Enjoy a new element of surprise and strategy in your next scenario paintball game by using paintball landmines.  Paintball landmines are safe, re-useable and come in various different styles and shapes.  Their use also depends on several other necessary accessories; here is a selection of paintball landmines and required supplies…

Most paintball landmines are made to look very similar to their real life counterpart.  Most are pressure activated, while some use a trigger apparatus; however the result is the same when set off.  When stepped on, they blast a spray of paint, smoke or inert powder upward, covering their unsuspecting victim and effectively eliminating him from the game.

Pressure activated landmines are perhaps the most common and easy to use.  They are set directly on the ground or can be lightly covered with brush for concealment; they will activate with a slight pressure or when stepped on.  These are the Pressure Activated mines (RAP4); the M80 style mine can also be buried up to it’s top, allowing for nearly complete invisibility.

Trigger activated landmines are also easy to use and can be set off by stepping on them, however must be buried so the trigger can be pressed by the victim.  The M-12 mine is  trigger activated and best used in strategies requiring a trip wire.  These are great for setting up booby traps in unsuspecting areas.

For scenario games, paintball landmines offer new options for exciting strategies and different ways to eliminate your opponents.  Landmines can be used for creating a  diversion, setting up a trap or just creating an unsettling feeling of nervousness in your enemy’s mind.  Your opponents will move much slower and more carefully once they realize there are hidden landmines where they’re traveling! 

After setting up a small minefield, strategically lure your opponents into it by chasing them (or shooting paintballs at them).  Sometimes this strategy is best used in conjunction with the layout of the playing field; forcing your opponents into a bottleneck or canyon where there is no other place to go except the minefield is ideal.

Paintball landmines can also be set up around the perimeter of your base or camp.  Landmines can create an invisible, explosive, protective wall around the area you’re trying to protect.  When a mine explodes, not only will this eliminate an enemy, but it will also alert you the perimeter is breached by your enemy.

Re-useable paintball landmines are easy to set up and use, however require some other accessories to work.  Besides the landmine, you will need a charger, paintball gun air tank and paint mix or inert powder.  Use an ‘AG1 charger’ to power the landmine with CO2 or air from an hpa tank. 

The AG1 charger is a small hand-held device used to charge up paintball landmines and grenades with CO2 directly from your paintball gun’s tank.  The cheaper AG1 charger is without a regulator or pressure gauge, while the best (but more expensive) charger includes these options.  A charger with a regulator has a gauge that tells you when the landmine tank is full.

The first step is to load the landmine with paint or inert powder.  Paintball paint mix is available to pre-mix and fill your mines with.  The paint is biodegradable and the same substance that’s in paintballs.  Filling the landmine with paint will cause it to spray paint upward and outward (obviously).  Inert powder loaded into the landmine will not only ‘powder’ your opponent, but will allow a cloud of easily seen smoke. 

Next, charge the landmine with CO2/air; use the AG1 charger to transfer air from your paintball gun air tank.  Once charged, set up the mines where you want them to explode, sit back and watch the surprise on your opponent’s face when he takes the wrong step!  Paintball landmines are safe, re-useable and only need to be refilled with more paint or smoke (as well as CO2) for more uses. 

Landmines on the paintball field also make the game much more realistic.  There is even explosion simulator caps available for the M80 and M-12 landmines.  These are basically blanks for the mines that will produce a loud, realistic raport when activated. 

Paintball landmines will add a new way of eliminating your opponents and more strategies for your team to win.  Add paintball landmines to your list of the best paintball supplies and stock up on them as soon as possible!  Buy your paintball landmine supplies from ChoicePaintballGuns for excellent prices on paintball grenades, mines and related accessories.  Shopping is easy with us!