Overview

The KSK(Kommando SpezialKraefte) is a team that has chosen to emulate the German Special Forces. They are a laid-back group of guys, out to have fun like the rest of us. They host games almost every Sunday morning starting around 10am. This is a fun field! What's great about the fields around Des Moines is that they are all unique--including this one. If you've played AI, and you've played DOA, you're going to come out here and still find a different airsoft experience. Watch their FORUMS for info on game days and times.

Some terrain highlights

1. A small creek that runs the full length of the east and south sides of the field. The banks of the creek are 4-5' high in many places.
2. A large sloping hill taking up most of the northwest portion of the field.
3. Lots of open spaces giving a lot of light to the field.
4. A huge piece of combine equipment(see pics below).
5. Some nasty thorny trees--watch out for these.
6. Wooded areas and small groupings of trees spread around the field.
7. Small CQB field taking shape in the southeast part of the field.

Location

• Official Address:
  2650 108th St NE
  Mitchellville IA 50169
  
• Directions from Des Moines:
  
  1. Take University Ave. out EAST.
  2. Keep going until you get to the intersection of University 108th St NE.
  3. Take a left(NORTH) onto 108th St NE.
  4. Look for the address, it's not far down this road. Parking for the field is near a house located at the top of a hill.
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Field Pics

Here's the view from the parking area down to the field. The southeast corner of the field begins at the trees across this grazing area. It's a bit of a walk compared to the other fields in the Des Moines area. Bring a backpack to carry your supplies. You probably won't be heading back to your car between games.

These photos were taken while walking along the south side of the field. They show the hill sloping up, some of the creek bed, and the dispersion of trees. You can see there are lots of pieces of cover to hide behind--although they are spread out a great deal in some areas. Light is your enemy here; you will have to be extra careful of being backlit as you maneuver. It will also be your friend as you wait in the shadows while your enemy moves blindly through the well-lit spaces. There are lots of places ripe for ambushes.

These three pics show a bit of an area in the southwest corner of the field. This clearing is at the bottom of the hill, and is used as the basis for some defend-style games. You should be able to pick out the large rusted piece leftover from some sort of agricultural machinery. It's shaped like a large barrel laying on its side.

Here are some pics taken along the top of the hill in the northwest area.

One of several apparently docile field mice found beneath some accumulated stacked field supplies.

One of the KSK rules is that you may not harm any animals on or around the field. This derives, of course, from the concept that a true outdoor warrior is one with the land, and the vegetation and animals contained therein. Keeping with this spirit, our hero is becoming one with the rescued mouse through a process known as "the Vulcan Mind Meld." He explains, empathically, to the mouse that his home beneath the stacked field supplies posed a potential hazard to the mouse--and any mouse-friends or cousins that may visit the area.