Airsoft Skirmishes – Ideas for games and battles with realistic and exciting Airsoft guns
Here’s how to make your Airsoft battles fun!
In order to have a successful airsoft skirmish, it is necessary to plan the event in advance. The first thing you will have to decide is what type of airsoft skirmish you are going to have. In this article we will look at the two most popular types of airsoft games, close combat and target games.
Head-to-head combat scenarios
A head-to-head competition is basically two teams doing their best to eliminate each other. In an objective game type it is similar to the “capture the flag” game type that requires your squad to complete a mission or task. The objective is to eliminate the other team first in various scenarios.
Some examples of head-to-head style games are as follows:
1. Patrol Mission – This will have one team patrolling through an area trying to find the other team. This is very similar to search and destroy missions the military performs and you will need good tracking skills and group mobility. Usually there is an area that will be labeled as enemy territory and to add realism you can add booby traps like airsoft claymore mines and grenades. The best place to play this type of game is in a wooded area. Although urban combat areas are gaining in popularity and lend themselves well to patrol based games. The military refers to this as MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain). The only real difference is that in urban combat you are in towns and cities, often built specifically for airsoft games.
2. Frontline Combat: Just like the real wars of yesteryear, this is reality at its best. In this scenario each team will control a part of the battlefield. The goal is for one airsoft team to assault the other and try to outflank them in order to overtake their position and win the airsoft game. Objective Mission Style In the objective style of airsoft combat, you will have an objective to complete, the other team will try to prevent you from completing this objective. In most cases, these events are timed as they require exceptional team interaction and communication.
Some examples of objective style are:
1. Hostage Rescue: This type of mission is usually carried out in closed spaces. This type of game is when a team is trying to locate the hostage and successfully free him, killing his captors. The opposing team will try to prevent the hostage from being released. In this type of game, one team will defend their fire base from the other team trying to steal their flag. This is by far the most popular type of airsoft game right now.
2. Downed Pilot – A dummy pilot or other valuable target is hidden somewhere on the battlefield and the opposing teams try to find it first. One team plays the saviors and the other the enemy trying to eliminate the target. This is a great game where both teams move fast trying to find the target and all sorts of skirmishes often break out during the hunt.
Other Airsoft Battle Ideas and Scenarios
1. Reenactments – Many people like to plan their airsoft games around actual events or battles. For example, raids and rescues in prisoner of war camps. A part of the camp will be the prisoner of war camp, the good guys need to capture the camp and save the prisoners. The bad guys job is to hold their camp and kill the rescue team or capture them. You can choose any theme or time period you like, such as Vietnam, World War II, or even the Iraq War. Although it will require a bit of research, it will be a lot more fun in the end and add a lot of realism.
Lots of teams really get involved and wear authentic uniforms and have the appropriate weapons for the time period. People have also had great success recreating their favorite war movie scene. Again, hostage rescue or even the capture of a bridge or compound have been used in movies and should be easy to recreate. Your imagination is your only limit and if you really try and think of new ideas you will have more fun!
2. Using Accessories: Battle accessories are another great way to increase the fun in your airsoft skirmishes. Items will usually be marked before the game starts and each will represent a certain type of item. These attachments can be marked as whatever you want, and if captured, can be used for extra points, bringing back a downed teammate, or whatever you want.
If you are the one who is supposed to plan your club battles, you can see that your options are limitless and good planning can take a fair amount of time. Being as creative and detailed as possible will pay off, but don’t make it too complicated or people will get confused and the fun factor will diminish. Your reward in your detailed planning will be when everyone has fun and really gets into the battle themes you’ve presented to them!
