Battle Fees: $40. You must be a current CHG member at the time of the event or purchase a Temporary Membership for $10.
Authenticity: Late War, with focus on April 1945 in Germany. Authenticity in camp begins after Saturday's Morning Line Up. Please hide modern amenities and remove personal vehicles to the designated parking spots prior to Line Up.
Arrival Times: Friday, January 10th's arrival time is 5pm (1700). Any members designated as Advance Party are permitted to arrive at Noon.
There is a Unit Leaders Meeting to be held at the 12th SS Camp on Friday night at 9pm (2100).
Fire Safety: Absolutely no open flames allowed at this site. This includes propane stoves, heaters, candles and gas lamps. No campfires. No pyrotechnics are permitted, such as smoke grenades, mortars, fuse-lit weapons, etc. Smoking is permitted only at open intersections. Electric hot plates are allowed for cooking.
Emergencies: In the event of an emergency, call 911 from any phone. There are local police and fire authorities that are able to respond quickly.
St Mary's is the nearest receiving hospital, located at 18300 Outer Highway 18 N, Apple Valley
Camping & Bivouac: Units are permitted to camp in open plots or inside the buildings. You are permitted to clean the building interiors, but are not permitted to modify them by breaking windows, doors, or drywall. Do not leave behind personal trash or refuse no matter how you found the building in the first place. Cleaner than how we found it is the policy.
There will be portable toilets. Please use them and do not dump regular trash in to them. There will be dumpsters available for trash disposal.
Security: CHG and WCHG members will be assisting with security at the site. They will not be responsible for lost or stolen items, but will maintain diligence in reporting and suspicious activity or problems.
Checking In: All attendees are to check in at the main gate located on George Blvd just north of Air Base Road. You will be required to sign a release waiver. If you have not paid your battle fee online, you must pay it at the gate. If you have not paid CHG dues for 2014, you will be required to do so at the gate OR you can pay the $10 Temporary Membership fee, which covers an attendee of any membership status at the event.
Saturday Morning Line-Up: 9am (0900). This is a safety brief that is MANDATORY to all attendees. Unit leaders are responsible for ensuring all attendees under their command are present.
Vehicles & Waivers: No vehicle waivers will be given at this event. Any vehicle attending must have on it a working, modern ABC fire extinguisher somewhere upon it, at least one shovel, and a drip pan (regardless if the vehicle leaks or not). The drip pan is to be used when the vehicle is parked for day. The extinguisher can be hidden out of sight, but be readily accessible in an emergency.
Speed limit is set at 15mph, unless on the perimeter roads, which is set at 35mph. This goes for any vehicle. Armored Fighting Vehicles have the right of way at all times.
Event Safety: All attendees must adhere to the CHG Safety Bylaws (Article V) and will be held accountable for knowing the rules. Special consideration should be given to the following topics for this unique site:
- Absolutely no firing weapons in to or inside buildings. You MAY fire from inside a building out, provided the muzzle is clear outside an opening and that opening is at least a 2 foot square opening (think a normal window size). This can be a door opening, a window opening, a breach in a wall, etc. Ensure that no one is hiding on the other side of the wall your are shooting out of. If you cannot stick your head out of the opening you wish to shoot out of, with helmet on, do not shoot out of it.
- No Blind Firing. Blind firing is discharging your weapon without looking directly down the sights of the firearm. Eyes must always facing the direction the weapon is pointed when pulling the trigger.
- Any projected weapons (rifle grenades, panzerfausts, etc) MUST be fired at a 45 degree angle. DO NOT FIRE AT ZERO ANGLE INTO A BUILDING OPENING.
- Stay clear of all armored vehicles. Do not place yourself between an armored vehicle and a structure if the space is less than twenty feet.
- Combat within buildings can only be done so by verbally calling out shots.
- There will be no hand to hand combat permitted at this event.
Minors, Ages 15-17: If you have a minor attending the event, you must have a written permission form from the parent or legal guardian signed and notarized prior to attending. 15-year-olds are not permitted to carry a firearm, per CHG Bylaws.
