Airsoft in Denmark

Airsofter in action at Battleground Airsoft.

Airsoft in Denmark is not very different from airsoft around the globe in terms of aspirations and interests. There is speedsoft (Danish) as well as milsim (Danish) and everything in between.

A typical gameday

There is no consensus on how a typical gameday starts. However, most fields require that either the airsofter has measured the kinetic energy of his or her gun. Alternatively the field will either measure it before the game starts or following one of the games. Before the games start, the referee will deliver a briefing in which the fundamental rules and guidelines for the day are outlined. That is followed by the formation of the respective teams, which in turn is comprised of the visiting airsofters. There is as such no need to be on a team. Most referees will try to keep small teams together. Following the formation of the teams, the referee describes the first game. Most fields play various games throughout the day. Some fields such as Holstebro Airsoft Association and Badboys Airsoft primarily play one type of game throughout the day. Most fields have breaks (ie. Lillebjørn Airsoft Association), but not all.

Gamedays

There is little coordination between the Danish airsoft fields and event operators. As such expect big games to be placed on the same day.

Gamemodes

Some games have multiple names. Thus the list below is neither exhaustive nor authoritative, but provides guidance in what to expect.

• Team death match (also called "lives in a bucket"): Is typically played as a game where each side has a fixed spawn and at times with limited lives.
• 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 runs 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.

Rules

The Danish authorities have issued a series of formal rules that cover protection as well as general safety on and around the field besides the age requirement of 16 years.

Formal rules

• Masks that cover your entire face is required such as paintball masks as well as googles and masks that cover your mouth are accepted.
• Some fields prohibits glasses such as Wiley X and Oakley M. Frames (Danish).
• Mesh goggles are not recommended. Most fields prohibit them due to potential pellet (Danish) fragmentation. Some field accept them though.
• It is illegal in Denmark to play without a mouth guard that covers your lips.

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

Danish law (Danish) prohibits the usage of pellets that are larger than 6 milimetres.

Utilisation of lasers

Lasers are prohibited.

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 that fields are. Instead each field must have a valid insurance, which is among the requirements that is needed for a police approval (Danish)

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 (Danish) are not mandatory, but are recommended on the larger terrain based 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.

Joule and safety distances

All Danish fields (Danish) 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 referee to measure the kinetic power with a chronograph (Danish). Each field has a maximum joule.

Pellets

A pellet may be as large as 6 milimetres in diametre but not any larger. Pellets must be made of plastic.

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

See also

• Fields
• Milsim
• Speedsoft