I am not an expert, but I have had some training.  Here is a list of a few basic principles to think about as you play in the outdoor environment.

1.  Always have good organization.  Take your large team, select a leader and then patrol leaders.  They should have radio communications with the team leader.

2. Always have good communication.  If everyone on your team has a radio, use it.  Otherwise make sure your key players have them.  Use snipers as scouts to report enemy movement, have patrol leaders able to command and get objectives, and have a team leader with tactical awareness and balls to order folks into combat.

3. Always keep a 3 to 5 meter (9 to 15 feet) spacing in movement.  This will keep a whole squad from getting wiped out in one volley.  Use a fire team wedge to move in open terrain.

4.  Always flank.  The most complex plans come apart under fire.  If your team knows that it should always try to acheive the flank, it will move almost like a single celled organism.  This is good.  Always have a patrol move to gain the advantage.

5.  In regards to rule 3, always make the enemy guess who is the bigger threat.  If you are spaced out right and the enemy is getting fire from two different areas it will allow you to win.  If I have to physically move my eye sight and weapon to engage two targets my chance for hit drops significantly.

6. Aggression.  Combat in real life is dagerous and forces you to have chemicals in your body release.  Airsoft is different.  If you find yourself pinned down or bored, its time to take the initiative and move.  It may surprise the enemy, just let your patrol leader know.

7. Tactics is basics.  All of the above is the same thing Army teams use, they just practice it more.  If you can get together with some friends, try running a few drills as a team and move through cover and open terrain.  You do not have to be a formal team.

8.  Ask for help.  If you see me at an outdoor game, ask me to show you the wedge or modified wedge.  I will explain the philosphy and movement.  Find books and other players and work it out.

I hope this helps some.  Others will see it as an assault on their egos.  Not what I want.  I know a lot of players did not make the boot camp.  I didn't due to league.  Print this out and use it as a reference.

Jim

Agreed, he who shoots the most, the fastest wins.  And range has its privledges.