I have to point out, I've played airsoft while wearing a fencing mask (For those of yo who don't know, they're made of steel mesh about the same grid size as the average airsoft mesh mask, just thicker. Goggles underneath, of course), and bbs hitting the mask had a nasty tendency to shatter - left me bleeding in several places even under the mask. I don't know about you guys, but I'd rather get hit in the face a couple times than be sliced up by bb shards.

One of the core components of a polished airsoft team is solid tactical knowledge. I looked around, and didn't find a lot of references to this particular resource, so here it is.

This is a US Army Field Manual outlining squad and platoon battle drills for optimum response to any engagement situation. They're relatively cut-and-dried, but, when used creatively by a good commander, they're shockingly effective in large skirmishes - much better than direct frontal assaults that can quickly degenerate into something resembling trench warfare.

I know I'm a noob in the forum, and don't have too many years of airsoft under my belt, but I didn't make this up, and I've seen a randomly-formed team briefed only minutely on several of these drills tear apart a larger team.

http://www.usu.edu/armyrotc/Tools/Battle%20Drills%20artep7_8d.pdf

Confusing, but definitely a good reference, especially for milsim players.