Any advice?

[second_draw 0]

I'm going to to skirmish for the first time in my life on the weekend, is there any advice, important infomation or warnings i should know? Thnx in advance

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

Do you mean paintball skirmish, airsoft skirmish or something similiar (medieval sword skirmish)?

[Oligo 1]

Or maybe you mean the old fashioned skirmish with fists and feet? Drunken boxing I believe it is called...

[second_draw 0]

Paintball skirmish

[Gorgi Knootewoot 0]

don't whistle while eating biscuites

[Hilandor 1]

aim true, fire straight, and watch cos them things give a fair old sting in the right places

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

Never take your mask off in the skirmish area. Wear loose and comfortable clothes. Remember to take lots of food and water with you.

[second_draw 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Gorgi Knootewoot @ April 04 2002,11:07)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Tip #1: Don't go to the light, Carol Anne<span id='postcolor'>

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b.t.w. One of my friends is bringing his father who has been in the australian army for 20 years (not anymore though)

[Hilandor 1]

yes and also no suicide attacks you will never get the paint removed

[R. Gerschwarzenge 0]

Leather gloves are nice. Something to protect your neck is nice. A hat is nice. Hiding behind an anthill is not nice.

[Gorgi Knootewoot 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ April 04 2002,11:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hiding behind an anthill is not nice.  <span id='postcolor'>

Lolololololol, Ghehehehehehe

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

Get your money back and go to an Airsoft skirmish, much better guns, lots more fun, more tactical gameplay, better lookin women (at least around here)

[scout 0]

dont fix your eyes on one spot too long,

dont stay at one spot too long,

stay in shadows,

and if u'r shooting at one person too long, give yourself up, ur out of ammo!

[Gorgi Knootewoot 0]

Do not reload in open areas, because then you are unable to walk.

Do not die, or you will be a seagull

[DodgeME 0]

Camp

No well try to be silent mate. Don't try to shoot specific body parts. Get some radios and open em lol. With vivaldi and shit and let em go and see what is going wrong. hide behind a bush or smt. Frag em!

[Tovarish 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (second_draw @ April 04 2002,11:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">b.t.w. One of my friends is bringing his father who has been in the australian army for 20 years (not anymore though)  <span id='postcolor'>

Big deal! A couple of years ago when I went to play Delerium Tagball, one of the guys on the opposing team was a Lieutenant in the Canadian Forces...and most of the rest were college/university kids. We on the other hand, were almost all high-school kids, one of us was legally blind, and we still slaughtered them!!

[Burl 0]

Tips from the Burlizer: ( Paint Ball player from way back:1984)

1.) Drink plenty of water starting a day or 2 before.

2.) Take some tape to hold your extra ammo closed. Yes I lost a ton of ammo before...

3.) Wear full dress, I use BDU's. Keeps me from getting scratched up.

4.) Take some Advil, if you're over 30.

5.) Wear comfortable boots. Sport shoes don't give enough ankle support.

6.) Have Fun!

Burl

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (R. Gerschwarzenge @ April 04 2002,11:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Leather gloves are nice. Something to protect your neck is nice. A hat is nice. Hiding behind an anthill is not nice.  <span id='postcolor'>

too late for me....

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (second_draw @ April 04 2002,10:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">is there any advice, important infomation or warnings i should know?<span id='postcolor'>

Don't eat yellow snow.

[Tovarish 0]

Something I forgot to mention earlier....If you're playing in a dark indoor maze, a one-use camera with flash can serve as a pretty effective flashbang  

Lol I still remember, 4 of us pinned at a bunker across the other team's position, I realized that I had this camera in my pocket, lifted it to the window, yelled "SAY CHEESE" and *click*...The oposite team's fire stopped for a second, we heard "What the F$%?!?" and then it picked up again. Too bad I was laughing too hard to take advantage of the situation

[Akira 0]

Don't spray....damn things go faster than you expect....

And wear padding....I....ummm..."injured" my Dad when we were playing when he came running around the corner I was hiding....thing is....I was kneeling.....he was straight up.....I shot cause he scared the hell outta me....and well....I don't think I have to worry about any brothers or sisters....

[second_draw 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ April 04 2002,20:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (second_draw @ April 04 2002,10:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">is there any advice, important infomation or warnings i should know?<span id='postcolor'>

Don't eat yellow snow.<span id='postcolor'>

I'm actually going to be in australian bushland so there is no snow.

b.t.w. What is airsoft?

[Warin 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">And wear padding....I....ummm..."injured" my Dad when we were playing when he came running around the corner I was hiding....thing is....I was kneeling.....he was straight up.....I shot cause he scared the hell outta me....and well....I don't think I have to worry about any brothers or sisters....<span id='postcolor'>

LOL! This happened to a friend of mine back when I played paintball. Our sniper shot him from about 6 feet away (Gotta love ghillie suits!). We found him half an hour later by following the trail of gear. He later reported they were the size of grapefruit for a week. OWW.  Moral of the story is: Always wear a cup!

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">b.t.w. What is airsoft?<span id='postcolor'>

Kinda like paintball, but uses plastic pellets.  The guns are more replica like than paintball.  Paintball guns generally resemble something out of a sci fi movie, whereas Airsoft guns look like the real thing.  A lot more 'realistic'  Take a look here for lots of cool info.

[Wobble 1]

Wobble has a very very odd type of luck..

I always get shot in the ears when its cold, or in my nutts, my nose... pretty much any pressure point that hurts like a bitch is where I get shot..

and its always by some jagoff who has his pressure "adjusted" to where he shoots at 375fps.

[Warin 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">and its always by some jagoff who has his pressure "adjusted" to where he shoots at 375fps.<span id='postcolor'>

Ooog. I think irresponsible jerks like that need a beating!

I was testing a gun once that was tuned for 300fps running CO2 tubes.  We slapped a back bottle on, and it was running really hot (380-390fps).  The guy who owned the gun (Also the guy who ran the field) asked me not to shoot anyone at close range.  Guess who popped up five feet in front of me and took one in the shoulder?  I feel guilty to this day because he's still sporting a little crescent shaped scar where I hit him

You ever got shot right at the top of your head? Had a guy named Jesus shoot me from above his first day, and it just skimmed the top of my head and DAMN did that hurt.  

Anyways:

Drink lots of water. (Beer at lunch is good too, just not a LOT)

Wear good boots.

Float like a butterfly

Sting like a bee.