Methods of play
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Methods of play
CrankJJ Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:23 pm
Skirmish
"Skirmishing" is the most common form of play. Players may use methods and equipment that may differ from a realistic battle (Hi-cap mags for example). Most players in this group dress in BDUs and have guns ranging for $50 to $2000 in price. These battles can take place any where from an abandoned building, an area of woods, to a farm.
CQB, an acronym meaning Close Quarters Battle, or CQC, Close Quarters Combat, is a popular way of playing airsoft. The basic idea is for people to play in an enclosed arena at close quarters, resulting in fast action combat or multiple surprises. Often the arena may be set up as if it were in an urban war zone or in terrain filled with enclosing walls, gates, doorways, stair ways, tunnels, apertures, overhead openings, or below-ground approaches that enable one player to shoot at another from a distance of a certain amount of feet. CQB can also take place in night games or in dense vegetation such as tall grass, shrubbery, and closely packed trees. In these types of combat, the FPS (Feet per second) of the guns may have to be lower due to the closeness of the combat. Simulated grenades and booby traps are effective due to teams sticking together in such a small area. Players in CQB scenarios may wear additional vests or protective clothing to avoid injury from close-in hits or ricochets. Some venues similarly restrict equipment to less powerful airsoft guns.
MilSim
MilSim, short for Military Simulation, generally combines airsoft play with some military live-action role-playing elements. Several goals or missions are assigned to each team, along with a basic load-out of ammunition (6 millimeter pellets), rations, batteries, and other suitable equipment, such as short-range radios and head-sets. Sometimes such equipment is provided whilst other times players may bring them at their own discretion.
The teams will remain in the field for the duration of play, only returning to a staging area or "safe zone" for medical emergencies, or other such circumstances. Military simulation games often last several days, for example the large BERGET event in Sweden lasts 6 days in a row, with no breaks. In larger scale MilSim operations players may utilize vehicles such as painted vans and trucks. In some cases, such as Operation Irene, real APCs and tanks will be used.
Airsoft games are not only limited to MilSim or CQB, however. There are many alternate game scenarios.
"Skirmishing" is the most common form of play. Players may use methods and equipment that may differ from a realistic battle (Hi-cap mags for example). Most players in this group dress in BDUs and have guns ranging for $50 to $2000 in price. These battles can take place any where from an abandoned building, an area of woods, to a farm.
CQB, an acronym meaning Close Quarters Battle, or CQC, Close Quarters Combat, is a popular way of playing airsoft. The basic idea is for people to play in an enclosed arena at close quarters, resulting in fast action combat or multiple surprises. Often the arena may be set up as if it were in an urban war zone or in terrain filled with enclosing walls, gates, doorways, stair ways, tunnels, apertures, overhead openings, or below-ground approaches that enable one player to shoot at another from a distance of a certain amount of feet. CQB can also take place in night games or in dense vegetation such as tall grass, shrubbery, and closely packed trees. In these types of combat, the FPS (Feet per second) of the guns may have to be lower due to the closeness of the combat. Simulated grenades and booby traps are effective due to teams sticking together in such a small area. Players in CQB scenarios may wear additional vests or protective clothing to avoid injury from close-in hits or ricochets. Some venues similarly restrict equipment to less powerful airsoft guns.
MilSim
MilSim, short for Military Simulation, generally combines airsoft play with some military live-action role-playing elements. Several goals or missions are assigned to each team, along with a basic load-out of ammunition (6 millimeter pellets), rations, batteries, and other suitable equipment, such as short-range radios and head-sets. Sometimes such equipment is provided whilst other times players may bring them at their own discretion.
The teams will remain in the field for the duration of play, only returning to a staging area or "safe zone" for medical emergencies, or other such circumstances. Military simulation games often last several days, for example the large BERGET event in Sweden lasts 6 days in a row, with no breaks. In larger scale MilSim operations players may utilize vehicles such as painted vans and trucks. In some cases, such as Operation Irene, real APCs and tanks will be used.
Airsoft games are not only limited to MilSim or CQB, however. There are many alternate game scenarios.
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