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Airsoft

Airsoft is a safety-critical scenario, team and target game using 6 mm BBs, eye protection, field rules and an honour system. Depending on format, mission objectives, called hits, time or target scoring count; rules are strongly field-, event- and country-dependent.

LevelMain sport FamilyShooting Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

Representative sports image for Airsoft — Tasleeh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Shooting Sports Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Airsoft is a rules-based hit/mission game where honesty, safety and team communication are central.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like tactics, roles, outdoor/CQB scenarios and team coordination while taking safety rules seriously.

Cost Rental package plus entry is the best start; buy personal gear only after several games. Medium: field fees, BBs, protection, batteries/gas and maintenance vary strongly. Commercial airsoft field, club, skirmish group or event organiser with safety briefing. Eye protection, chronograph/joule limit and field rules are not optional.

First progress Basic game flow after one day; sensible gear choices and team roles after several game days.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

approved field
full-rated eye protection
face/dental protection under field rules
rental or personal airsoft replica
BBs
chrono/safety check

First steps

book a commercial field with rental kit
listen to safety briefing
never remove eye protection in the play area
call hits clearly
start with a simple team role

Airsoft field with rentals, club/skirmish group, UKAPU/national-federation information or beginner event.

Eye protection stays on in play areas; local joule/FPS limits, safe-zone rules and marshal commands take priority.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Airsoft practical shooting, Airsoft Practical Shooting

Tags team, outdoor, airsoft, precision-sport, schie-sport-familie, praezisionssport, airsoft-szenario-und-zielspiel, airsoft-practical-shooting

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Depending on format, complete mission objectives, call hits legally or achieve target/time scoring.

Teilnehmer

Individuals, teams or scenario groups by field rule.

Teamgröße

From individual/small teams to large events.

Spielfeld

Indoor/outdoor play field, CQB arena, scenario site or target area.

Dauer

Rounds, missions or matches under organiser rules.

Wertung

Hits, mission objectives, time, points or target scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Mission success, points, time scoring or tournament placing by format.

Ausrüstung

airsoft replica
BBs
eye protection
face protection
chronograph
field gear

Wichtige Regelpunkte

missing eye protection
joule/FPS limit exceeded
not calling hits
blindfire
safe-zone rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Airsoft Federation (WAF)

UKAPU Beginners Guide to UK Airsoft UKAPU · beginner-guide · high
Airsoft as a Hobby: Complete Beginner's Guide 2026 Catus Airsoft · blog-guide · medium
Airsoft Safety Guide Evike · safety-guide · medium
A Guide to Airsoft for Noobs Airsoft Station · blog-guide · medium
World Airsoft Games Rules World Airsoft Games · event-rules · medium