Airsoft in Denmark

Airsofter in action at Battleground Airsoft.

Airsoft is an international sport. It is played all over the world. Airsoft in Denmark is not very different from airsoft around the globe in terms of aspirations and interests. There is speedsoft as well as milsim and everything in between. As a foreigner that wants to play airsoft, there are a handful of rules that are good to be aware of besides the minimum age of 16 years.

Games

There is little coordination between the Danish fields and event operators. The same game has many names such as kill confirm. The most notorius example is "Kill confirm", which is also called "Count and tap" (Tælle-tap). Thus the list below is neither exhaustive nor authoritative, but provides guidance in what to expect.

• Team death match: Is typically played as a game in which each side has a fixed spawn.
• Kill confirm: Each player has a fixed number of revives or respawns.
• Domination: Game with limited time in which both sides have to take a set of points to win and typically hold them until the time run out. Alternatively a new timer is set, when one side has all domination points.
• Bomb games: One side has to defend a series of points, where the other side has to place a bomb. Typically the game is reversed. The team that does it the fastest wins.

Rules

Below are the most common rules both formal and informal listed. There will always be a certain degree of disagreement regarding informal rules, but if they are followed, there is little chance that you will be in conflict with the general consensus (i.e. as a sniper shooting someone in the chest as opposed to head).

Formal rules

Protection

• Some fields prohibits glasses such as Wiley X and Oakley M. Frames. Classical goggles with a rubber frame as well as paintball masks are accepted.
• Mesh goggles are prohibited due to potential pellet fragmentation.
• It is illegal in Denmark to play without a mouth guard that covers your lips.

Joule and safety distances

All Danish fields operate with safety distances based on the kinetic power (joule) of your airsoft gun. The table below is for reference only as measuring the FPS or MPS and finding the corresponding joule is not considered a valid measurement. Instead you can ask a marshal to measure the kinetic power with a chronograph. Each field has a maximum joule.

Regarding Novritsch's Full Thrust system and pellets of other materials than plastic

Danish law prohibits the usage of pellets that are larger than 6 milimetres. These pellets must be made of plastic.

Utilisation of lasers

While the authorities have not issued a declaration regarding lasers, it is by KIK considered to be illegal to use on Danish fields.

Jouleomregningstabel

Hop up gummi grader				Hastighed		Joule
				FPS	MPS	.20	.23	.25	.28	.30	.32	.36	.40	.43	.45
50	60			300	91,44	0,84	0,96	1,05	1,17	1,25	1,34	1,51	1,67	1,80	1,88
				305	92,96	0,86	0,99	1,08	1,21	1,30	1,38	1,56	1,73	1,86	1,94
				310	94,49	0,89	1,03	1,12	1,25	1,34	1,43	1,61	1,79	1,92	2,01
				315	96,01	0,92	1,06	1,15	1,29	1,38	1,47	1,66	1,84	1,98	2,07
				320	97,54	0,95	1,09	1,19	1,33	1,43	1,52	1,71	1,90	2,05	2,14
				325	99,06	0,98	1,13	1,23	1,37	1,47	1,57	1,77	1,96	2,11	2,21
				330	100,58	1,01	1,16	1,26	1,42	1,52	1,62	1,82	2,02	2,18	2,28
				335	102,11	1,04	1,2	1,3	1,46	1,56	1,67	1,88	2,09	2,24	2,35
				340	103,63	1,07	1,24	1,4	1,5	1,61	1,72	1,93	2,15	2,31	2,42
				345	105,16	1,11	1,27	1,38	1,55	1,66	1,77	1,99	2,21	2,38	2,49
				350	106,68	1,14	1,31	1,42	1,59	1,7	1,82	2,05	2,28	2,45	2,56
				355	108,2	1,17	1,35	1,46	1,64	1,76	1,87	2,11	2,34	2,52	2,63
		70		360	109,73	1,2	1,38	1,51	1,69	1,81	1,93	2,17	2,41	2,59	2,71
				365	111,25	1,24	1,42	1,55	1,73	1,86	1,98	2,23	2,48	2,66	2,78
				370	112,78	1,27	1,46	1,59	1,78	1,91	2,03	2,29	2,54	2,73	2,86
				390	118,87	1,41	1,63	1,77	1,98	2,12	2,26	2,54	2,83	3,04	3,10
				450	137,16	1,88	2,16	2,35	2,63	2,82	3,01	3,39	3,76	4,04	4,23
				460	140,21	1,97	2,26	2,46	2,75	2,95	3,15	3,54	3,93	4,23	4,42
			75	425	129,54	1,68	1,93	2,1	2,35	2,52	2,68	3,02	3,36	3,61	3,78
				480	147,83	2,19	2,51	2,73	3,06	3,28	3,5	3,93	4,37	4,7	4,92

Membership of nationwide association

In Denmark we do not require individual airsofters to be a member of a nationwide association like the British UKARA nor do we require the fields are. Instead each field must have a valid insurance, which is among the requirements that is needed for a police approval.

Informal rules

There are also a set of informal rules that are partly codified. These rules revolve around behavior on the field.

• Being a gentleman: While it is at times codified, it is always expected that you take a hit, when you are in doubt.
• Some fields promote shots against the body as opposed to headshots.
• Death rags are not mandatory, but are recommended on the larger terrainbased fields. While there is no specific colour to choose, bright yellow is recommended to avoid confusion with team armbands.
• Filming on Danish fields is legal although films that humiliate opposing airsofters are frowned upon. General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) apply.

See also

• Fields
• Milsim
• Speedsoft