good thing, however couldn't quite support the numbers and the park benches used were pretty fragile with not enough separation between them which caused groups to rub against each other. Those who turned up late had to setup on the floor. Do not take a huge amount of equipment.
Food: Food is not included in the £30 price, sometimes it is pizza, this week was hotdogs. However we were asked at the beginning of the day if anyone was veggie or didnt eat pork so they went out and bought something for those people which is a nice touch. typical tuck shop grub also on offer. So not a particularly varied menu, but catered to everyone which i believe is more important.
Parking: Was good, but a little far from the safe zone with not enough signs to point you in the right direction, follow everyone else to get to the right building.
Hit taking: Was OK, there was one incident where i unloaded half a pistol mag into someone before he saw me and then he shot me. He did ask if I shot him after and I said yes. I must have hit his chest rig with at least 10 shots in that case! However the rest of the day was pretty good.
Clientele: A mixed bag. There was a lot of grumbling in the woodland section in the morning, but the attitude of people in the School was top notch between team mates and the other side. Everyone was in their for a good time despite many getting hurt fairly bad!
Value: £30 food not included. But you do get a good varied experience you just don't get in most sites. Whilst both sides of the site are not near the best in their category they really are not that bad at all considering! If they included food in the price this category would be in the good section.
Bad:
Chrono: 350 FPS for AEGs, 450 FPS for DMRs and 500 for bolties. Rifles were chronoed but not marked and pistols weren't chronoed at all. I am fairly sure I got hit in the forehead by a hot gun. The reason why this is in the bad section is that The school section is very close range and pretty dangerous with untagged rifles. The Chrono area is just to the side of the front entrance which can be dangerous to people entering the building without eyepro.
Shop: Very small selection of Gas and bb's, minor bits of pouch of rigging. I would have hoped for better considering Red 1 also own a retail shop.
Directions: A bit nit picky, but we missed the site entrance really easily. The sign for Red 1 was written on a very small sign in Biro next to many other signs for the same turn off.
Conclusion:
The site was a surprise, considering the mixed reviews that we both saw going into it, we weren't expecting much. The numbers were a little on the high side for both the woodland, safe zone and school section. But we had a thoroughly good time despite having a number of technical issues. I had some great "Moments" of play that reminds you why you play airsoft. The woodland section is worth a mention as its never spoken about in other reviews, small but perfectly formed.
The only massive no no is the non tagging of rifles at chrono. With such a close engagement distance in both the woodland and especially the school, it is needed.
If you cant decide whether you want to play CQB or Woodland on a skirmish day, then Red 1 The School would be perfect for you.
Red are the play zones, green is the safe zone.
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(in all fairness it is a derelict site, but im sure some bleach and elbow grease could have them a bit nicer)
