Re: Paintball

[Roger Burton West <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 11:09:13PM +0200, x-p wrote:

>Today was the secound time I have played
>paintball and it is a really great sport:-)

>You will never run you tactical assingments like a
>walk in the park any more.

I agree; it really points up the value of (a) training in tactical
situations and (b) training as a unit. I went out with some people from
(last-job-but-one), and we ended up doing pretty well by virtue of
being able to form an instant five-man tactical team.

I'm currently reading _No Heroes_, as recommended here by Robert Hansen,
and I think Danny Coulson points this up as well - even if you have
experts, you suddenly have to take cover and the guy next to you
accidentally splits your face open with his rifle butt...

I enjoy first-person shooters, but this is something that a lot of them
miss - just how much attention it takes to move in a cluttered
environment, which then distracts you from identifying friends and foes...

Roger

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Roger Burton West - roger@firedrake.org - gamer since 1984
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