Alpha Black

Alpha Black is the first maker from the Joint US Army and Tippmann Sports venture US Army Paintball. Real all about this affordable Tactical Entry Marker. Alpha Black

Kill me. Kill me now.

It ain't got no alibi.

oh look, another 98 body variant. surprise surprise

GI JOES SON wrote: ...i guess i just sort of have a problem with the army doing this, it's almost like they're trying to promote paintball as a 'war game'.

Well, duh.

That's the whole point.  And this is bad why?

evillepaintball wrote: oh look, another 98 body variant. surprise surprise

I think some of you are looking far too deeply into it to be honest. The company is putting out a new product. Its got promise in that its affordable, and customizable.

I swear, some of you aren't happy unless you've got something to gripe about, and when there IS nothing, you'll go to great lengths to conjure up baby issues and make them into some earth shattering offense.

Breath guys. Its a new paintball marker, little else.

Reb Cpl wrote: Breath guys. Its a new paintball marker, little else.

with a fancy little US ARMY tag clearly printed on it. the 98c is an affordable, customizable marker too...I agree with USAF.

i played on a field in Oklahoma last week where the ref explained to the new kids that paintball was a war simulator, and he got all PO'd when i called him on it. He didn't have an answer to "so what happens when you die here? you get respawned? does that work in real life too?"

Again, you're reading into it too deeply from where I stand.

Tippmann, I doubt, is in league with the Army in a secret master plan to subvert all 14 year old paintball players and con them into joining the military.

Wal*Mart sells camouflage T-shirts,  why not chastise them for promoting the military and believing that they're trying to get kids into wearing these clothes so they can join the army? After all, if it has anything to do with the military, it HAS to be a recruiting and subversion scam right?

Come on man.

As for your problem with delinquents having access to  replica markers, they're gonna use whatever the hell they can get their hands on, whether you're talking about an M4 knockup or a Talon that they dug out of a closet somewhere.

You're essentially demonizing any paintball company who doesn't make flashy metallic paint hoses, and staring down your nose at those of us who like the 'wargame' setting.

Climb off the pedestal and realize that there are many different facets to the game of paintball, and just because a company doesn't cater to yours, doesn't quite make them evil.

usafpilot07 wrote: Susan Storm wrote: usafpilot07 wrote: Kill me. Kill me now. Tippmann announces a new gun that will likely lead to expansion of paintball into new markets, and strengthen the Tippmann brand in the process, and you are upset why? I don't like that the Army is directly involved in marketing a mil-sim gun as a promotion to put their "business" in young people's minds. I worked all last year trying to help put a positive image on paintball, and things like this only make it worse when a news station decides to do an expose on the game.  More than likely, it won't expand the market, only push more new players into non-profitable for local members of the paintball community renegade ball, with less safety. Not to mention the fact that it makes it even easier for a non-player to get his hands on a replica gun and use it for immature behavior like scaring people. Does the news ever care that the person wasn't even a player? No. Just that it was a paintball gun. Shame on the army for this tactic, and shame on Tippmann for stooping to this.