Christchurch Battle v KAOS 18.Oct.2025

at Hagley Park: The Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda. Built in 1926 to commemorate World War I, the surrounding pocket park provided a picturesque setting for this fun skirmish.

Reconnoitre

Marching in

Battle Scene 1

Battle Scene 1…continued

Column awaiting battle orders

Further marching

Close combat

Further close combat

Surrounded…?!

Air Farce facing artillery fire

Air Farce in flight

Cunning foe diverting attention with a conga line

I say, the chaps seem to be having rather too much fun …it will all end in tears I expect…

Peace is threatening to break out….

The aftermath of too much of a good thing….

Winding up for the Slow Motion charge….

Wait for it….

Slow motion charges are really just an excuse for easy photography. Like shooting fish in a barrel….

…and the chaps do like to ham it up rather….

The Final Pose. All friends now. The UN Observer might finally be happy….who invited the Fun Police anyway?