Saturday, December 27, 2008

Playing Airsoft: The different methods

By Alexander Malroy

There are several ways of playing Airsoft. The main objective to the game is to have fun and enjoy time with your opponents. Be the last one standing with these methods below.

The MilSim MilSim, short for Military simulation is a method of airsoft playing game that blends military live-action role-playing scenarios. Each team is assigned goals or missions to accomplish. They are provided with ample supplies of ammunition (pellets), batteries, food or rations, gears, uniforms and other safety paraphernalia. Sometimes, equipments such as headsets and radios are being provided; other times, players have the discretion to bring their own communication equipments.

Military simulation games regularly lasts a number of days depending on how large the mission and the planning is. Both teams should remain in the playing field during the duration of the game and should only return to the neutral area only in medical emergencies and any other related circumstances. In large scale military simulations such as the likes of BERGET in Sweden, where the MilSim lasts up to a week without breaks, players may use military vehicles, trucks and vans. Sometimes an armored personnel carrier and tanks were utilized.

The Skirmish Operations Skirmish operations were the most popular type of play among the airsoft gun enthusiasts. Players may choose from different variations of schemes apart from the real battle itself. The players utilize hi-capacity magazines and typically dressed in BDUs. Their airsoft guns ranges from cheap to expensive ones, as the event can take place anywhere where the two opposing teams may consider appropriate to their playing needs such as woods, abandoned warehouse, factories or a farm.

Players may choose from different variations of game play apart from the real battle itself. The players utilize high-capacity magazines and typically dressed in BDUs. Their Airsoft guns ranges from cheap to expensive ones, as the event can take place anywhere where the two opposing teams may consider appropriate playing areas such as woods, abandoned warehouses, factories or even a farm.

The Honor System This system relies on the honesty of the players during the game. The ability to admit if being hit is the key factor in this method, which unlike paintballs, plastic pellets have no way to distinguish if a player had been hit. There are plastic pellets in the market today with paint on it but players dont like to use them because of its ineffectiveness and the damage it may cause to the gun itself.

Marshals or referees play a vital role in every game. Bullets fired from a distance sometimes are not being sensed by a player mainly due to the action or just being distracted or running doggedly. Marshals determine and decide the matter of hit or miss. However, honest declaration if being hit is encouraged because no one can really monitor the exact happenings of the game played on the field. Simulation on knife kills can be performed depending on the venue of the game. This can be executed if a player taps an unaware opponent during the game. This method prevents an unaware opponent of accidentally shooting point-blank at the enemy within close range as he is being surprised by the stealth.

Players are advised not to shoot their weapons blindly when they are not able to see their opponents. Players should avoid shooting further opponents who surrendered and are already "dead." Harsh comments and language are also being prohibited as well as physical contact. Such acts are penalized; disagreements are expected to be resolved with appropriate rules and etiquette. - 15266

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