page_title: Skirmish Paintball
section_title: Pyrotechnics
hierarchical_section_title: Skirmish Paintball / Pyrotechnics
caption_attribution_description: English: An airsoft player at Skirmish paintball
context_page_description: Skirmish Paintball is a paintball arena company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Paintball venues operated under the Skirmish trademark are privately owned.
context_section_description: Pyrotechnics that can be purchased from a Skirmish Paintball site are hand grenades and Smoke bombs, with some also providing flash bangs.
  Hand Grenades
  Hand Grenades are constructed using a cardboard shell, with a fuse inside that has 20-25 paintballs around the center. To light the fuse, you must tear off the cap, and use the reverse side, which resembles the side of a matchbox to spark the fuse. When the fuse is lit, there is an approximate 5 seconds before the grenade shatters and explodes, firing coloured paint in all directions.
  Smoke Bombs
  Smoke Bombs use the same lighting technology as the hand grenade, with a reverse side to the cap which you must strike against the fuse. When a smoke bomb is lit, it releases coloured smoke for about 2 minutes, to provide cover, or smoke out other paintball players.
  Flash Bangs
  Flash Bangs are more often seen on airsoft days. The flash bang has the same lighting technique as the hand grenade and smoke bomb, but after the fuse has been lit, it sparks a bright white flash to temporarily blind the opposition, or any other players that were staring at the pyrotechnic when it went off.
caption: Skirmish Exeter Airsoft player in full gear, with sniper rifle and silenced pistol
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