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Stand-up Bunkers
There are many different type of bunkers that players use and navigate through to accomplish objectives on a paintball field. Bunkers come in an almost unlimited number of shapes and sizes, and they may be built out of an unlimited number of materials. The most popular bunkers for bunker ball and speedball are inflatable bunkers. Some types of inflatable bunkers include the Dorito, half moon, and the cube. All three of these bunkers require a different method for running out behind it, and shooting over it or around it. Because of the bunkers different sizes, players must use the bunkers differently if they want to evade enemy fire or shoot affectively. A player's strategy will even change from bunker to bunker, depending on its size and shape. There are three different categories of bunkers when it comes to how a player stands behind it. A bunker will either be a stand-up bunker, lay-down bunker, or a kneeling bunker. These paintball terms are pretty self-explanatory, and you will probably know one when you see it.
When a player is behind a stand-up bunker, he remains on his feet and holds his maker close to his body to minimize the size of the target that he gives his opponents. Some bunker shapes come in many different sizes, so a cylinder bunker could be a stand-up bunker, or a kneel down or lay down bunker. Some bunker shapes that would be an example of stand-up bunkers would be the cylinder, brick, swings, and spike. The spike from Sup'Airball is about 3 times as tall as a player, and gives him plenty of room to stand-up from behind. Because of the height of the spike, players must shoot from out of the sides, they will not be able to shoot from over the top. With bunkers like the Spike, it is important to mix your game up as much as you can and not continue to shoot from the same side. If your opponent is waiting for you to come out of the left side, he will be able to easily eliminate you. Other inflatable bunkers that come in stand-up sizes include the Car Wash and the Temple. When coming out from behind the temple, it is important to remember not to lead to far with your paintball gun, as your gun can get you eliminated as easily as your body can. The tombstone is 4 sided, with a flat, horizontal top and base that is the widest point of the structures. The temple is shaped like a 4 sides pyramid, and much wider at its base than it is at the top. Players who use this bunker must watch their marker and the upper half of their body, as it will be the first thing your opponents will see. Bunkers such as the temple and Car Wash have been seen at Millennium and XBall Paintball tournaments.
Stand-up bunkers are tall enough so that players do not have to leave their feet to keep their body out of shooting range. In lay down bunkers, players must get very low or flat on their bellies to evade enemy fire. Some lay down bunkers produced by Sup'Airball TM include the beam and the snake. The snake is very long and allows players a lot of room to crawl.
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