Safety is the primary concern when these vehicles are intermixed with the players on the field. Having a well trained crew and using the same drivers helps minimize the danger as these veteran operators will be aware of the quirks involved in this type of operation. The jeep spoke of above has a designated driver that is trained in our fields safety procedures. A clear explanation of the rules of engagement must be given to the players at the briefing. We use a ten foot rule informing all players if the vehicle is moving you cannot be closer than 10 feet. Using common sense and strict player rules will help assure the continued use of airsoft armored vehicles in games.
9/18/2007
Airsoft Games with Armored Vehicles
This past Sunday we attended an airsoft game in poynette Wisconsin. Actually we have been planning for this airsoft event since last years "Operation Vigilance Airsoft Game" and we were not dissapointed with part 2. There were about 115 players and of course the russian armored car shown below which is part of the subject of this article. Troy B. owns and operates the armored vehicle shown in the picture. He is becoming a regular at airsoft games in Wisconsin and Illinois. Our airsoft field in Fairchild, WI has hosted games with the BA-64 playing support roles for the game. We now have a light armored airsoft jeep we use regularly on our field. Using these vehicles in the airsoft games requires a special set of rules for both safety and disabling during the game. 
Safety is the primary concern when these vehicles are intermixed with the players on the field. Having a well trained crew and using the same drivers helps minimize the danger as these veteran operators will be aware of the quirks involved in this type of operation. The jeep spoke of above has a designated driver that is trained in our fields safety procedures. A clear explanation of the rules of engagement must be given to the players at the briefing. We use a ten foot rule informing all players if the vehicle is moving you cannot be closer than 10 feet. Using common sense and strict player rules will help assure the continued use of airsoft armored vehicles in games.
Safety is the primary concern when these vehicles are intermixed with the players on the field. Having a well trained crew and using the same drivers helps minimize the danger as these veteran operators will be aware of the quirks involved in this type of operation. The jeep spoke of above has a designated driver that is trained in our fields safety procedures. A clear explanation of the rules of engagement must be given to the players at the briefing. We use a ten foot rule informing all players if the vehicle is moving you cannot be closer than 10 feet. Using common sense and strict player rules will help assure the continued use of airsoft armored vehicles in games.
9/01/2007
Airsoft Gun Game Terminology
Ever notice each sport or hobby we join is loaded with new acronyms and phrases. Well airsoft gamers are the same way but to extreme levels. At any one of our airsoft games you could over hear a conversation that sounds like this "I was down in sector six reloading my AEG hi-caps when a coupla tango's jumped me on my six, had to pull out my GBB and managed to KO Three mercs before the Op4's lit me up. Couldn't get my kill rag on my head fast enough".
If a new player was standing there with a bewildered look on their face we would just smile and say "noob". At first the lingo sounds funny, then it catches on and one day you find yourself at a group function that is not airsoft related and you tell a story like the one quoted above and people look at you very puzzled and sympathetic for your condition. Yep thats the day you realize you are not a noob anymore...They Are.
And if the acronyms are not hard enough to remember many airsoft teams have call signs and code word airsoft terminology to further confuse their opponents. Its all part of the game plan and the secret nature of milsim and scenario type airsoft games.
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