Retreating in Paintball Can Be An Advantage
To realize a common goal, teammates in a paintball game should take
two important roles: one is to suppress and the other to invade.
Suppression is a way of distracting the opponent so that they fall
short by not seeing the other team that is already starting to
invade. Suppression’s goal is not to get rid of enemies. Control and
concentration are needed to keep a team member from shooting.
A team who uses suppression as a tactic should consist of three or
more players. Each member must know that their main objective is not
to eliminate the other team’s members; although that could be true
in other events. Movements during this game should be accurate and
targets must be aligned in order to make sure that the opposing team
is unaware of the suppression. A steady target and aiming of fire
from the suppression players must not be in unison to leave the
enemies with a puzzled feeling.
When making an assault, two or more of the paintball players who are
making the suppression constantly distract one of the opponent’s
players in order to disguise the players who are about to invade and
attack the opposing team. Suppression often conceals the other
players and if done well, would eventually destroy the enemies who
would have to retreat and could soon be eliminated when caught.
The other role that is played by the rest of the team is invading.
The players that are involved in the invasion must try very hard to
hide themselves from the opponents while the suppression team is
doing their job. This requires patience, control, and discipline to
keep from firing in order to save the position. Make sure that with
one shot severe damage to the opposing team is incurred rather than
firing at one enemy player that did not realize the invader was
there.
The invasion players target at least the majority of the opposing
team’s players. Once they are in position to capture the flag, they
must fire with great power and with full force. Since paintball guns
are really loud, as soon as players start hitting target it must be
accurate as there is no turning back. Enemies will know where the
guns are firing from so the invasion team will have to incur damage
all at once to keep the opponent from counter attacking. This will
be shown by the amount of paint that is shot at the other team.
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