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Most players typically wear military uniforms known as BDUs consisting of separate pants and shirts or jackets when playing, because - just as with real soldiers – they aid concealment from adversaries. Aside from the advantage of camouflage, some participants aim to faithfully replicate a specific military (particularly in games such as MilSim).
The choice of camouflage pattern of the BDUs is normally determined by suitability to the playing area, but sometimes simply local availability. Typically military surplus stores are a good source for such items. In the U.S. the most common pattern is "Woodland" camouflage pattern, but recently MARPAT (recently adopted by the United States Marine Corps) and ACU (adopted in 2005 by the United States Army) have also become popular choices in North America, but most European camouflage patterns are suitable with Flecktarn (Germany) being a popular alternative or even strictly commercial patters such as Multicam. Similarly in Europe, local military uniforms are more readily available and probably more suitable to local conditions. Popular patterns include the German Flecktarn, British DPM or Swiss alpenflage.
Players wear tactical clothing and accessories not only for the added realism, but to fulfill practical needs similar to that of a real soldier such as being able to carry spare magazines, water, food or other equipment. The most common accessories are holsters and load bearing vests such as MOLLE, ALICE and the British PLCE systems. Some players even wear military-style helmets, such as the kevlar PASGT helmet or hydration systems, such as those manufactured by Camelbak.
All participants MUST wear eye
protection! Mouth protection is recommended. Ideally all Airsoft players should
have full face masks, long sleeve shirts, full pants, and gloves whenever they
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