It’s been a while since we discussed field strategies and instead of dragging out tried and true military tactics (oh well, if you really on insist on a few!), I’m going to talk about some of the local teams and some of their recent notable plays. There is no one right play. It’s all situational. One time, playing the lone ghost flanker might be the right play; another time it might be an overwhelming force. The overall trick is to be where your enemies least expect you. (Think: wife showing up and surprising you and that hooker.) Surprise! Read more

When it’s too hot to sweat your paintballs off, maybe you should sharpen your strategic skills. To help you do this, we have a few books that will give you some pointers on your technical skills and maybe a few that will entertain.

First up is “Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide” to by Martin J. Dougherty and Chris McNab. The book features great photos and illustrations to teach and educate you about various combat tactics and techniques from Special Forces around the world. While there are sections that may not appeal to your day to day paintball scenario, such as Chapter 3 on heavy Support, but more than makes up for it with the Infantry Tactics, Tactical Terrain and Special Forces chapters.

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Paintball has very little to do with real life. It’s pretend war. It’s playing the indestructible hero. It’s raining righteous destruction on your foes and surviving to do it again. Bad news Tater, real life isn’t like that. But there is at least one instance where life and paintball have some startling similarities. Read more

We started the first part of this two part article with the When and Why someone might disobey their commander in a paintball scenario. We continue where we left off with some unacceptable reasons for disobeying orders, some do’s and dont’s,  what a player can do when the orders seem a little questionable, and what a leader can do when someone decides to leave the reservation. Read more

When is it acceptable to disobey a direct order from your team leader or scenario general? Is it ever acceptable? There are as many answers to this as there are paintballers. As a team commander and sometimes general, I can say that “Yes, it is okay to go against orders… in certain situations.” (That will come back to bite me in the ass later at practice, I can tell!) Let’s take a stroll down Hypothetical Lane and talk about disobeying direct orders in scenario paintball. Read more

Any magazine can tell you how to spend the big bucks on the latest marker, but here at TangoAlpha2.com, we show you how to get the most out of your paintball experience and game with minimal expenditures. Okay, maybe that’s because we CAN’T afford the big buck markers, don’t have deep-pocketed corporate sponsors and are a bunch of miserly tightwads, but all that aside, we’re not bad people! Read more

 In the first part of this a couple of days ago, we were telling you the joys and thrills of playing and practicing paintball in 100 plus degree temperatures. It’s not for the weak. It’s not necessarily for the overly-bright either. Below are more recommendations on how to not only thrive playing in the heat, but to live to brag about it later.

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  Have you tried the latest weight loss fad? It works great! Wear a camouflaged BDU, strap on 25 lbs of tactical vest, air tank, paintball pods, and a protective mask that seals your eyes and face in a plastic enclosure that doesn’t breathe. Wear heavy army boots with extra socks for foot protection. Put a protective cap or bandanna on the surface of your body that traps the most heat. Don’t forget the sweat trapping knee and elbow pads. Carry 4 lbs of marker (that’s the weight before you add the scope, stock, hopper full of paint, and extended barrel) in a ready-fire position on your shoulder for 8 hours.

Now, do this in the 100 degree heat of a sunny, sauna-like Carolina day.  Send your check to the Tango Alpha2 Weight Loss Center and watch for our Valerie Bertinelli commercial coming soon!

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I play poker. I play paintball. (Do you think I might have a competitive streak in me? Nah!) I travel around the U.S. and Caribbean and play in ring (cash) games six or seven times a year and travel to the World Series of Poker to get into the no-limit cash games that orbit it. I am, by no means, a professional player or even great player. I enjoy it and win enough to pay for the trips plus some. I’ve spent some time studying about the game and it’s amazing how much of that can be translated into paintball… Read more

 A “bunker” can be any cover such as a wall, a building, a tree, or a barrier. Pretty much any obstacle that will keep you from getting hit by paint. “Cover” is a bunker that offers protection from enemy fire, like a thick tree. “Concealment” is protection from enemy eyes that may hide, but not necessarily protect you as Cover would, like smoke from a grenade or big leafy ferns. Hides you well, but not much ‘cover’. “Soft Cover” is cover that may deflect the shots and turn them into splatter or spray. Branches, brush and tall grass are typical soft cover. The enemy may see you, but the paintballs have a hard time getting through intact. The bad news is that if they hammer that soft cover with paintballs, one may eventually get through and the force of the paintballs will eventually wear a path through the soft cover.