| There are two primary games people play when | | | | Mil Sim is another favored game when playing |
| they play airsoft. These two games are called | | | | airsoft. This game is played while imitating military |
| CQB and Mil Sim. People take these games very | | | | live action role playing elements. The game will be |
| seriously and they are a lot of fun to get into | | | | played with teams and each team will be given a |
| when you have enough people to play. | | | | mission. The teams will also be given equipment |
| CQB is an airsoft game that is also known as | | | | like short-range radios and headsets, batteries, |
| Close Quarters Battle. Some people call the game | | | | rations, and a basic load of ammunition for their |
| CQC or Close Quarters Combat. This is a very | | | | guns. Airsoft uses 6mm or 8mm pellets but in Mil |
| popular way to play airsoft. When people play | | | | Sim the 6mm pellets are used. |
| CQB they are usually in close quarters. The basic | | | | The staging area is considered a safe zone or an |
| idea is to play the game in an enclosed area. The | | | | area for medical emergencies or for any other |
| action of the game is usually fast combat action | | | | serious circumstance that would require you to be |
| and there are many surprises. | | | | out of the game for a short period of time. All |
| During CQB the area is often setup as an urban | | | | teams are required to remain in the field for the |
| war zone. Some people like to setup the area as | | | | entire duration of the game. Mil Sim airsoft games |
| a terrain filled with enclosing gates, walls, | | | | can last for several days without any breaks. |
| doorways, stairways, tunnels, and more. It may | | | | Sweden holds an event every year called the |
| seem like a maze or a realistic scene with | | | | BERGET which lasts for 6 straight days in a row |
| underground approaches, overhead openings, and | | | | and there are no breaks. It is common for people |
| more which allow shooters to get their opponent | | | | to paint vans and trucks for use in the Mil Sim |
| from only a few feet away. Some people like to | | | | game in large scale operations of play. |
| play the game in dense shrubbery with the look | | | | Airsoft is a very popular game because people |
| and feel of playing in the forest; hiding behind | | | | love to get dressed up in their combat gear and |
| trees, shrubbery, and tall grass. When people play | | | | simulate like they are going to war. The two |
| airsoft in too close of range in CQB situations | | | | most popular ways to play airsoft with teams of |
| then they are usually sure to have guns with less | | | | people is by playing Close Quarters Combat or Mil |
| firepower. Players usually wear extra padding and | | | | Sim. These games can last for a couple of hours |
| vests for protective clothing to avoid close range | | | | or they can last for days depending on how you |
| hits and ricochet hits. When a player gets hit too | | | | want to play and how seriously you take the |
| close with a BB from an airsoft gun then it can be | | | | game. |
| very painful without the proper padding. | | | | |