well said Ern. thats how we got started, just by cruising and shooting around in the backyard.there are so many facets to airsoft fighting, wind, distance, elevation, moving paths, deflection, visibility, and yes there can even be damage to your tanks. but seeing multiple rounds streaking across a battlefield with armor advancing is breath taking. we work hard and play hard. in the end what we've learned and experienced gets transfered and taken to the final products. going into "live" combat with multiple tanks is the ultimate in adreniline rushes. there is no such feeling as a near miss to your tank from an unknown ambushed position. it really conveys a small sense of the total chaos that gripped the crews of the real deal. airsoft combat is not for the timid, but the payoff of hitting a target at 30 yards thats attempting to hit you is....well priceless.