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Airsoft is a sport in which participants shoot round non-metallic pellets launched via replica firearms. Gameplay varies in style and composition but often range from short-term skirmishes, organized scenarios, military simulations, historical reenactments, to competition target shooting events. Combat situations on the battlefield often involve the use of common military tactics to achieve objectives set in each game. Participants typically emulate the tactical equipment and accessories used by modern military and police organizations. Two similar alternatives to this sport are paintball and Reballing, a paintless paintball with firm foam pellets. Airsoft is also the subject of Cosimo Alema's 2010 thriller film War Games: At the End of the Day.
Airsoft was created and marketed in Japan in the late 1970s, due to civilian ownership of firearms being banned. Airsoft was used to closely emulate real guns. Nowadays, airsoft guns have been adapted with a purely recreational application in mind, and the sport is enjoyed by all ages. Most airsoft guns are produced in China and Japan. Airsoft guns are also produced in the United States and Taiwan
The minimum safe level of gear required to participate in most games includes a pair of impact-rated goggles to protect participants' eyes. If shot from at least ten feet away by a gun with typical muzzle velocity, there will be minimal damage to other body parts. Traditional prescription glasses and sunglasses, or goggles not designed specifically for use with airsoft or paintball guns, may break or shatter upon being struck causing damage to the eye