Army tactics, once modified for airsoft's differences (higher ammo counts, much shorter distances, more bravery) work quite well in outdoor fields, but aren't very good for indoor stuff. Peeling, pepperpotting, suppressing, arcs, all round defence, stock phrases, all useful and usable. In a game where grenades kill everyone in a room as a rule knowing how to stack a door and buttonhook through it isn't nearly as useful.
@@robertjohnson5106 I imagine that's because you went about it in an extremely belligerent and arrogant way. We've also not said the same thing: in my experience the tactics I was taught for FIBUA translate poorly to Airsoft, you've suggested "all" tactics taught by the military work just fine. As he's ex-UK military I imagine he's been taught plenty and can draw fair comparisons from experience, comparisons I generally agree with.
Just watched your video. 100% agree with you , however, without that military background, my opinion is that we as ex soldiers wouldn't have that tactical awareness when going into a cqb scenario. Even in a rural, woodland, etc, I'd stay motionless to gain awareness, and I'd hear people crashing through the bush , as we'd ghost walk and be more aware of my surroundings. I do think vetrans have a better advantage in airsoft, especially in defending a position where you can advise your team the best place to set up a defensive position. The biggest thing i love about airsoft is that everyone comes home alive after the day is over. Keep up the good work m8.
@@NamesNicco it changes so much over the years. I joined in 1991, came out 1999, came home to Northern Ireland and joined home service RIR, the difference in drills was mind blowing to home service to what we were taught for the rest of the world, and I'd say with the generation that's today our military will change dramatically over the next 2 decades or so🤣🤣🤣
"I'm up! He see's me! I'm down!" Most of my CQB Clearing training gets me trades or flat out shot on an indoor field. Firing from outside the threshold is infinitely better than rushing in and clearing. Buttonhooks = trades. Squared up weapon presentations (plates toward enemy) = easy target, always getting hit. Running the rabbit seems to work perfectly, though! Holding opposing corners seems to work, too (think clearing a T shaped intersection). I've been loving playing indoors, has really upped my cqb game since being out of the service.
I've never been in the military, or played airsoft, but this video was explained well enough for me to understand and appreciate the differences in tactics because of the difference between plastic bb and little bits of flying metal
the peeking technique you bring up is pretty much how competitive airsoft/speedsoft is played (Valiant Airsoft for a good example), intel gathering and gunfights both being done with lots of quick peeks. what i find most interesting about this topic is that iirc Garand Thumb was pretty much opposite on his opinions, praising airsoft for practicing proper CQC and bringing up concerns over open/woodland fighting due to the limited range and travel-time of BBs. Guess at the end of the day its all about mindset, are you there to LARP/practice real-steel techniques or are you there to be good at airsoft? this is a good one boss i enjoyed it a lot
F&M defo works in airsoft as long as you have people that understand the principal and how to put it into practice. You engineering the reverse pop shot is a game changer in airsoft CQB for sure! Aggressive plays for me is invaluable in airsoft, the moment you apply pressure to the situation and push offense you put them immediately on the back foot, in most cases making it impossible for them to get a foot hold. Use what you can to your advantage use the force multipliers when making the play, give them more things to worry about. Great video giving some decent strat tips for sure.
Me and my friends have started playing airsoft more often and we have begun to use the movement tactics of the military. We don't do it in pairs, but rather we move one person at a time and have taken 4 people and overtaken a locked down position with almost no losses everytime.
My dad (an ex para)he played airsoft and he decided to play after he came from Afghanistan and someone shot him in the balls so next round he started to do cqc like an actual warzone and he got banned becuase he shot people in the face and pulled people through windows and doors and really going full squaddie and now now tryna get him back into airsoft but he's one stubborn man 😂
The speedqb guys have it pretty much figured out for airsoft CQB. I think another difference is just the delay of a BB hitting a person means you can often move freely between cover more often than you should be able to, when I'm playing I'm constantly thinking about how far the player aiming at me is and how long I've roughly got to peak out or move, I think that mindset would be reversed in the military where peaking or moving out of cover could result in being instantly hit. You also can't supress a position properly because they always have the opportunity to peak out and get a few shots off if it's far enough away.
Army cqb tactics are heavily dependent on surprise, however in airsoft cqb, you KNOW somebody will come through that doorway sooner or later. At least that's my working theory.
And that's why u see the tactics that where teached r differential from what u see in real life like in israel or Ukraine. Or even back in syria. Suprise works the best in a hostage situation or in a police like scenario
irl also pointman usually gets hit, thats why you blow a hole in the wall, breaching charges, bangers, frags, and you rely on the effects of loud af gats going off.
I sadly wasn't in the army, because of my eyes. But I did some training with an airborne soldier and instructor. We trained on the peeling off, falling back. But also going forward and taking Fire positions, switching positions. We've used this in the field with 4 ppl and we end up pushing the enemy team back into the spawn. To the point where the The marshalls had to step in and had to send us away because they couldn't exit the spawn ^^. We also had done this with taking a spot, hold it and peeling off back towards our lines.
Army vet here: I believe many things dont translate because people dont have enough training, people usually get split so you dont always stick with your team 100% of the time.
Great conversation about the difference between Army tactics and airsoft shooting tactics in situations where it applies for airsoft shooting action mission. I love your videos especially the ones back in the days when you watching videos on the World's Top Special Forces warriors in the world. Keep up with the good work names nicco.
Former Kiwi Infantry, used to work with a bloke who went on to be a Colour Serjeant in the Rifles coincidentally. Fire and maneuver with suppressing fire in the open all works well. Taking cover and jockeying fire positions is also a big one, lost count of the number of times I've zapped people who kept popping out of the same point almost to a rhythm and ended up popping out straight into a BB to the face. Working in a team I've found using the initial shake out for a corridor BCD and moving into a drake shoot/cover shoot can be wickedly effective, especially at night before NVE started to become so prevalent. CQB is pretty much as you said, we don't have frame charges or someone putting an 84mm into the back end of the building at H minus 4 and all the stacking and button hooking corners is easily counteracted by the one pimply kid with a G&G covering the only way into the room from a dark corner. The biggest thing I see people stuff up on in CQB though is not exploiting the openings they create, once you take a couple out and break in it's so hard for them to react to quickly and before they know it you have rolled them up. I enjoy your channel.
im pretty sure when we push through the door way and trade in airsoft it was going to be the same in the army only you'd have half your section pushing in behind you to kill anyone else and hopefully your plate would catch any rounds, but i do agree alot of stuff works in airsoft and a fair amount has to be different due to how airsoft just works and everyone else plays
Very good topic! By my expirience we do like this: Advancing and retreating. If it is done as you show in video, I found thats not optimised for airsoft replicas that we use. Is you move 10m behind 1st group your range is 10m shorter wich is significan in airsoft. Insted go 10m behind 1st group you retreat in line with them and now you have same range, more firepower as team and more protection. Also, you spend less time in moving back and have only one disadvantage insted two (when 1st group moving back, 2nd stay alone in line compare to alweys 1 group is in line by your method). Great video, keep them comming :)
I've had that too but they've updated it in 2016. Instead of pepper backing each group straight backwards we were taught a pepper retreat peel. So instead of running backwards we peeled back the way we came so if we came walking from on the right then we peeled back on the right then the left group would do the same but instead of saying 'MOVE' we were taught on a simple command and that was 'COVERING', that was a Indication for 2nd group to prepare and fall back peeling where they came from so then the enemy can't take us out in one go.
I fought a few airlift battles with a squad of four man firearms, made up of veterans and currently serving soldiers. With simple squad tactics we Consistently dominated opponents with 2-3 times our numbers. We used cheap Motorola radios for comms as well as having a man scan and hot Mike the enemies comms. It all worked well in hilly woodland terrain.
Good video with good topics! Nice to know these tatics (I’m sure I recognise some of these from a friend I play with who is an ex-pathfinder) Btw: The tan and black helmet is looking fire (gotta see a breakdown of that helmet build) Keep it up bro 💪
AH YES tthe quickpeek. Airsoft CQB is definitely a mix of techniques you gotta take advantage The reverse pop shot is a super common technique used here in Japan
Yeah, I’ve had the same experience when been at Combat Airsoft as it all FIWAF because pepper potting forward and back helps but hand signals are probably the best thing for Airsoft and also doing some snap ambushes as well
I would as a Milsim yes but just a little once for normal Airsoft such as enemy and how many and direction because I did that with my brother and who is in the Navy and was in the British Army doing frontline infantry and then me and my brother was able to conduct the snap ambush on some guys are coming towards us and we got the Kills for just due to hand signals
My friend is in Police tactical unit (probably same as Tactical support group in UK) We reviewed and re-use the drill and found the gap between the real world and airsoft. For the vitial difference, police always use HR (Hostage rescue) concept, ID/known a single or few suspects, thrown the less lethal/flashbang then flush into the room, confuse the suspect and try to keep everyone alive. In airsoft world, the same technique is work but it’s cost you tons of the money for pyros, also it's only work on the opponents that not familiar in CQB. Otherwise, it cause 50/50, power play…
@@NamesNicco Hongkong, but now I am based in the UK haha. This unit was cooperating with the UK troops to clear the communist thugs during the 90s in Hong Kong. Btw they are now under the control of Communist China. Interest history to share
I’ve heard of the same concept from John from WPS a few years ago quick peep with the head and drop down to engage the enemy to claim that you came up with it is wild also most walls are not bullet prof
Unfortunately at my local 'milsim' field (East Kent), few, if any, know squad tactics and the marshalls don't teach them, which is a shame as it would add an extra dimension. I didn't stay in long enough to be taught FIBUA (not sure it was a big thing in the 80's anyway). That said, what I've read of WWII tactics is not like airsoft (and possibly the assumptions behind FIBUA training today). On the offence, go in through the roof and work down (via ceilings), clearing rooms with grenades. On the defence, boobytrap hallways and shut doors, make loopholes & rat-runs through the walls and between houses, lay alarms, furniture obstacles & barbed wire, remove sections of staircases, make sandbag barricades inside rooms... And as you say, shoot through walls and doors :)
Real world, I'm doing th exact same thing as airsoft except I'm not pre-peaking with my head to lt them know I'm there. I'm peaking with my gun up and "pieing" the angle, you didn't really do it justice in the video, if done right it's by far the best tactic.
100% with you... There are 2 things you can't replicate in airsoft... 1) Fear of death. Even if the respawn is 20 km's away... people will not fear getting shot... more likely they will not call their hits. Having a live round fired at you is totally diferent of a bb hiting your wall... 2) Boredom. Even in a long event, one can't replicate the boredom of patroling the same road, every day, for 1 month... Players are allways on a diferent state of alert, harder to suprise them... thus your problem with cqb tactics transition (I think). Regarding that, i separate cqb in 2 fases... before and after shots fired.
Go look at a guy named project geko, snap shooting has made its way in a modified way into the military. When I did sim round training or miles I did the snap shooting and it works irl as well. The key is to peak out shoot one round and pop in then drop and pop out for longer for more accurate shots.
The exact video our community needs to actually stop peeking with their whole body out. Legit like 2 months ago we did the exact same video talking about jiggle peeking and how cool military tactics just don’t work in airsoft.
A few years ago I took part in the CQB level 1 course by project gecko, where I learned many useful tactics for live fire conflicts. I adopted most of it and became a way better player because of it. Now the next step is to adapt speedsoft tactics? Okay, will try👍
If Airshofters were going to use Army tactics you'd need some JTAC's on the field calling in the Air Force for some CAS. Which with some drones or something could actually be hilarious.
@NamesNicco I mean, my old man was an A-10 squadron commander during Desert Storm, have him teach the drone pilots tactics and obviously you can get JT to teach the JTAC side lol
@NamesNicco Next time you're back here in Boerne I'll let you do the typical army thing when it comes to hog drivers and you can buy him a drink lol jk. Keep it easy brother.
The differences are the Military train 24/7 for weeks as a section/platoon/company and take it seriously. In airsoft, it is a random bunch of people. The big difference is in the military when you are shot you can't come back for the next game. So whilst they are superficially similar, they are very different.
Yo Nico my Name is Jonas and i‘m from germany. I love your Airsoft Content. Pls keep it up. Can you do a gameplay vid at the dark emergency next year - it is the biggest airsoft Event in germany with up to 3000 people. I would love to See you there
@@NamesNicco my pleasure bro .since iv being doing Airsoft I. Noticed my reactions have become faster than I was in the Military.Plus in Airsoft you don't have a section supporting you you have to clear a building yourself.As I did once at a Stirling Airsoft event. Can you do a video on building defence?
I think overall the tactical crossover does have some use, it’s the communication and understanding that will see a team of ex/current soldiers likely prevail. I think you’re right with the stiffness, for me, I’m robotic out of habit and very prescribed however I treat this more of a training environment rather than anything else and don’t want to start bending reality, train real fight real etc
The biggest difference between real life and airsoft is danger. People are a lot more cautious and risk-averse when there's the potential to get unzipped by a mag of 7.62 vs a 6mm BB.
Yo Nicco, how ya doing? What scope cam do you use? I've been looking forward to create an airsfot channel and from all the scope cam options out there, yours is the one that I've like the most. Really nice video btw 🔥
One real life tactic that wouldn’t work very well in airsoft would probably be to soften the objective with artillery. I feel like that may possibly be against the rules at any field you go to.
Hello nicco it’s my birthday today and I got a new plate carrier, it’s sick I’m also gonna get a pair of blocs with birthday money I’ll make sure to use your code
As far as your pieing alternative, not bad because irl you’re doing this in a team but airsoft a lot of times you act in your own and they can’t out holes through the wall
This is great information about airsoft tactics that are different from the military and which ones work. This is really good and I think that it’s very useful and I would love to try it next time I go out, but there is something that you should check out it’s another channel, who is a American ex Soldier and the American fields here are a little different but they’re pretty good but back to this American soldier go check out his channel channel name Nikko Ortiz he does play airsoft and it would really be good to see if some of the tactics that you guys use are similar PS he reacts to Airsoft as well, but mostly does reacts to airsoft vids and also I do love these videos because they are knowledgeable and they can be also useful. Keep up the good work. I hope you have a good day.
Nicco when I look at videos from airsoft matches I wonder why are they so short, man please make them a bit longer so that you watch one while eating and it doesn't actually end so fast
Hey Nico, thanks for the video. I haven’t yet seen any information or tips of Forrest tactics and forest CQB where there are only thin trees, and sparse bushes as cover. Furthermore, twigs snap and reveal your location. Many times, I’m engaging enemies in front of me but get shot from my 3 or 9 from an enemies I did not see or hear. I find information gathering in forests much more difficult because you have to spot enemies in a dense forest. Moreover, how do you recon and spot ghillies and enemies camping and kept hidden, what’s the procedure on those? Please make a video or advise on how to conquer l CQBs in forests. Very much looking forward to your reply. Thanks.
Hey, have you tried blast muzzle, or the device that you attach at the end of the muzzle and replicate kinda the real muzzle fire and smoke that you get with the gas expending? Is it any good or sucks even if it looks cool?
That quick peek is good, but in my place, the engaging distance often too short which we might not able to dodge the shoot even with that speed In my place, we usually do level changing with the quick peek, that increase the reaction time of the enemy players and more time for us to back in cover
@@NamesNicco haha no worrys in the video you are only looking 1 direction (ie corner fed room) but how would you use the same tactic if the room is centerfed. When peaking you would have a danger area to your back. Also how do teammates help out or do they wait?
one big reason why real tactics dont work on airsoft is the consequences, when speedsters do that in real life with a real gun they'll be dead on the first turn where was the enemy they shoot who's wearing armor would still be a live probably vs with airsoft, once you get hit anywhere you're done and also even if you shoot them faster first the flight time gives them time to let off a shot on you.
Nice to know but not that helpful given that in many situations, airsoft sites may sell on the CQB grounds but are speedsoft sites and its totally different style of game play.
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Army tactics, once modified for airsoft's differences (higher ammo counts, much shorter distances, more bravery) work quite well in outdoor fields, but aren't very good for indoor stuff. Peeling, pepperpotting, suppressing, arcs, all round defence, stock phrases, all useful and usable. In a game where grenades kill everyone in a room as a rule knowing how to stack a door and buttonhook through it isn't nearly as useful.
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@@robertjohnson5106 I imagine that's because you went about it in an extremely belligerent and arrogant way. We've also not said the same thing: in my experience the tactics I was taught for FIBUA translate poorly to Airsoft, you've suggested "all" tactics taught by the military work just fine. As he's ex-UK military I imagine he's been taught plenty and can draw fair comparisons from experience, comparisons I generally agree with.
Ok Robert Johnson.
Are you dumb? My whole video is about how some army tactics “dont” work, brain dead.
@@NamesNicco what did the fella say
Just watched your video. 100% agree with you , however, without that military background, my opinion is that we as ex soldiers wouldn't have that tactical awareness when going into a cqb scenario. Even in a rural, woodland, etc, I'd stay motionless to gain awareness, and I'd hear people crashing through the bush , as we'd ghost walk and be more aware of my surroundings. I do think vetrans have a better advantage in airsoft, especially in defending a position where you can advise your team the best place to set up a defensive position. The biggest thing i love about airsoft is that everyone comes home alive after the day is over. Keep up the good work m8.
Ye I agree to be fair I call it battle space awareness.
@@NamesNicco it changes so much over the years. I joined in 1991, came out 1999, came home to Northern Ireland and joined home service RIR, the difference in drills was mind blowing to home service to what we were taught for the rest of the world, and I'd say with the generation that's today our military will change dramatically over the next 2 decades or so🤣🤣🤣
Oh 100% mate all the training is specific to what theatres around the world are popping off
It’s a good topic to chat about, especially how open minded other soldiers are. Great video mate 💪
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"I'm up! He see's me! I'm down!"
Most of my CQB Clearing training gets me trades or flat out shot on an indoor field.
Firing from outside the threshold is infinitely better than rushing in and clearing.
Buttonhooks = trades.
Squared up weapon presentations (plates toward enemy) = easy target, always getting hit.
Running the rabbit seems to work perfectly, though!
Holding opposing corners seems to work, too (think clearing a T shaped intersection).
I've been loving playing indoors, has really upped my cqb game since being out of the service.
Great comment mate! Do you play a lot?
@@NamesNicco once a month at my local field in the States. Doing a whole "after action review" style channel and everything.
Do you have Instagram?
@@NamesNicco @marineplaysairsoft
buttonhooks don't work against humans in live fire either.
I've never been in the military, or played airsoft, but this video was explained well enough for me to understand and appreciate the differences in tactics because of the difference between plastic bb and little bits of flying metal
Thanks man!
the peeking technique you bring up is pretty much how competitive airsoft/speedsoft is played (Valiant Airsoft for a good example), intel gathering and gunfights both being done with lots of quick peeks. what i find most interesting about this topic is that iirc Garand Thumb was pretty much opposite on his opinions, praising airsoft for practicing proper CQC and bringing up concerns over open/woodland fighting due to the limited range and travel-time of BBs. Guess at the end of the day its all about mindset, are you there to LARP/practice real-steel techniques or are you there to be good at airsoft?
this is a good one boss i enjoyed it a lot
Thank you my dude, good points you raised there 👊🏼
F&M defo works in airsoft as long as you have people that understand the principal and how to put it into practice.
You engineering the reverse pop shot is a game changer in airsoft CQB for sure!
Aggressive plays for me is invaluable in airsoft, the moment you apply pressure to the situation and push offense you put them immediately on the back foot, in most cases making it impossible for them to get a foot hold. Use what you can to your advantage use the force multipliers when making the play, give them more things to worry about.
Great video giving some decent strat tips for sure.
Ty my man I agree the reverse pop shot is so good :)
Me and my friends have started playing airsoft more often and we have begun to use the movement tactics of the military. We don't do it in pairs, but rather we move one person at a time and have taken 4 people and overtaken a locked down position with almost no losses everytime.
My dad (an ex para)he played airsoft and he decided to play after he came from Afghanistan and someone shot him in the balls so next round he started to do cqc like an actual warzone and he got banned becuase he shot people in the face and pulled people through windows and doors and really going full squaddie and now now tryna get him back into airsoft but he's one stubborn man 😂
That’s funny 😂
So he leveled up and got banned for it.
@@ehsnils shooting people in the face and physical contact are like some of the biggest no nos in airsoft so it's understandable he got banned.
The speedqb guys have it pretty much figured out for airsoft CQB. I think another difference is just the delay of a BB hitting a person means you can often move freely between cover more often than you should be able to, when I'm playing I'm constantly thinking about how far the player aiming at me is and how long I've roughly got to peak out or move, I think that mindset would be reversed in the military where peaking or moving out of cover could result in being instantly hit. You also can't supress a position properly because they always have the opportunity to peak out and get a few shots off if it's far enough away.
Yep great mind set to have
Army cqb tactics are heavily dependent on surprise, however in airsoft cqb, you KNOW somebody will come through that doorway sooner or later. At least that's my working theory.
Yes the surprise factor is a big game changer, even in airsoft when you pull off a successful flank and get the jump on people it’s great :)!
And that's why u see the tactics that where teached r differential from what u see in real life like in israel or Ukraine. Or even back in syria. Suprise works the best in a hostage situation or in a police like scenario
irl also pointman usually gets hit, thats why you blow a hole in the wall, breaching charges, bangers, frags, and you rely on the effects of loud af gats going off.
I sadly wasn't in the army, because of my eyes. But I did some training with an airborne soldier and instructor. We trained on the peeling off, falling back.
But also going forward and taking Fire positions, switching positions. We've used this in the field with 4 ppl and we end up pushing the enemy team back into the spawn. To the point where the The marshalls had to step in and had to send us away because they couldn't exit the spawn ^^.
We also had done this with taking a spot, hold it and peeling off back towards our lines.
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Loving the content as usual ! Nice to mix the videos up aswell instead of just gameplay.
Big up the SLMF crew ❤🤙🏻
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leapfrog strategy is one of the best ways to attack in airsoft, I will always remember my Army skills and drills
It has so many names aswell, “pepper pot”
Army vet here:
I believe many things dont translate because people dont have enough training, people usually get split so you dont always stick with your team 100% of the time.
GREAT video Nicco! This will help me for next week's milsim!
Ty dude! Have fun :)
Great conversation about the difference between Army tactics and airsoft shooting tactics in situations where it applies for airsoft shooting action mission. I love your videos especially the ones back in the days when you watching videos on the World's Top Special Forces warriors in the world. Keep up with the good work names nicco.
Thanks man wow that was a long time ago I could make videos like this again to be honest.
@@NamesNicco can't wait to see them.
It's cool to have vets in airsoft, I learned about your channel because you left a comment on Jet desert fox. Let's keep growing this great hobby
Hell ye 🤙🏼👊🏼
Former Kiwi Infantry, used to work with a bloke who went on to be a Colour Serjeant in the Rifles coincidentally. Fire and maneuver with suppressing fire in the open all works well. Taking cover and jockeying fire positions is also a big one, lost count of the number of times I've zapped people who kept popping out of the same point almost to a rhythm and ended up popping out straight into a BB to the face. Working in a team I've found using the initial shake out for a corridor BCD and moving into a drake shoot/cover shoot can be wickedly effective, especially at night before NVE started to become so prevalent. CQB is pretty much as you said, we don't have frame charges or someone putting an 84mm into the back end of the building at H minus 4 and all the stacking and button hooking corners is easily counteracted by the one pimply kid with a G&G covering the only way into the room from a dark corner. The biggest thing I see people stuff up on in CQB though is not exploiting the openings they create, once you take a couple out and break in it's so hard for them to react to quickly and before they know it you have rolled them up.
I enjoy your channel.
Ty brother, great comment.
im pretty sure when we push through the door way and trade in airsoft it was going to be the same in the army only you'd have half your section pushing in behind you to kill anyone else and hopefully your plate would catch any rounds, but i do agree alot of stuff works in airsoft and a fair amount has to be different due to how airsoft just works and everyone else plays
Very good topic! By my expirience we do like this:
Advancing and retreating.
If it is done as you show in video, I found thats not optimised for airsoft replicas that we use. Is you move 10m behind 1st group your range is 10m shorter wich is significan in airsoft. Insted go 10m behind 1st group you retreat in line with them and now you have same range, more firepower as team and more protection. Also, you spend less time in moving back and have only one disadvantage insted two (when 1st group moving back, 2nd stay alone in line compare to alweys 1 group is in line by your method).
Great video, keep them comming :)
Ty man! There’s more coming don’t worry :)
I've had that too but they've updated it in 2016.
Instead of pepper backing each group straight backwards we were taught a pepper retreat peel.
So instead of running backwards we peeled back the way we came so if we came walking from on the right then we peeled back on the right then the left group would do the same but instead of saying 'MOVE' we were taught on a simple command and that was 'COVERING', that was a Indication for 2nd group to prepare and fall back peeling where they came from so then the enemy can't take us out in one go.
I fought a few airlift battles with a squad of four man firearms, made up of veterans and currently serving soldiers. With simple squad tactics we Consistently dominated opponents with 2-3 times our numbers. We used cheap Motorola radios for comms as well as having a man scan and hot Mike the enemies comms. It all worked well in hilly woodland terrain.
Good video with good topics!
Nice to know these tatics (I’m sure I recognise some of these from a friend I play with who is an ex-pathfinder)
Btw: The tan and black helmet is looking fire (gotta see a breakdown of that helmet build)
Keep it up bro 💪
Thanks dude I’ve changed it now! Lid build video incoming.
AH YES tthe quickpeek. Airsoft CQB is definitely a mix of techniques you gotta take advantage
The reverse pop shot is a super common technique used here in Japan
Yes I’ve seen! Is Milsim big in Japan?
Yeah, I’ve had the same experience when been at Combat Airsoft as it all FIWAF because pepper potting forward and back helps but hand signals are probably the best thing for Airsoft and also doing some snap ambushes as well
I should have mentioned hand signals your so right, maybe do a separate video on that!
I would as a Milsim yes but just a little once for normal Airsoft such as enemy and how many and direction because I did that with my brother and who is in the Navy and was in the British Army doing frontline infantry and then me and my brother was able to conduct the snap ambush on some guys are coming towards us and we got the Kills for just due to hand signals
My friend is in Police tactical unit (probably same as Tactical support group in UK)
We reviewed and re-use the drill and found the gap between the real world and airsoft.
For the vitial difference, police always use HR (Hostage rescue) concept, ID/known a single or few suspects, thrown the less lethal/flashbang then flush into the room, confuse the suspect and try to keep everyone alive.
In airsoft world, the same technique is work but it’s cost you tons of the money for pyros, also it's only work on the opponents that not familiar in CQB.
Otherwise, it cause 50/50, power play…
Interesting info about the police tactical unit, what country you from?
@@NamesNicco Hongkong, but now I am based in the UK haha.
This unit was cooperating with the UK troops to clear the communist thugs during the 90s in Hong Kong.
Btw they are now under the control of Communist China. Interest history to share
@abcclbbq2 that is really interesting 🧐
I’ve heard of the same concept from John from WPS a few years ago quick peep with the head and drop down to engage the enemy to claim that you came up with it is wild also most walls are not bullet prof
Good thing i found this as im going to a CQB airsoft game in a week so knowing these techniques will Absolutely help
R-Pop Shots also works at range in a woodland environment, using the lines of trees as "walls" but isn't as required due to travel time.
Unfortunately at my local 'milsim' field (East Kent), few, if any, know squad tactics and the marshalls don't teach them, which is a shame as it would add an extra dimension.
I didn't stay in long enough to be taught FIBUA (not sure it was a big thing in the 80's anyway). That said, what I've read of WWII tactics is not like airsoft (and possibly the assumptions behind FIBUA training today). On the offence, go in through the roof and work down (via ceilings), clearing rooms with grenades. On the defence, boobytrap hallways and shut doors, make loopholes & rat-runs through the walls and between houses, lay alarms, furniture obstacles & barbed wire, remove sections of staircases, make sandbag barricades inside rooms... And as you say, shoot through walls and doors :)
13:24 I saw a lot, I said in his videos, so I trained and today when I do it in the fields, people are enchanted "wow, how fast he is"🔥🔥
Real world, I'm doing th exact same thing as airsoft except I'm not pre-peaking with my head to lt them know I'm there. I'm peaking with my gun up and "pieing" the angle, you didn't really do it justice in the video, if done right it's by far the best tactic.
Cracking channel, matey. I'm looking to get into airsoft soon so please keep the content coming. BZ.
Thank you very much mate trying my best!
100% with you...
There are 2 things you can't replicate in airsoft...
1) Fear of death. Even if the respawn is 20 km's away... people will not fear getting shot... more likely they will not call their hits. Having a live round fired at you is totally diferent of a bb hiting your wall...
2) Boredom. Even in a long event, one can't replicate the boredom of patroling the same road, every day, for 1 month... Players are allways on a diferent state of alert, harder to suprise them... thus your problem with cqb tactics transition (I think). Regarding that, i separate cqb in 2 fases... before and after shots fired.
Go look at a guy named project geko, snap shooting has made its way in a modified way into the military. When I did sim round training or miles I did the snap shooting and it works irl as well. The key is to peak out shoot one round and pop in then drop and pop out for longer for more accurate shots.
Interesting 🧐
The exact video our community needs to actually stop peeking with their whole body out.
Legit like 2 months ago we did the exact same video talking about jiggle peeking and how cool military tactics just don’t work in airsoft.
YES 👊🏼
Reloading while bounding is wild
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Man for larpers yall's clothing and equipment loadout is on point.
Thanks dude!
Keep the content coming bud.
Hopefully more airsoft players will see it and inwardly digest... 🤙🏻
Thanks bro!
Ah the ol advance to contact, RTR, and either advancing or breaking contact!
Remember hard targeting, I’m up he’s seen me and down. 💪💪☺️
Good old hard targeting
Great content as ever bro... Look like all the milsims have been paying off, looking trim dude 👏🏼👊🏻
Thanks man just back on my fitness 👊🏼
@@NamesNicco keep on trucking mo fo 👊🏻
A few years ago I took part in the CQB level 1 course by project gecko, where I learned many useful tactics for live fire conflicts. I adopted most of it and became a way better player because of it. Now the next step is to adapt speedsoft tactics? Okay, will try👍
Give it a try
If Airshofters were going to use Army tactics you'd need some JTAC's on the field calling in the Air Force for some CAS. Which with some drones or something could actually be hilarious.
I can arrange it honestly 😂
@NamesNicco I mean, my old man was an A-10 squadron commander during Desert Storm, have him teach the drone pilots tactics and obviously you can get JT to teach the JTAC side lol
That’s really fkin dope honestly, cool dad mate.
@NamesNicco Next time you're back here in Boerne I'll let you do the typical army thing when it comes to hog drivers and you can buy him a drink lol jk. Keep it easy brother.
@HalfUnder thanks mate 😂👊🏼
Getting to the cover was fine, but I would bound to cover in buddy teams so you can have more than one gun suppressing at one time
Fair one
Cracking vid with great points. I just thought i was getting old.
Ty man!
Great video, would like to see more educative videos from you! 😎
We can make it happen! :)
yet again bro great contents .corner breaching.
Ty man ty :)
The differences are the Military train 24/7 for weeks as a section/platoon/company and take it seriously. In airsoft, it is a random bunch of people. The big difference is in the military when you are shot you can't come back for the next game. So whilst they are superficially similar, they are very different.
Yo Nico my Name is Jonas and i‘m from germany. I love your Airsoft Content. Pls keep it up. Can you do a gameplay vid at the dark emergency next year - it is the biggest airsoft Event in germany with up to 3000 people. I would love to See you there
Hey man I have lots of videos from dark emergency check my channel!
A excellent video and really explained too none military veterans
Thanks dude!
@@NamesNicco my pleasure bro .since iv being doing Airsoft I. Noticed my reactions have become faster than I was in the Military.Plus in Airsoft you don't have a section supporting you you have to clear a building yourself.As I did once at a Stirling Airsoft event.
Can you do a video on building defence?
That’s actually a good idea I like that.
I think overall the tactical crossover does have some use, it’s the communication and understanding that will see a team of ex/current soldiers likely prevail. I think you’re right with the stiffness, for me, I’m robotic out of habit and very prescribed however I treat this more of a training environment rather than anything else and don’t want to start bending reality, train real fight real etc
Ye totally understand that take, Airsoft is so diverse you can get out of it what you choose.
@@NamesNicco and that’s the beauty, nothing more humbling than getting lasered by a 13 year old when you think you’re an operator
Ahahah watch how he did it apply details 😂
Really useful video!
The biggest difference between real life and airsoft is danger. People are a lot more cautious and risk-averse when there's the potential to get unzipped by a mag of 7.62 vs a 6mm BB.
UNCLE NICCO WITH THE VID WE HAVE ALLLLL WAITED FOR⚡️⚡️
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thank a lot. I've wonder quick peek in real life. now you clear all of my questions
Great video keep up the amazing work
Ty sir
Yo Nicco, how ya doing?
What scope cam do you use?
I've been looking forward to create an airsfot channel and from all the scope cam options out there, yours is the one that I've like the most.
Really nice video btw 🔥
Sup man check out run cam
Great video Nicco good tips 👍 👌
Ty man
One real life tactic that wouldn’t work very well in airsoft would probably be to soften the objective with artillery. I feel like that may possibly be against the rules at any field you go to.
This made me laugh 😂 you won the internet today sir always appricate a good sense of humour
Hello nicco it’s my birthday today and I got a new plate carrier, it’s sick I’m also gonna get a pair of blocs with birthday money I’ll make sure to use your code
Happy birthday mate! Have a good one 👊🏼
As far as your pieing alternative, not bad because irl you’re doing this in a team but airsoft a lot of times you act in your own and they can’t out holes through the wall
Exactly 👊🏼
You push the threshold with a body armour in real life. You are a human shield. Lol
Allright, which one spilled the coffe in the car? Also, Like before watching, obv☑️ great vid!
Thanks 😂👊🏼
This is great information about airsoft tactics that are different from the military and which ones work. This is really good and I think that it’s very useful and I would love to try it next time I go out, but there is something that you should check out it’s another channel, who is a American ex Soldier and the American fields here are a little different but they’re pretty good but back to this American soldier go check out his channel channel name Nikko Ortiz he does play airsoft and it would really be good to see if some of the tactics that you guys use are similar PS he reacts to Airsoft as well, but mostly does reacts to airsoft vids and also I do love these videos because they are knowledgeable and they can be also useful. Keep up the good work. I hope you have a good day.
Thanks man I’ll check out his channel!
I love your videos
Ty man!
nice to see how far your channels progressing brother... ya prob wont remember me went high school with ya haha
No way which one and thanks man!
@@NamesNicco holden lane you came my house few times aswell in milton
That’s mental mate! What’s your name?
@@NamesNicco jamie felton
it will be cool to meet ya at bellum in sweden this week.
If you know how your enemy fights you know how to defeat them
Kit list video be cool
Can do!
Nicco when I look at videos from airsoft matches I wonder why are they so short, man please make them a bit longer so that you watch one while eating and it doesn't actually end so fast
There’s not enough that happens mate that’s the problem
Nice vid bro
Thanks dude
Hey Nico, thanks for the video. I haven’t yet seen any information or tips of Forrest tactics and forest CQB where there are only thin trees, and sparse bushes as cover. Furthermore, twigs snap and reveal your location. Many times, I’m engaging enemies in front of me but get shot from my 3 or 9 from an enemies I did not see or hear. I find information gathering in forests much more difficult because you have to spot enemies in a dense forest. Moreover, how do you recon and spot ghillies and enemies camping and kept hidden, what’s the procedure on those? Please make a video or advise on how to conquer l CQBs in forests. Very much looking forward to your reply. Thanks.
The seven S is something I could make a video on
@@NamesNiccocould you elaborate on what that is, is there stuff on it that I can research as well?
Give it a Google
Swift and bold my dude
Yes sir 👊🏼
@@NamesNicco which battalion where you in. I’m currently in 3
I was In 5 my dude, you play airsoft?
@@NamesNicco oh nice one mate. Currently just getting into it. Got my first game on the 18th. I’m in your discord
@HastatiiGaming mega mate 👊🏼
Thank you for your instructional video, it is of great help to me. Maybe you can come to Taiwan to experience Airsoft if you have the opportunity.
That be cool!
its just me or thats "vaqueria" in gran canaria?
Correct
Hi mate, what face are you wearing? It's novritsch mesh modified face protection 🤔
How are you liking the osmo pocket?
Ye not bad you?
Hey, have you tried blast muzzle, or the device that you attach at the end of the muzzle and replicate kinda the real muzzle fire and smoke that you get with the gas expending? Is it any good or sucks even if it looks cool?
I have one I’m just waiting to use it!
do you care about your sights(couse you dont use a protection) or are they BB Proof ?
I don’t really think about it tbh
Where do you get your face shield from bro?
Nbtactical dude
New vid yipee🎉
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Being in the rifles is exactly like playing airsoft 😂😂😂
🇧🇷Excelente! Nem todos os grupos promovem treinamentos a equipes🇧🇷
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Another banger video
Thanks dude!
Nico where did you get your mesh mask from mate?
Nb tactical
Cheers buddy
Can you teach me how to airport plz
I just did!
@@NamesNicco how
That quick peek is good, but in my place, the engaging distance often too short which we might not able to dodge the shoot even with that speed
In my place, we usually do level changing with the quick peek, that increase the reaction time of the enemy players and more time for us to back in cover
How does the peeking tactic work on a center fed room? Where there is more than one angle/corner where the enemy can be?
Can you explain abit more for me I’m trying to understand what you mean, maybe I’m being an idiot?
@@NamesNicco haha no worrys in the video you are only looking 1 direction (ie corner fed room) but how would you use the same tactic if the room is centerfed. When peaking you would have a danger area to your back. Also how do teammates help out or do they wait?
Have a team mate do the same Strat opposite angle or use people as bait 😂 (team mates) someone’s gotta go first… 😂
Where did you get this face mask?
And by the way: great video.
Thanks man and NB tactical
Thanks for the link and quick response. I've seen that you made mods on the mask to strip it behind your ears, right?
Ye man just show strong and no problem
I’m trying to reach out to you, what’s the best way to do this please?
Instagram DM or emails
Urban combat is now F.I.S.H. Fighting in Someone’s House.
FISH & CHIPS (Fighting In Someone's House & Causing Havoc In Public Spaces
Those sleeves🫠 Stand by. 😘
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one big reason why real tactics dont work on airsoft is the consequences, when speedsters do that in real life with a real gun they'll be dead on the first turn where was the enemy they shoot who's wearing armor would still be a live probably vs with airsoft, once you get hit anywhere you're done and also even if you shoot them faster first the flight time gives them time to let off a shot on you.
Ok BUT what about an A-10 loaded with BB's?
Looked for the face mask of Block Tactical, could not find a link..can you please provide me with one?
Nice to know but not that helpful given that in many situations, airsoft sites may sell on the CQB grounds but are speedsoft sites and its totally different style of game play.
Yes you are correct dont use Army tactics use Marine Corps tactics 🗿