RED CELL SUPPORT GUNS
RED CELL
BRING THE HEAVY RAIN! WE OFTEN SEE THE QUESTION RAISED IN ONLINE GROUPS AS TO WHY ANYONE ACTUALLY WANTS AN AIRSOFT SUPPORT GUN AS THEY ARE USUALLY BIG AND VERY HEAVY COMPARED TO A CARBINE OR RIFLE MODEL, AND OFFER NO REAL ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OVER THEIR LIGHTER-WEIGHT BRETHREN WHEN IT COMES TO RANGE AND EVEN MAGAZINE CAPACITY; AN AEG FITTED WITH A 2500/3000BB DRUM MAG OFFERS THE SAME RANGE AND FIREPOWER ON THE FIELD AS A TRUE SUPPORT GUN, AND IS ACTUALLY FAR MORE HANDY! SO WHY IS IT THAT MANY OF THE RED CELL TEAM LOVE A SUPPORT GUN AND WHICH MODELS DO THEY LOVE?
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hese days it’s actually pretty easy to get even a basic AEG up to a ROF that’s going to be “suppressive”, and with numerous manufacturers providing not only Hi Cap magazines, but also boxes and drums for your “AR” or “AK”, if a high ROF combined with virtually unlimited ammo is your bag then go for it dear friend! However, if you do decide that you want to run full-auto and heavy then a good support gun might be the thing, but although you’ll undoubtedly have a big old box or drum with in excess of 2500 BBs at your immediate disposal don’t think for a moment that this is quite the panacea it might appear to be at the outset. Ultimately your BB-spitting monster will be at the same power level, with the same range, as most AEGs out there, and a well set up carbine could easily outrange you, let alone a DMR or bolty… sometimes more is most definitely less! As I’ve said many times before though, there is a time when you can have both the firepower AND be
a valuable team player though, and a decent support gunner who knows what they’re about will be the friend of every other player on their team! If you’re prepared to put in the “gruntwork” both in terms of physically carrying a support gun AND properly learning the “gunner’s trade” then you can be an invaluable force multiplier both in attack and defence. The key word here of course is “support” and if you are using your “LMG” to effectively help the rest of your team to achieve objectives, to lay down accurate, effective, and controlled suppressive fire whilst your teammates either advance, retreat or flank, then you’re doing the job right and you’ll be an asset that everyone wants to have play alongside them. A good gunner needs to securely park their ego in the safe zone, and in play they need to get work done, and this is equally true in a skirmish setting as it is during a MilSim. I have to say from a personal perspective that in the realm of the support gun, the AEG is most definitely,
“...HELP THE REST OF YOUR TEAM TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES, TO LAY DOWN ACCURATE, EFFECTIVE, AND CONTROLLED SUPPRESSIVE FIRE WHILST YOUR TEAMMATES EITHER ADVANCE, RETREAT OR FLANK, THEN YOU’RE DOING THE JOB RIGHT AND YOU’LL BE AN ASSET THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO HAVE PLAY ALONGSIDE THEM. ” 54
MAY 2022
