HOW NOT TO GET HIT
Here is a list of Evasive Movements that are taught. Paintball tactics:
1. When moving under fire zig-zag randomly. This gives the enemy less time to acquire sight alignment and sight picture. Make sure you don't 'zig' in front of a buddy or you might get shot in the back.
2. When stopping, do so behind full or partial cover (a bush is concealment, not cover because paintballs can go through bushes). It makes you harder to find and hit.
3. Move from cover to cover and don't be predictable because all the enemy has to do is aim and wait for you to run into his sights.
4. When firing from behind cover, change firing positions/places to keep the enemy from aiming where you will appear. Confuse him, remain unpredictable.
5. After diving for cover do not return fire from the same place you dived in. The enemy will be expecting that.
6. Lie down or kneel whenever possible. It reduces your silhouette and what the enemy can shoot at.
7. Don't look over objects, look around them. You may see less but it makes it harder for the enemy to see you.
8. Roll instead of crawling. It is faster and keeps you lower where there less target to shoot at.
9. Don't let your shape be silhouetted, it makes you easy to recognize and if the enemy recognizes you will shoot you.
10. Right handed firers should fire around the right side of cover, it keeps more of you safe. If you have to fire around the left side of something you might consider firing left handed.
11. When firing around the right side of a corner, or tree, the right foot should be placed against the object, just out of view of the enemy. This forces the shooter to lean to the right, exposing less of his body. Amateurs may step out of cover a little bit to fire, thus exposing themselves from the head down to the feet.
12. Do not move and fire at the same time. Even with a machinegun this is very inaccurate. Besides, it slows you down while you are in an exposed position.
13. Keep moving. It makes the enemy have to look for you and try to predict what you are up to. Besides , if you stay stationary too long he is going to send someone to flank you.
14. Reload only behind full cover.
15. Scan the area to your front as well as sides, rear and up, avoid tunnel vision. The main reason flanking is so effective is because of tunnel vision.
16. Don't get so suppressed you won't peek out of cover. The enemy might walk up and shoot you.
17. Use cover and concealment whenever possible, when running or taking cover. The enemy can't see you coming if there is a tree between the two of you.