Airsoft Action 04 - Xmas 2011 | Page 92

UNG YO GUNS Jezz Blume offers some words of wisdom to young gun players about tactics and how to survive a little longer T here are loads of sites across the UK and many varieties of terrain, such as urban areas, wide open spaces and woodland with lots of cover. I’m going to identify different playing styles based on the terrain you’re in, as different tactics are used within each area. So let’s start with CQB and urban areas. When in a close combat situation or some form of building make sure you’re not alone, as clearing or taking buildings can be near impossible on your own – unless you seriously know what you’re doing! I suggest four or five man squads to help you out. With a building, for example, it is usually best not to assault from one side but from as many as possible simultaneously. Grab a bunch of people and try to organise them into two squads. Get both teams to enter at the same time (usually front and back), thus splitting up the enemy within the building and leaving each squad an easier job. Enter the building and get up to a wall as soon as possible, as standing in the corridors will leave you sitting ducks. Clear every room you see with tactical entries, or ‘frag and clear’ (which is most effective), until you meet the other team – so the building’s cleared and you can focus on controlling it if needed. Do not run in guns blazing – that will simply get you shot as the enemy will be under cover or in separate rooms. For every building assault or close combat situation I recommend tactical and precise warfare to help secure the battle 092 Xmas 2011 and make sure you don’t lose it. You will have seen many of these tactics on Rainbow Six Vegas 2 if you have played it (Campaign). Next up: open ground with little to no cover. If you’re caught in this situation the best thing to do is not panic and hide as you’ll just end up having a long and unwanted battle of shooting at each other from long ranges, and you ’ll get nowhere. Instead I recommend the very useful method of ‘fire and move’, a very simple tactic but equally effective. Split the team you’re with into two groups (let’s call them Alpha and Bravo) and pick one to go first (in this case, Alpha). While Bravo lays down covering fire, Alpha moves five metres forward, gets down and then lays covering fire to allow Bravo to move. Bravo moves two metres ahead of Alpha. The method repeats until you reach your destination, by which point you will have probably taken them out. But if you find yourself alone in a situation like this you can be sneaky and go ‘bush crawling’, although I suggest you back away from the situation and get backup or go for a different objective. And finally: woodland areas with lots of cover (bushes, trees, barricades). This type of terrain offers a lot of choice. If you’re in a group of people simply split up so you’re not