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Airsoft International Magazine is the world's best-selling airsoft magazine and in conjunction with Osprey they are creating an essential guide to the sport. Airsoft is a simulated combat sport similar to paintball. Using replica guns that fire plastic pellets, players on opposing sides battle it out in action-based games at dedicated sites. Where it differs from paintball is that airsoft is much more focussed on military simulation and historical re-enactment. The players base their uniforms, kit and weapons on genuine historical examples and pride themselves on the accuracy of their reproductions. The scenarios they then engage in vary from simple skirmishes through to complex day-long military simulations and re-enactments of specific events from the past.This volume will focus on the gear worn by airsoft players - the uniforms, protective equipment and other kit that is essential to taking part in the sport. The book will cover a range of different subject matters to represent the broad range of historical interests of those that take part. It will cover World War II subjects such as the US Army Rangers at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day through to 21st century Seal Team 6 operators operating in the conflicts in the Middle East and Central Asia. Each chapter will cover in detail how to recreate the uniforms and equipment worn by each troop type by sourcing the different elements from modern suppliers and by creating it yourself. It will offer the essential guide to the world of airsoft gear.
