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- Jun 14, 2017
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Site Name: Gunman Tuddenham
Contact details: 07711 774461
Website Address: https://www.gunmanairsoft.co.uk/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GunmanTuddenham
Site Address: Cavenham Road, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SE
This one is stretching the definition of SE Tour Review being that is so far north. But it was one of the first sites to advertise they were open for business due to Covid 19. I was joined by fellow AFUKer @Albiscuit to visit the site. We attended on 04/07/2020.
You would be living under a rock if you haven't heard of the Gunman brand or sites. Well established and with a following. I had attended one of their events at Reforger last year, I was less then impressed of the running of the game that weekend, so was keen to see if that followed through onto one of their own sites. General reviews of Tuddenham are mixed, some going to far to say it was a bit bland.
The site is a small mixed Urban/Woodland site in a relatively picturesque area, though the site itself is bordering on a massive pig farm. The site is in the middle of no where and is only really accessible by car. It is a site with some character, safe zone is in an old building based right next to the car park. It has a good mix of grassland, woodland and urban style CQB. There are a number of buildings on the south side called the village, the woodland and grassland was quite overgrown due to lack of use and had lots of Nettles/Stinging nettles. Elevation is minimal, though there is a gentle slope running up from the South and East to the safe zone. No water features. Short and medium distance engagement.
Restricted numbers due to Covid 19.
Good:
Marshalling: No complaints here. Marshalls were on it all day, made sure that people stuck to the rules and helped younger players out. Clearly a team who knew eachother quite well.
Safety Brief: Quite a long safety brief, covered pretty much all aspects (Bar one that affected me, gunhits!) It was very comprehensive and included a COVID 19 section.
Average:
Play area: Whilst overgrown was quite varied. The urban aspect was interesting with multiple concrete buildings which are hidden amongst the undergrowth, multiple entrances and exits through windows and doorways. Adjacent to the Village was a set of storage containers, crates and barrels so you can flank around the buildings.
The woodland section was quite dense with low and high areas of vegetation. The grassland section was somewhat overgrown with long creepers and very mature nettles ready to sting! It was difficult to navigate some of the paths, but it did make things more interesting.
Chrono: A mandatory chrono was in affect, however none of the guns were marked. AEG FPS limits are a 350FPS. DMR is a low 450FPS with 30m MED and a delayed follow up shot (Wait until the previous shot has landed before firing again) and Bolt actions are 500 with a 30m MED. Chronoing on whatever bb weight you brought.
Value: £30 is a little steep for the site with no food, but not out of the ordinary.
Shop: Had a small selection of pistols and rifles on display, a wide selection of BB weights (Geoffs) and gas. Perfectly fine, though nothing special.
Parking/Safe zone: There was enough parking available for the 30 or so players that turned up. We were setting up out of the car due to COVID 19, could probably have held a few more cars had it been normal times. Parking was right next to the actual safe zone.
Clientele: Most people were quite friendly when playing. We bumped into AFUK stalwart @EvilMonkee after he asked after @Albiscuit's AFUK patch midway through the day. We stuck with him for a bit. There was a large team of MultiGlams on the site who got a bit frustrated, but otherwise no real problems with the clientele. Hit taking was average. Some good and some bad.
Game modes: Were chosen to minimise contact, so were very simple games. We felt the second of the morning games didn't work quite so well, but the rest of the day went fine.
Bad:
Urban Rules: When playing in the buildings, if someone throws a grenade in one of the rooms, anyone who is in the building is dead. Even if you were in a completely different room altogether. It makes taking over buildings quite easy, removes the challenge and means there are very few firefights inside the buildings. We asked if this was because of Covid 19, but its a standard rule. We feel that nades should only kill whoever was in the room at that time.
Conclusion:
It was a fairly decent day, we had low expectations due to previous reviews and changes to the day because of Covid 19, but we had fun and came away with a smile on our faces. The site is overall fairly average with some nice bits. The biggest and easiest improvement that could be made is in the use of the buildings. If they can remove the current grenade rule we would definitely come back at least once more.
Kudos to the Marshalling team for operating well in the COVID environment, we felt as safe as you can be during the day.
This site is quite far for us as mentioned, it took about an hour and a half to get to from North London. (Not to mention the hour it takes me to get to North London from East London). There are other sites that does similar things better and for the same price. But if you live quite close to Tuddenham, it's definitely worth a visit for the urban section alone.
Lovely to bump into @EvilMonkee as well! That was a surprise.
Bullpup Watch: I do not recall seeing any at all. I didn't even bring any. ?
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Contact details: 07711 774461
Website Address: https://www.gunmanairsoft.co.uk/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GunmanTuddenham
Site Address: Cavenham Road, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6SE
This one is stretching the definition of SE Tour Review being that is so far north. But it was one of the first sites to advertise they were open for business due to Covid 19. I was joined by fellow AFUKer @Albiscuit to visit the site. We attended on 04/07/2020.
You would be living under a rock if you haven't heard of the Gunman brand or sites. Well established and with a following. I had attended one of their events at Reforger last year, I was less then impressed of the running of the game that weekend, so was keen to see if that followed through onto one of their own sites. General reviews of Tuddenham are mixed, some going to far to say it was a bit bland.
The site is a small mixed Urban/Woodland site in a relatively picturesque area, though the site itself is bordering on a massive pig farm. The site is in the middle of no where and is only really accessible by car. It is a site with some character, safe zone is in an old building based right next to the car park. It has a good mix of grassland, woodland and urban style CQB. There are a number of buildings on the south side called the village, the woodland and grassland was quite overgrown due to lack of use and had lots of Nettles/Stinging nettles. Elevation is minimal, though there is a gentle slope running up from the South and East to the safe zone. No water features. Short and medium distance engagement.
Restricted numbers due to Covid 19.
Good:
Marshalling: No complaints here. Marshalls were on it all day, made sure that people stuck to the rules and helped younger players out. Clearly a team who knew eachother quite well.
Safety Brief: Quite a long safety brief, covered pretty much all aspects (Bar one that affected me, gunhits!) It was very comprehensive and included a COVID 19 section.
Average:
Play area: Whilst overgrown was quite varied. The urban aspect was interesting with multiple concrete buildings which are hidden amongst the undergrowth, multiple entrances and exits through windows and doorways. Adjacent to the Village was a set of storage containers, crates and barrels so you can flank around the buildings.
The woodland section was quite dense with low and high areas of vegetation. The grassland section was somewhat overgrown with long creepers and very mature nettles ready to sting! It was difficult to navigate some of the paths, but it did make things more interesting.
Chrono: A mandatory chrono was in affect, however none of the guns were marked. AEG FPS limits are a 350FPS. DMR is a low 450FPS with 30m MED and a delayed follow up shot (Wait until the previous shot has landed before firing again) and Bolt actions are 500 with a 30m MED. Chronoing on whatever bb weight you brought.
Value: £30 is a little steep for the site with no food, but not out of the ordinary.
Shop: Had a small selection of pistols and rifles on display, a wide selection of BB weights (Geoffs) and gas. Perfectly fine, though nothing special.
Parking/Safe zone: There was enough parking available for the 30 or so players that turned up. We were setting up out of the car due to COVID 19, could probably have held a few more cars had it been normal times. Parking was right next to the actual safe zone.
Clientele: Most people were quite friendly when playing. We bumped into AFUK stalwart @EvilMonkee after he asked after @Albiscuit's AFUK patch midway through the day. We stuck with him for a bit. There was a large team of MultiGlams on the site who got a bit frustrated, but otherwise no real problems with the clientele. Hit taking was average. Some good and some bad.
Game modes: Were chosen to minimise contact, so were very simple games. We felt the second of the morning games didn't work quite so well, but the rest of the day went fine.
Bad:
Urban Rules: When playing in the buildings, if someone throws a grenade in one of the rooms, anyone who is in the building is dead. Even if you were in a completely different room altogether. It makes taking over buildings quite easy, removes the challenge and means there are very few firefights inside the buildings. We asked if this was because of Covid 19, but its a standard rule. We feel that nades should only kill whoever was in the room at that time.
Conclusion:
It was a fairly decent day, we had low expectations due to previous reviews and changes to the day because of Covid 19, but we had fun and came away with a smile on our faces. The site is overall fairly average with some nice bits. The biggest and easiest improvement that could be made is in the use of the buildings. If they can remove the current grenade rule we would definitely come back at least once more.
Kudos to the Marshalling team for operating well in the COVID environment, we felt as safe as you can be during the day.
This site is quite far for us as mentioned, it took about an hour and a half to get to from North London. (Not to mention the hour it takes me to get to North London from East London). There are other sites that does similar things better and for the same price. But if you live quite close to Tuddenham, it's definitely worth a visit for the urban section alone.
Lovely to bump into @EvilMonkee as well! That was a surprise.
Bullpup Watch: I do not recall seeing any at all. I didn't even bring any. ?
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