The Iron Crucible

R&D MILSIM

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IRON HORSE

PRESENT

THE IRON CRUSIBLE

August 15th to the 17th, 2025

|IRON HORSE AIRSOFT| 

6525 Walmore Rd, Niagara Falls, NY14034

Get ready to dive into the R&D Crucible Series — a fresh and exciting airsoft experience designed for those who want a taste of Milsim without the intense physical demands! Unlike traditional Milsim events, our series is hosted on smaller properties, featuring minimal hiking and a much more relaxed, approachable format.

This event is perfect for players looking to sharpen their skills and prepare for our Milsim events. our squad and platoon structures bring you a dynamic team experience that emphasizes strategy.

GAMEPLAY

Your team operates as a cohesive military unit, tasked with a range of objectives—securing high-value targets, capturing or defending ground, and executing rapid strikes on small, moveable objectives. The emphasis is always on maintaining strict military discipline, clear chain of command, and tactical flexibility.

• Mission Briefing:
  Begin with a detailed briefing—objectives, enemy intel, ROE, and comms protocols. Each squad receives a unique call sign and is assigned specific roles.

• Objective Types:

  • Ground Control: Secure and hold key terrain features (e.g., crossroads, bunkers).

  • High-Value Target (HVT): Locate, capture, or eliminate a designated enemy leader or asset.

  • Mobile Objectives: Intercept or escort convoys, retrieve downed pilots, or seize moveable intel cases.

• Dynamic Tasking:
  Command can issue real-time updates—redirecting squads to new threats, reinforcing weak points, or exploiting breakthroughs.

• Military Discipline:

  • Comms: Strict radio discipline, brevity codes, and chain of command.

  • Movement: Use of tactical formations (wedge, file, bounding overwatch).

  • Engagement: Fire discipline, coordinated assaults, and clear rules of engagement.

• A Custom Event Patch
• a Tourniquet
• Death Cards

Event timeline:

August 15, 2O25 FRIDAY 

|Gates open 14:00 (2:00 pm)|

|In Processing opens at 15:00 (3:00pm)|

|Processing Closes at 20:00 (8:00pm)|

|Event brief 20:00 (8:00pm)|

|Kickoff at  20:30 (8:30pm)|

|Cessation of Military Engagement 24:00|

SATURDAY August 16, 2025

|In Processing opens at 07:00|

|Processing Closes at 09:30|

|Engagement 10:04|

|Cessation of Military Engagement 24:00 (12 am)|

SUNDAY August 17, 2025

|In Processing opens at 07:00|

|Processing Closes at 09:30|

|Engagement 10:06|

|Cessation of Military Engagement 14:00 (2:00pm)|

|After Action Review/AAR and drawing for Fabulous Prizes 14:30 (2:30pm)| 

You get one Entry per day of play.

Camping:

Tent Camping is available Friday and Saturday Nights near the pond it is very rustic. (with no electric or Water)

What to Expect:

Players will learn Our Medic Rules, ammo conservation with limited opportunities to reload, radio communication, squad and platoon structure,  Bring you night Vision.  

Iron Horse Required equipment:

• Eye protection full seal is required ANSI Z87
• Gloves
• Face protection for players under 18.
• Hard shell Knee pads
• Long Pants
• Boots
• Dead rag
• A 22-channel FRS/GMRS radio is required for each player or a Baofeng
• Dead Light

• Back Tag with a player ID

R&D Required Equipment:

• Tourniquet provided with entry
• MidCap mags only No HighCap Mags
• backpack or way of carrying 4 bottles of water
• green or tan based uniform depending on faction

We do not offer refunds. If we have to cancel or reschedule then a refund will be issued.

Regular Iron Horse rules apply available on their website.  check out our rules section for R&D Rules as well.