Presents:

Red Divide 4 – The Bosnian Pocket

(12.16.19 Edition)
Event Overview:
Red Divide is a 1986 Cold War immersive military simulation (mil-sim) experience open to all
persons 18 years of age or older. Utilizing authentic uniforms, equipment, and simulated weapons,
the Red Divide experience offers participants the ability to lose themselves in a fictional scenario of
a war-gone-hot in the former Yugoslavia. This event will consist of extensive time spent outdoors in
simulated combat conditions and is not for those unable or unwilling to participate in strenuous
physical activity or sleeping outside. The event will be held at the Panthera Training Center in Old
Fields, West Virginia between April 3rd and 5th of 2020.

Event Timeline:
Friday – April 3rd:

 0900 – Gates open, all registered participants are allowed to begin arriving at the event site
 1400 – Sign In Begins – All participants are required to be in the parking lot for registration
and in processing
 1730 – Registration and in processing closes (No late sign-in is allowed unless previous
arrangements have been made with event admin)1
 1830 – Event goes “live” (participants will not be allowed to return to their vehicles except in
genuine emergencies after this point)

Saturday – April 4th:

 2000 – Event concludes, all participants gather for after-action debrief

 2045 – Post event festivities for all participants 21+

Sunday – April 5th:

 1500 – All participants should be off site having removed all garbage and filled in any fighting
positons they dug within 30 feet of a road or building.

Impression List: (All participants must present in one of the following impressions) 2

 NATO
o 2/505 PIR 82nd Airborne Division, US Army (main impression)
o 244th Engineering Battalion of the 420th Engineering Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve
o 507th Combat Control Team, USAF
o 2./Jägerbataillon 67, Panzerbrigade 18 "Holstein", BRD Bundeswehr
o 45 Commando No.8, Corps of Royal Marines, UK Royal Nany
 WARPAC
o 7th Company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, USSR (main impression)
o 7th Łużycka Naval Assault Division, Polish People’s Army
o Mot.Schützenregiment 3 Brandenburg-Hohenstücken, DDR Nationale Volksarmee
o 41st Corps, Border Guard Regiment, 3rd Military District “Bitola” Jugoslovenska
Narodna Armija
1
Flight delays and other day-of scenarios beyond participants control will be permitted exceptions. Contact christopherhansfordindc@gmail.com to arrange late sign
in at last 1 week before the event
2
Impression guides for all of the above can be found at: https://thereddivideseries.weebly.com/
NATO Scenario:
Following a pitched battle with WarPac formations in the vicinity of Sarajevo, NATO elements have
achieved a crushing victory in the region. Covered by overwhelming air support, NATO forces have
smashed WarPac lines at dozens of points and raced to the Serbian border. In the vicinity of the
village of Cerska, 11km short of the Serbian front line along the Drina River, various NATO elements
are regrouping and reconstituting after weeks of hard fighting. Having seen heavy action since the
outset of the conflict, the bulk of the forces arrayed around Cerska consist of the American 82 nd
Airborne Division, now down to under half the strength they jumped into the region week just over a
month ago. Alongside the 82nd are various allied units all using the Cerska region to refit and
recover. Centered on Outpost San Juan, a small improvised base outside the village, UK, BRD, and
US forces are also patrolling the surrounding country looking for surviving WarPac elements and
looking to sweep them up before they can reform or regroup with their compatriots inside Serbia.

NATO Expectations:
All participants should be prepared for an event focused around marching, patrolling, and
entrenched base life. Instead of heavy urban action or pitched assaults in the woods, NATO troops
are looking to rest, recover, dig in, and, when possible, patrol for surviving WarPac elements in the
area. All participants should bring foul weather gear and be prepared to sleep in improvised
conditions, rain or shine. While participants will NOT need to carry all of their gear on their backs,
the ability to outfit a patrol bag and undertake a 3-5 hour march should be expected. Participants
are encouraged to bring period items not usually found outside base structures such as cots,
magazines, heavy entrenching tools, field desks, field phones, ect.

WarPac Scenario:
With formal WarPac formations in the vicinity of Sarajevo broken under a rain of NATO airpower and
the press of heavy armor, mainline WarPac formations have withdrawn across the Drina River in
poor order and are struggling to reestablish a frontline alone the river and under the cover of the
well-established Serbian SAM and AAA network. With thousands of WarPac troops now trapped
behind NATO lines, efforts of these well-equipped and organized, but cut-off groups to rejoin their
lines are well underway. Some elements have blended into the forests and valleys across Bosnia
and continue to operate, attacking NATO elements behind the lines and causing havoc with logistics
and supplies. Others meanwhile are attempting to break out back across the Drina however
possible.

In the vicinity of the village of Cerska, 11km short of the Serbian front line along the Drina River,
fragments of at least 6 major WarPac combat elements have heard the radio calls of survivors from
the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment and come together to form a composite force.
Without heavy armor or any air support, their objectives are relayed via a tenuous radio link to
higher command across the Drina.
WarPac Expectations:
All participants should be prepared for an event focused on living rough, out of your pack, and
carrying everything you will need for the event on your shoulders. WarPac forces will NOT be
establishing any permanent camps and should be prepared to fight or move at a moment’s notice.
Outnumbered and outgunned by NATO forces, WarPac participants will be guided by their leaders to
focus their strength when possible against smaller, isolated NATO elements or to break and
withdraw. WarPac troops will be expected to carry everything they need for this event in ruck sacks
and period accurate packs and should not expect extended rest, resupply, or access to new sources
of munitions or provisions. While watering points will be prepared to ensure participant safety,
moving extended distances at all hours with a full pack will await all WarPac participants. All
participants should bring foul weather gear and be prepared to sleep in the open or minimally
prepared positions, rain or shine.

Event Rules:

 All participants must buy a ticket and register in advance. No tickets will be sold on site.
 All participants must be 18 years of age or older and show a government issued photo ID at
check-in.
 Participants will be required to present in one of the authorized impressions and in keeping
to that impression’s permitted authenticity guidelines. Event staff reserves the right to deny
entry to anyone no meeting impression guidelines for authenticity as prescribed in the
impression guide.
 EYEPRO will remain on at all times. No exceptions! This means even while you sleep.
 Eye protection needs to meet ANSI Z87.1-1989 standards and must fully cover your eye from
all angles of impact.
 All weapons will be checked by event staff at check-in along with all munitions for the event.
No exceptions. If anyone is found to have attempted to avoid this munitions check, they will be
removed from the event.
 Absolutely no live ammunition of any kind will be allowed beyond the parking lot and within
the event. Anyone found in possession of live ammunition will be removed and permanently
banned from all SFE events in perpetuity. NO EXCEPTIONS
 While the event is “live” the consumption of hard liquor is prohibited by all participants.
 Disrespect of the staff or other participants will not be tolerated. Participants found
disrespecting the staff and other participants will be removed from the event.
 All participants are required to bring period accurate foul weather gear, two pairs of spare
socks, and two gallons of water. Socks and water will be on sale at check-in for those that
forget them.
 All pyrotechnics will be require to be inspected by staff at check-in. NO EXCEPTIONS
 Each impression element is responsible for publishing its own authenticity guidelines through
SFE in advance of the event. At check-in, all participants will be evaluated against their
selected impression’s guidelines. Those found to be in violation of published guidelines will
not be allowed into the event.
 This event will permit both airsoft and blank-fire adapted weapons. Blank-fire weapons are
disallowed for use within all buildings and will be held to a minimum 20ft engagement
 distance within 180 degrees of the muzzle. Those violating this policy once will receive a
warning. Any subsequent violations will result in removal.
 Only period authentic military vehicles will be allowed beyond the parking lot following the
event going “live”.
 Vehicles operating within the event must utilize a ground guide at all times when reversing.
Two ground guides will be required for vehicles reversing at night.

Statement of Understanding:

I, ____________________________ have read the event rules as well as the expectations for my faction’s
experience and agree to participate on these terms. I understand that if I fail to follow the rules or
arrive at the event unprepared to participate properly, I will not be allowed entry and will not be
entitled to a refund.

Signed,

*Print and bring this signed page with you, along with your ticket, to event check-in*