Airsoft Tactics - Basic Airsoft survival tips
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Airsoft Tactics for Individuals
Airsoft article by: OnTarget Airsoft
Considering the realism involved in airsoft, it's no surprise that airsoft tactics are much like the tactics one would use in a real battlefield. After all, the objective is about the same - protect yourself from enemy airsoft fire while flushing out and eliminating your opponents. Many airsoft tactics are common sense and follow basic combat skills taught by the military. Let's take a look at some easy to use airsoft tactics:
Obstacles
A good airsoft tactic for an obstacle (like a fence or a barrier) is never look over it; look around it. Looking over it exposes more of your body to your opponent, and they are probably expecting you to look over the object. By looking around it, you keep yourself compact and out of sight. The less of your body you expose, the less of a target you present.
Stay Down!
Another common airsoft tactic is to keep yourself on the ground as low as possible. While this seems easy enough, players often get caught up in the adrenalin of the game and start running, which makes them an easy target. Consider that when you are upright you present the biggest, easiest target. Make sure you keep your airsoft gun out of the water or mud when low to the ground.
3-5 Second Buddy Rushes
when assaulting an airsoft objective with a teammate, use the buddy rush method. You may need to practice this a few times before the skirmish to get it right. You and your teammate alternate rushes for 3-5 seconds towards the target, while one of you puts suppressive fire on the objective. Utilize cover and concealment along the attack route, ensuring your rush ends at a spot that will protect you from enemy fire (a tree, log, rock, etc). Use hand signals to indicate when you are ready to move or lay down suppressive fire. Your stream of airsoft ammo will keep you opponent down while your buddy moves forward.
Fool your opponent
If an airsoft player continues to shoot at an enemy, it usually means that they have a good angle on their target. If someone is shooting at you continuously, you need to change position as soon as possible. However, if you have a good position on your opponent, you may want to consider hesitating with your shots, making them think that they're safe. This can draw them out in the open making them an easy target. This is a time tested airsoft tactic
Quick Glances
When you're on the airsoft skirmish field, take quick peeks rather than long gazes, even if you don't see anything or anyone. The goal should always be to minimize your exposure as an airsoft target. Remember that your opponents are practicing their airsoft tactics too, which may mean they're just being patient, waiting for you to expose yourself long enough for them to get off a shot.
While these airsoft tactics employ basic and good common sense, they can easily be forgotten when you have your mind on your objective and forget to exercise patience on the field. If you remember that the game is just as mental as it is physical, you'll be a much better player. Keep these Airsoft tactics fresh in you mind and you'll have the advantage.
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wow dude the 3-5 sec buddy rushes is a really good idea ill have to try it thanks
When you do move the diddy in your head should be. I'm up they see me I'm down. To rush as a team. Every member should be covering the one rushing. If you move as a team you will survive as a team. Know the difference between cover and concealment. Cover means you have something solid between you and the enemies bb's. Concealment means that you have a camouflaged pos that obstructs your enemies view of you, like a bush. Utilize hand and arm signals to communicate with your team. Silence is golden on the battle field. Don't shoot the first person you see. there may be others on his/her team. Put your team in the prone and wait to ambush, after you see the other team members. Always lay a couple as a base of fire and flank your opponents. This draws attention and distracts the other team and allows the rest of your team to flank without being detected. Happy shooting
I think that it would be nice if you did specific tactics for different guns like springer's, aeg and gas
I have used these same tactics and worked out PERFECT
I have used these same tactics and worked out PERFECT
I love airsoft man!!! its so fun! ecspecally with teams and snipers! these skills work man thanx.
hey there another good airsoft tatic is to wait til your enemy is reloading then open fire, rush with an automatic, peferiblely gas or electric, or just throw a grenade. i perticularly like to rush with my buddy/squad and open fire. the enemy usally will run , turn and fire a bit, but about 89% of the time it works. 6% i fail and need to fall back. 5% i take in a few shots but it still works
The buddy rush is also known as leapfrogging and is really effective. The only thing that can stop it is a sniper shooting at the guys supressing, because he would most lkely be out of there range.
For the buddy rush, i hav a 249, do the cover fire tactics change as opposed to an assault rifle? such as longer burst times and such.
it shouldn't, but that gun is going to slow you down big time. Usually with a squad weapon like the M249 you can do a style of Bounding overwatch, where you provide the cover fire while the entire team moves. Then when you need to move, they cover fire for you.
Got any tips for a recon player in a battle? I've just been given the job and I'm trying to be good at it.
Never played that position. However, I can list the basics:
-Noise Discipline, quiet = stealth
-Tape down and loose and clanky items on your gun and person (LBV clips, straps, sling mounts, etc)
-Move only when you have to.
-Always be looking for the next concealed location when you move, being recon means not being detected (kind of like sniper). If you have to engage the enemy you'll need suprise to gain the upper hand.
-Always have your escape plan mapped out. Your trying to gather info about the enemy and even probe them to gauge reaction. Your success depends on getting that info back to your HQ.
I'll ask my good friend PitViper to respond, he loves all the up front, sneaky stuff.
First and foremost you DO NOT ENGAGE the enemy. Do not be drawn in to a fire fight from probing fire. ( common tactic to displace and draw out enemy forces). The recon team is essential in snooping and gathering vital info. Camo is very immortant. Camo everything. Don't wear goggles. Find a goggle type face mask that is mesh then Paint it flat black. Glare from goggles will give you away every time. Camo up and have your other team members try to spot you. Recon needs to be trained for. Look before you leap. Know the pos you are going to. You don't want to run into an enemy pos or get miss aligned to other team members. Have a good hand signal system in place. Carry Bino's No sense in getting super close if you don't have to. Carry guns with high ROF. If you do get caught you want to lay the smack down and get the hell out of there. Carry a pistol. I use mine for up close kills. I also have a plastic bayonet for knife kills. hahaha I can get real close sometimes. Pay attention to your shadow. If you can see it, the enemy can too. Avoid areas with leaves, many dried sticks or branches. Crunching and rustling leaves are a dead give away. When you move, do so slowly. Human eyes are more accute to catching fast movement. Stay in shadowy areas as much as possible. Stay as low as possible. Don't be a fraid to get dirty. Don't wear alot of gear that will slow you down. Reconnaisance is usually done with a time line. Use reverse planning to stay on time. Over time you will become more attuned to your surroundings and gauge the most likley avenues of approach by enemy forces. Depending on the size of your recon team. You may be able to set a base of fire, then if your other team members get caught then the base of fire would draw the enemies fire to let the others escape. Always have a rallying cry and a rally point. So many times I see teams just loose it and get wasted because their team gets separated. They just get hunted down and taken out one by one. Especially if I am doing the hunting. Hopfully this helps you.
Thanks this is gonna help so much. Can't wait to try it out. :)
Flank your objective, decoy the decoys, make them think what you want them to think, move fast! train fast! work faster! check out old military tactics from napoleon's era, use tactics from the first world war, just twist them about into gorilla warfare, they really work, surprise your opponents, I DID!
I am my teams primary Sniper, my designation is Sabre 1. I usually work solo, but my commander recently assigned a "Cover man" to my operation. His primary job is to watch my back and to ensure our retreat if the situation calls or if we are comprimised. It is here that I will point out that we play in an urban area, 3 acres of land with decently built 1 and 2 story buildings. We've gathered enough stuff to make it look like a small abandoned city and recon is much different in this type of area.
A large portion of the tactics my operation includes is a psychological game. Shooting from certain positions will make your opponent think the way you want, for example, shoot one at the right angle and they will think you are behind them, or flanking. Simply putting a shot in a specific place can control the movements of your enemy, thus allowing you to custom-route them where you want them. Yesterday my two-man unit were tasked with closing off a small section of our city so our tactical demo squad could lay a mid-fight ambush. We cut off an entire street which was about 50 yards and with 1 rifle pinned down all 6 of the confused OPFOR, and being able to pick off their medic. During the 6 minutes we held them down, our Demo team put in place a Claymore and 2 mines. The remaining 4 OPFOR from that unit were taken out by a single claymore and our secondary sniper team re-routed their targets into the minefield, which left 1 remaining OPFOR. Our assault team (6 Riflemen) moved in on the guy, but since our commander offered up a $50 bounty for the last guy alive, I picked him off at about 120 feet.
pretty sweet i usally run every where in cover then when they think iam somewhere i move fast and get them me and my cousin played up on the scarp hill yesterday and he got me in the back of the head ow!
I am now the sniper for my team and i dont know any tips for how to play it. Tips please?
well me and my friends play airsoft a lot but our feild is small, usually ill take command just becuase my entire life i want to be a SEAL (HOOAH) and i studied their tactics. First i assign recon, while we throw some branches together to create a make-shift bunker. I do a lot of recon if im not the leader though. So for sniper i stay low (crawl low) and if they look at you dont move. It works. If they raise their gun, plug em, but 75% of the time they dont notice you. But after that be even more careful in case they told their squad captain. Never fire right off the bat, wait to see whose all there, sometimes if they all gather together and you fire it creates confusion. Also check to see where everyone is and watch your surroundings in case you need to bug out. Know your ranges. Tape your gun in camo gauze or cloth, especially if your gun is clear or shiny. Buy a silent gun, last year i had a spring gun that rang louder than church bells on Easter... it wasn't fun. Follow the tips on this page and youll be good.
thanks a lot Ill remeber these tips
one time i pulled off the move from "the Patriot" Me and my friend were out numbered 5-2 and we were basically surrounded except for a hill. I told my friend (Nick) to get up the hill and he ran up and gave me sniper support and i pulled out my pistol and hid in a bush. well at first they didnt think there was a guy on the hill until Nick sniped a guy and so they ran up the hill after him. All of sudden I pop out and take out another guy who tripped. So it was now 3-2 and I went back into the bush. They ran back down the hill for me and Nick shot all three of them in the back with his M4 it was insane!
i just have a quick question. Me and my freinds recently created a 5-man squad and i was just curious about some tactics between the 5 of us we have a sniper, a really accurate long range aeg (we were going to use him primarily for cover fire), and the other 3 are just normal 370-390 fps (.2 gram) assault rifles.
my question is with the things that ive listed what kind of strategy and groupings should we do. should we all stick together or split into small groups. anyway you get the idea everything ive read above has been helpful thanks for posting this
Dank, Here is a good read....
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/pol
If you can get a hold of the Army Feild Manual FM 23-10 Sniper Training you'll finds all kinds of ways to employ a sniper at squad level.
it says that the manuals on that site have been removed but the other stuff was helpful thanks...anything else someone can throw my way would be nice just to weigh my options
you can usually find used Army feild manuals at Gun shows, army navy surplus, etc. Anything the Army publishes on Squad level tactics is great reading for airsofters.
ok thanks
Another good move to do is try to flank the opponent. First you have to have at least 2 guys shootin at the enemy while one guy goes around and shoots them from behind it works 98 percent of the time if you do it right.
i need some tips for a map with abandoned houses & trees i use ak-47
can enyone help???
what accesories shall i buy for my g-608??
can anyone give me some basic tactics??(im new)
Tanker. For that gun you should have a top rail and a short front/bottom rail. A good Torch light/laser combo for indoor play is great for the front/bottom. On the top a good ACOG or Reflex sight is recommend this works great for outdoor skirmishes. Also, invest in a good smart charger, those wall chargers are junk and can easily overcharge a battery
I am a beginer intermidiate player and i was just wondering if anybody new wat kind of gun i should get because right now i am borowing my friends AK 47
Full Out,
We have a complete line of airsoft guns. You need to ask yourself the following questions:
-Will I be using this indoors (CQB) or Outdoors (Skrimish)
-What is your price Range
-What style of gun do you like (M16, AK, G36, Exotic, etc)
That should help you narrow it down a lot. If you need any help, drop us a line at sales@ontargetairsoft.com
Daryle
www.OnTargetAirsoft.com
I am an ok player I just needs some reel good tips to help
ive used buddy rush before it really works well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just recently decided to take up this sport and i just wanted to let u guys know that yall have been nothing but help thanx!
Mike,
Glad we could help. Hope to do business with your soon!! www.OnTargetAirsoft.com
Regards,
Daryle
Another little trick is when firing continusly stop suddenly to make the enemy think you are reloading, then when they come out of cover to fire, nail them... After a while when they suspect what you are doing then you actually can reload without them firing...
Lol.. this is just common sense.. you learn this stuff in your first match ..
ur going down iraq
I see you have lots of experience at this area!
Even though this is just common sense.
But all sense gets lost in adrenaline!
common sense yes, but unless you practice these basic skills you'll be disorganized when the adrenaline kicks in. That is why Army runs it soldiers through repeated battle drills. We fight like we train.
Practice makes perfect, I love training with Airsofts ... so awesome.
these tips worked great, i had me and two people and the other teap had 5 people and we won because we followed these tips
Easy Residential says:
17 months ago
Ok, I am ready to go hunt down Osama!