🇩🇪 Germany
Billed as the largest airsoft match in the world: thousands of players in factions and platoons on a 120-hectare former Soviet airfield, combined with a full festival experience.
Dark Emergency is organised by Airsoft Helden on the former Soviet/Russian military airfield at Mahlwinkel, Saxony-Anhalt – built in the woods in 1952 and used by Soviet troops until 1994. The site covers around 120 hectares of runways, forest, trenches and old military buildings.
Players choose a faction and are placed into platoons led by experienced platoon leaders. Beside the game itself the event is a festival: camping on site, in-game vehicles (by application), a Platinum Club festival lodge and evening entertainment. Trade press reported around 4,000 attendees over two days in 2024, and the organisers describe up to 3,000 players in four teams.
Mahlwinkel, Saxony-Anhalt is about 1,380 km from Sofia as the crow flies. Most Bulgarian teams drive in convoy or fly to a nearby airport and rent a van for the gear. Always check the organiser’s rules on replica transport, FPS/joule limits and tickets on the official channels before you book.
Dates
Europe’s MilSims
Dobroslavtsi, Sofia · Bulgaria
A 40-hour weekend MilSim on the former Dobroslavtsi air base just outside Sofia, with three factions – and regularly described as the biggest MilSim event in Bulgaria.
Near Dragoman, Sofia Province · Bulgaria
One of Bulgaria’s longest-running MilSims: a 36-hour large-scale military simulation across the huge terrain of Viskyar mountain west of Sofia.
Uzundzhovo, Haskovo · Bulgaria
A 24-hour non-stop MilSim for 400+ players on the disused runways and aprons of the former Uzundzhovo air base near Haskovo.
New gameplay every month
Full games, gear unboxings and loadout setups – filmed on the field with helmet, scope and action cams.
