andrew51
It mainly depends on the situation. On a SupAir field, sometimes yes, sometimes no. If my opponent knows I'm close or probably going to bunker him from where I'm at, then yes, I'll have some guys shoot at the bunker and at his cover guys. If they don't know where I'm at (the better scenerio), then no cover fire. Wait for your chance, take a peek at his cover guy to see where he's shooting. Excessively shooting a bunker by you or your teammates sometimes alerts the opponenet that something bad is about to happen.
On hyperball and woods fields, the story is different because there's a chance that the person you're going to do is watching through some little hole and may see you coming. Shoot at the holes, they may get called out on splatter or they may stop looking through those holes. Walking the fields prior to play and figuring out beforehand which bunkers may have to be bunkered helps tremendously. Get in those bunkers and look at the possible ways they can see you coming. Then figure out ways to avoid being seen and where you may want your cover fire pin-pointed at.
Other things to consider:
Bunker moves are best and easiest to complete when your teammates know what your doing. However, there are situations when you just have to forget all rational thought and go get the guy because he/she is in a spot that no one can shoot out and that they are tearing your team up.
If you have teammates shooting for you at the bunker you're running at, when they realize you're going to make a clean move, they should immediately look for another shot. Bunkering peole out starts a lot of commotion and panic among the other team. There is a great opportunity that opens up for your teammates to take shots at guys that react to your move. On the same token, it's a great opportunity for teammates to make moves to bunkers during the confusion.
If you have to make a bunker move that requires you to completely expose yourself by running past the bunker, think about the next immediate target if you were able to get the first one clean and don't take any paint during the run past the bunker.
Always listen...to your teammates if they are coordinating the move, which way the paint is flying, where the paint is coming from and where it is hitting your bunker, for velcro being ripped (they are reloading), how hard paint is hitting your bunker.
Always look...for angles on other opponents that you can take out before you go bunker someone, unless it is vitally important to get the other guy immediately.
Always make sure your hopper is full and there are no half-full pods in your pack. You don't want to sound like a big rattle while running.
"...run and hope you get him before he sees whats going on?"
Well, that's a big part of bunkering people. A lot of it is luck, great timing, and a practiced skill. Learn to run as fast as you can with your gun shouldered. There have been countless number of times when I've had to shoulder my gun mid-run because the guy I was going after was alerted by a teammate that I was coming. Most of the time, because of the types of fields we play in the NPPL, my main concern is to run as fast as I can, get to that bunker, point and shoot. But not all bunker moves require sprinting. I saw one of the greatest players in the game, Gary Noblett - retired Aftershock, come all the way from his back spot on a woods field in a fast but controlled walk and bunker a guy at a 50 yard line bunker.
I hope this helps. This is not, by any stretch, everything about bunkering. I just need to get back to work. There are a lot of other little intricacies to bunkering people that can be considered - it's not just getting up out of your bunker, running pell-mell down the field, and shooting the first person you see.
Good luck on your next take-down.
It mainly depends on the situation. On a SupAir field, sometimes yes, sometimes no. If my opponent knows I'm close or probably going to bunker him from where I'm at, then yes, I'll have some guys shoot at the bunker and at his cover guys. If they don't know where I'm at (the better scenerio), then no cover fire. Wait for your chance, take a peek at his cover guy to see where he's shooting. Excessively shooting a bunker by you or your teammates sometimes alerts the opponenet that something bad is about to happen.
On hyperball and woods fields, the story is different because there's a chance that the person you're going to do is watching through some little hole and may see you coming. Shoot at the holes, they may get called out on splatter or they may stop looking through those holes. Walking the fields prior to play and figuring out beforehand which bunkers may have to be bunkered helps tremendously. Get in those bunkers and look at the possible ways they can see you coming. Then figure out ways to avoid being seen and where you may want your cover fire pin-pointed at.
Other things to consider:
Bunker moves are best and easiest to complete when your teammates know what your doing. However, there are situations when you just have to forget all rational thought and go get the guy because he/she is in a spot that no one can shoot out and that they are tearing your team up.
If you have teammates shooting for you at the bunker you're running at, when they realize you're going to make a clean move, they should immediately look for another shot. Bunkering peole out starts a lot of commotion and panic among the other team. There is a great opportunity that opens up for your teammates to take shots at guys that react to your move. On the same token, it's a great opportunity for teammates to make moves to bunkers during the confusion.
If you have to make a bunker move that requires you to completely expose yourself by running past the bunker, think about the next immediate target if you were able to get the first one clean and don't take any paint during the run past the bunker.
Always listen...to your teammates if they are coordinating the move, which way the paint is flying, where the paint is coming from and where it is hitting your bunker, for velcro being ripped (they are reloading), how hard paint is hitting your bunker.
Always look...for angles on other opponents that you can take out before you go bunker someone, unless it is vitally important to get the other guy immediately.
Always make sure your hopper is full and there are no half-full pods in your pack. You don't want to sound like a big rattle while running.
"...run and hope you get him before he sees whats going on?"
Well, that's a big part of bunkering people. A lot of it is luck, great timing, and a practiced skill. Learn to run as fast as you can with your gun shouldered. There have been countless number of times when I've had to shoulder my gun mid-run because the guy I was going after was alerted by a teammate that I was coming. Most of the time, because of the types of fields we play in the NPPL, my main concern is to run as fast as I can, get to that bunker, point and shoot. But not all bunker moves require sprinting. I saw one of the greatest players in the game, Gary Noblett - retired Aftershock, come all the way from his back spot on a woods field in a fast but controlled walk and bunker a guy at a 50 yard line bunker.
I hope this helps. This is not, by any stretch, everything about bunkering. I just need to get back to work. There are a lot of other little intricacies to bunkering people that can be considered - it's not just getting up out of your bunker, running pell-mell down the field, and shooting the first person you see.
Good luck on your next take-down.
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