It is said that all began during a lunch break of a few American woodsmen. One of them, who had a marker in red paint used to mark trees to be cut, jokingly fired a paint ball to a mate and the latter replied in the same way his colleague. This question and answer involving the other, to degenerate! However, found it very amusing, the woodcutters decided to meet to compete again.
Since then, the fun has spread, with a sporting, until it became the game-sports-wargames today is known.
Over time we have formed two specialties:
- PAINTBALL The spread in the United States in the 80s.
- AIR SOFT The real born in Japan in the late '80s.
Paintball Guns are used for compressed air 12 gauge and shoot a ball filled with colored paint at a speed of about 150 m / sec. In Japan it was not possible to use that kind of legal tools to play and someone decided to use the toy guns that shoot small pellets completely harmless.
Soft also known as Tactical Shooting Sportsman, is now a team sport recognized by the CONI.
In the '90s, have created national and regional coordinating bodies that have helped spread the game throughout the country with the establishment of numerous Club (in Italy there are more than 400).
The activity can be treated as a role-playing game that simulates, using special equipment, tactical action and strategic combat in urban environments and / or forest between factions that have to conquer goals achieving the highest score possible. The work done by the associations and sports clubs has meant that the game has evolved into a real sports with high dynamic component and in some cases, a great spectacle!
Currently, each year there are major tournaments and championships spread throughout Italy.
The game is absolutely harmless and non-violent (FORBIDDEN any physical contact with the opponent), but considering the peculiar realism of equipment, is essential for the conduct of the club to communicate place, time and date of the find to the authorities responsible for Public Safety (Police, Firefighter, Police, etc..) in order to avoid "alarm procured."
Games can have different purposes, ranging from capture the flag of another, to make real simulations of military missions such as reconnaissance patrols to achieve the objectives of different nature (witnesses, material, free hostages , etc.). naturally "neutralize" the target opponent with the appropriate firearms and thereby removing from the game.
The most common types of game play are:
- Capture the flag or attacking position;
- Team Deathmatch (with or without rebirth through doctor);
- Release of a prisoner or hostage taking;
- recovery educational materials;
- Defuse fake bombs within a particular time;
- Escort President along a journey;
- Recovery pilots missing;
- Destruction of the opposing team;
- Recon (behind enemy lines);
- All against all;
- Etc ...
Soft Air can be done in any terrain and environment, forests, beaches, factories, houses, ... with the aid of, fortifications, and - in general - anything that can help to immerse themselves in the setting and scenario.
For security reasons, you MUST for those who play at least wear safety glasses or better yet full of masks to protect the entire face!
There are also real tournaments, regulated by the national association ASNWG (sports association national war game) that require more preparation and athletic technique. Games ranging from 6 to 36 hours in a row with the acquisition of targets by knowing only the GPS coordinates.
The most fun and uniqueness of this game is being completely based on honesty namely, there is no way (for real players Soft) to determine if the opponent has been hit or not, everything is the same opponent that when it touches the ball that hit him, raises his hand, he stops shooting and shouts "guilt."
who cheat or pheasant is called Highlander and it's easy when it is discovered he is ejected from the game and often, if recurrent, by the membership, given the vital importance of honesty in this game!
Source: www.wikipedia.it
