Battlefield Hong Kong: meet the airsoft soldiers taking wargames to the next level
An increasing number of Hongkongers are taking part in simulated military combat games here and abroad, with local gun makers among the world leaders
The four young men in Hong Kong Special Ops Fireteam had detached from their second company comrades-in-arms. Instead of being deployed to Point Richard like their 2,000 Yellow Forces fellow-combatants, Fireteam were sent to ambush the enemy base.
Armed with Type 97 assault rifles, team leader Erich Tong, Justin Lau, Derek Mui and Lawrence Tang advanced with stealth into the Boston base camp in Moscow.
Mayhem ensued as the Fireteam fighters confronted an enemy contingent marching out of base. The four Hongkongers caused chaos with their assault, but when no communications were forthcoming from the battleground, their commanders deployed more than 100 troops, backed by drones, to search for Fireteam.
However, the Hong Kong fighters had made a quick getaway, splitting into pairs and picking off enemy fighters on their way back to safe ground.
At the end of the battle, the Hong Kong team had taken down 21 enemy soldiers of the Blue Forces. Mission accomplished, as the team emphatically maintained Hong Kong’s reputation as skilled special duty operatives.
Of course, no one was really killed and the weapons used were not actual Type 97s commonly used by the People’s Liberation Army.