Operation Wire-Brush

This operation is concluded; the photos are now online, and there is also a page about the 48 hour party and an article on the battle and weekends events by "Tailgunner Joe". A spiffing weekend of fun was had by all.

ALFs claim that we have been developing weapons of mass destruction, and we have. Recently KEA's Bryndwr Tank-Works produced our first tank¹, measuring approximately 7x2x1.5m and armed with three machine-guns (supersoakers). Using this DIY monstrosity, the forces of KAOS achieved a decisive victory over ALFs and their North African allies; the New Carthaginian Light Marine Infantry.

In addition, Cthulhu Cultists currently allied to KEA have rediscovered² the obscene rites necessary to summon a tenticled monstrosity from beyond space in time, i.e. a Shoggoth³. With such fearsome weapons at our desposal, little stands between KAOS (and our allies of course⁴) and World Domination!.

Except of course, ALFs Imperial Army, and whatever allies they might manage to scrape up. Our military strategists assure us that the minor detail of us having black hats, while they have white hats, is not at all significant. Victory is assured!

The 48 hour party:

The field of battle:

Alan Hayward (the registrar) has asked that the following conditions be met:

• The area is left in the condition found.
• We employ the appropriate crowd control i.e. marshals etc
• If the lawn surface is likely to be damaged by our activities then it shall be transferred to an asphalt area, perhaps the student union car park (realistically, we won't damage the lawn).
• A good behaviour bond of 50 hours collective community service if things turn to custard or we don't clean up (again, this isn't going to happen).

Given the conduct of past battles (including the previous battle on this field), with large numbers of people, none of this will be a problem. We'd ask that you don't use flour bombs (water balloons are fine), and pick up your rubbish afterwards as per standard procedure.

Advice for combatants:

Make sure you can identify your leaders, banners or standards. If your group doesn't have a leader, pick one. Make sure you have an appropriate soft weapon (a paper sword if you can't manage anything else). Don't hit people in the head or face. Remember this is comedy, it's not real fighting! If your group fails to get organised, you can still be organised into militia on the field, so turn up anyway.

For further information, please refer to the current version of the Military Handbook. The advice to KAOS recruits may also be useful to other groups, minus the preoccupation with black (but that's your business).

Advice for war-leaders:

Rally your troops. Lead them into tomfoolery. Keep your troops from making a mess (especially of the other side). Coordinate with other leaders. Let's make specticles of ourselves.

Advice for KAOS recruits:

Notes for the KAOS Military Handbook, version 2.0 (to be released later this year)

There are three general types of KAOS unit:

• Militia: These are people who just show up. It's prefered that you dress in black, preferably with a badge or some other insignia

• Guard: People who dress in the same general style of the staff; hat (black, optional, any military style), epaulets (regimental colour), jacket or overcoat and trousers (black), tie (black), shirt (white), boots or shoes (black).

  Decorative additions should be in black, the regimental colour, or the regimental metal for small items. The regimental colour for Canterbury is red and the metal gold.

  This is a guide, not a strict set of requirements, and some variation in style is common.

• Special: This is an important type of unit for people who want to do anything else; free thinking is encouraged, we only ask that you do it in groups and try not to look like a non combatant (i.e. press, "medical" staff, the general public) or something in very poor taste (e.g. Nazis, the KKK). It's a costume party where you decide your own theme.

We'd like to encourage all KAOS agents to consider forming special units again for this battle. Given that we expect reinforcements from other branches, we hope to be present in brigade strength (by our reckoning⁵).

1. A carboard and wood construction based roughly on a Mark IV World War One British tank.

2. The original sorcerers don't seem to have survived the first summoning. We're sure this isn't significant.

3. We'd like to assure the reader that this horror is a product of occult science and not genetic science.

4. We suggest playing poker for countries after we conquor the world. That seems suitably villainous.

5. Our regiments are based around KAOS branches. Any significant branch war-party is therefore designated a battalion, and multiple battalions a brigade.