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[olegvolk]

Looking at photos of Airsoft/strikeball matches, I wonder about the best ways to learn about camouflage, tracking, orienteering and small group tactics in the US civilian context. Suggestions? Reaching Plaster's book just gave me a hint of how much I don't know.

Comments

[anonymous]

Medieval reenactment provides a space to practice small group tactics under pressure. Not too helpful with the other things to learn.

[anonymous]

it also gives an opportunity to practice camping in more primitive conditions than many weekend campers, unless you consider a quality pavilion a luxury ;P

[templarwolf]

Tom Brown's school should get you pretty well on the first three.

http://www.trackerschool.com/

[mrmeval]

See if you can go through Marine basic? :-D

Learning

[anonymous]

It seems to me that a good place to start would be the various military field manuals that are in the public domain. Much will not be of especial interest to the civilian, but they will certainly provide good, basic information.

I also suggest that tactics can be learned not only through reading, but also through "sand table" exercizes* as well as intelligent observation and discussion of what is seen and experienced in the games themselves: "We / they did this, and it worked. Why? How can it be done better? We / they did that, and it didn't work. Why? Should we try it again? How can we improve?"

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(*) I recall reading that the famous "Thatch Weave" aerial tactic was worked out between Commander Thatch and Lt. O'Hare using matchsticks on a table top!

Books - tracking, E&E, camo

[anonymous]

One of the best books out there for tracking