This is an annual gaming event held at the American Armoured Foundation's museum in Danville, Virginia. As always, the next event will be held in conjunction with the museum's annual Military Extravaganza event, 26/27 April 2008, featuring demonstrations and displays of military equipment including armoured vehicles and live-fire of vintage weapons-even a working flamethrower! There are also some large wargames held inside the building using RC tanks on their own landscaped "board". Tank Shock 2007 was our second annual gaming event and we had a great time. Tank Shock 2008 promises to be even better, with more games and an even larger raffle for attendees. To our knowledge, this is the only site in the US where gamers can attend a gaming event in the same building as real tanks and artillery. Directly adjacent to the gaming area are such items as an M18 Hellcat tank destroyer, a pair of Korean War vintage US 8" guns, and German PaK40 AT gun among other interesting equipment and vehicles. The museum has vehicles, artillery, uniforms, and small arms from WW1 through the modern era on display. There are also several veteran tankers who will be in attendance to answer questions about what armoured warfare is like as well as reenactors in authentic uniforms and equipment portraying infantry and other branches of different periods
Event Details
Admission:
Attendees may either pre-register or pay at the door. Pre-Registration is $12.00 for the weekend, and includes entrance into the entire museum display area as well as the Extravaganza events. PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 31st! Admission at the door is $12.00 per day which likewise includes admission to all museum displays and events. For Pre-Registration, email the gaming event coordinator Pat Walther (patwalther@earthlink.net)
General Gaming Information:
Tank Shock 2007 starts Saturday, 26 April at 10am and runs from 10am to 5pm both Saturday and Sunday. Any historical miniatures game that is "armour-centric" or features armoured vehicles is welcome in any scale. Games depicting possible trends in armour development in the future are also welcome, as are other games that don’t focus on armoured vehicles. To schedule a game, please email the gaming event coordinator Pat Walther (patwalther@earthlink.net). The general public will be in attendance to this event, so be sure to run something that is will appeal to passers-by as well as being something easy to learn. This is a golden opportunity to introduce the public to historical miniatures gaming. The museum is very excited that we include interested event attendees in our games. Overall event attendance in 2007 was over 1600, the museum is expecting to double this for 2008.
Raffle:
Tank Shock 2007 featured a raffle that included prizes ranging from painted 15mm resin buildings to 28mm Corgi Shermans. We raised over $160 for the museum and our next raffle will be even larger.
Vendors:
There is a militaria show held at the Extravaganza and a number of dealers who bring items of interest to miniatures gamers including books and model kits. Include some room in your budget for some shopping if you can, you never know what will turn up!
Hotel Information
Host Hotel for this event will be Innkeeper North Piney Forest Road Danville - 434-836-1700 Event code: Tank Museum. Free Deluxe continental breaksfast.
Make your reservations as soon as possible!
Location:
The AAF Museum is located at 3401 US Highway 29B, Danville, VA 24540. Check out their website here - http://www.aaftankmuseum.com/index.html
Any questions? Contact the event coordinator/museum liaison, Pat Walther (patwalther@earthlink.net). We hope to see you in Danville!