[Truncated excerpts from the September 10, 2007 broadcast of “Coffee in the Evening with Chris and Drew” on KCXL 1140 AM Radio.] Drew: What is MILSIM?. Chris: MILSIM is simply an abbreviation, meaning military simulation. However on a broader scale MILSIM falls under the category of action pursuit gaming—paintball, airsoft,…
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It happens. Weapons jam no matter how sophisticated or primitive. Even a club can break. Frankly, the more moving parts in a weapon system, the greater the chance that something will fail—particularly in the rugged demands of the battlefield. Let’s be clear here. A weapon may fail for many reasons.…
Read MoreHand and Arm Signals
This article was originally published on odjournal.com (Olive Drab: the journal of tactics) and has been transferred here with permission.
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Paintballers and airsofters in general spend a disproportionate amount of time honing stealth techniques for tactical gaming, and rightfully so. Noise and light discipline are essential to remaining elusive. Yet some of the most successful teams employ a great deal of noise and yelling to seemingly fantastic results. So which…
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