| Airsoft by definition is a sport where
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| | players lift their gun up and say, "Hit".
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| players simulate military or law
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| | Also, one player on each team is usually
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| enforcement combat by using airsoft guns
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| | designated as a medic, to revive players
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| (which look a lot like real guns, to add
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| | so they can resume play. Weapon hit
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| to the realism) and other airsoft gear.
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| | rules vary depending on the game.
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| The game of airsoft was developed in
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| | Usually, a weapon being hit is the same
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| Japan, where firearms were (and still
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| | as the player being hit, but if the
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| are) almost impossible to get without
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| | person has a sidearm, rules can be
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| resorting to illegal means. An
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| | modified so that the person just is not
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| alternative was developed, and that
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| | allowed to use their primary and must
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| alternative was airsoft. Because of
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| | instead only use the sidearm.
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| this, it is no surprise that airsoft is
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| | The three types of airsoft guns are
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| actually most popular in East Asian
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| | spring, electric, and gas. Spring guns
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| countries such as China, Japan, Taiwan,
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| | are usually cheap but can get very
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| and South Korea (North Korea is more
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| | expensive if they fire at a high FPS.
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| interested in using real guns!)
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| | Electric, also known as AEG, guns are
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| Unlike paintball, it is incredibly hard
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| | powered by a battery and the main
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| to tell if somebody has been hit. No
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| | advantage is that they are automatic, but
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| splatters are made on the skin or
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| | are generally not very powerful unless
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| clothes, and unless the person screams in
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| | upgraded. Gas guns are the most
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| agony or pain, you will not know if they
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| | powerful, and gases supported include
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| are hit. That is why the game of airsoft
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| | carbon dioxide, propane, green gas, red
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| relies on the "Honor System", where
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| | gas, and high pressure air (HPA).
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