New ways of playing the game. Tue, 19 May 2026 01:39:10 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 01:39:10 +0000 R/C Warship Combat https://rcwarshipcombat.com/forums/scenarios-gameplay.559/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:01:32 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/harbor-battles.447676/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/harbor-battles.447676/ invalid@example.com (tgalx3) tgalx3 Two questions:
1) What kind of targets have we found works best?
2) Since harbors are a foot or so away from shore, what is the best way to replace those targets after they get shot?]]> 2 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:09:18 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/pt-boats-motor-gun-boats-vs-ptbs-mgbs-1-48.447309/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/pt-boats-motor-gun-boats-vs-ptbs-mgbs-1-48.447309/ invalid@example.com (TorpCruiser) TorpCruiser
How about building 1/48 scale (or larger) PT-Boats & Motor Gun Boats to battle each other?! All the major combatants of WW2 had the various boats mentioned... Compared to ALL of the "full size" warships, all of the deck detail/super structure is simpler as are the hull shapes, no torp bulges nor barbettes...

I would personally love to do this...]]> 2 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:38:31 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/west-coast-fast-gun-clubs.447140/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/west-coast-fast-gun-clubs.447140/ invalid@example.com (tgalx3) tgalx3 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:39:54 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/ram-bows-of-the-1890s.446743/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/ram-bows-of-the-1890s.446743/ invalid@example.com (wfirebaugh) wfirebaugh
Famous example of a ram kill, well almost and by accident: HMS Hawke ramed the HMS Olympic as she passed by and the suction of the larger vessel drew the smaller vessel toward causing a collision. So in that case the ram bow of the warship did what it was...

Ram bows of the 1890's]]> 74 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:16:53 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/war-games.446713/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/war-games.446713/ invalid@example.com (wfirebaugh) wfirebaugh 14 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:17:38 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/multiple-small-ships.445897/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/multiple-small-ships.445897/ invalid@example.com (modelshipsahoy) modelshipsahoy
Rather than have one class 6 7 or 8 ship, Say you have 6 class 1 or 2 ships... can you fight one then run it in when it’s out of ammo and grab the next one to run out to join the battle?]]> 72 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 05:39:36 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/campaigns.446234/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/campaigns.446234/ invalid@example.com (Nibbles1) Nibbles1 River Plate
Narvik
Operation Juno
Taranto
Denmark Strait
Hunt for the Bismarck
Pearl Harbor
South China Sea
Java Sea
Coral Sea
Doolittle Raid
Alutians + Landings
Midway
Channel Dash
Savo Island
Eastern Solomons
Cape Esperance
Santa Cruz Islands
Guadalcanal + Landings
Tassafaronga
Rennell Island
Bismarck Sea
Blackett Strait
Komandorski Islands
Arctic Convoy (lumped into one battle)
Kula Gulf
Vella Gulf...

Campaigns]]> 6 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:48:13 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/treaty-rules.446604/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/treaty-rules.446604/ invalid@example.com (pba) pba Washington treaty will be increasing speeds closer to fast gun rules
Midwest Naval Combat Club will be keeping existing rules based on actual ship speeds which is a major
reason we formed treaty to begin with ( example, Yamato 27 knots heavy cruiser 33kts) a 6 second difference,
not 1 or 2 seconds as in other formats where speed is done by length not class]]> 13 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:11:17 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/sink-the-italians.446369/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/sink-the-italians.446369/ invalid@example.com (Julian Barbera) Julian Barbera
There is to be two teams, any size that fits your pond. Each team will receive one pizza, according to regulation it shall be a cheese pizza from Costco(Costco pizzas are very uniform, but if there is no Costco in your area the pizza may be substituted for whatever is available.). Each team’s pizza should be gently set in...

“Sink the Italians”]]> 7 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:38:47 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/channel-dash.444386/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/channel-dash.444386/ invalid@example.com (Scharnhorst56) Scharnhorst56
Channel Dash]]> 9 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 03:47:37 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/historical-battles.446272/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/historical-battles.446272/ invalid@example.com (Nibbles1) Nibbles1
let me start by defining some key terms

columns means cluster of ships near each other

allied units will start with 3 "columns". One will be at the bottom right corner of the pond.

One will start at the bottom edge, 4ish feet left from the first.

A cluster of capital ships will start about 8 feet to the left, also on the bottom of the pond.

Axis time.

3 disorganized columns in front of the allied ones.

axis capital ships in front of allied...

Historical battles]]> 3 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:49:35 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/transport-attackers.446258/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/transport-attackers.446258/ invalid@example.com (Julian Barbera) Julian Barbera 4 Fri, 03 May 2019 00:37:23 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/formation-tactics.441603/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/formation-tactics.441603/ invalid@example.com (Kotori87) Kotori87
Formation tactics]]> 7 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 19:16:28 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/how-does-a-rookie-know-what-ships-to-shoot.445717/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/how-does-a-rookie-know-what-ships-to-shoot.445717/ invalid@example.com (Don Folk) Don Folk 12 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:35:26 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/pre-dread-rotates.445839/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/pre-dread-rotates.445839/ invalid@example.com (SteveT44) SteveT44
Under IRC fastgun, anybody think of any reasons why pre-dreads that can have a sidemount shouldn't be allowed a rotate like class four and above?]]> 15 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:22:26 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/save-the-bismarck.445809/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/save-the-bismarck.445809/ invalid@example.com (Logan Gyre) Logan Gyre So, here it is: Two teams start in harbor, except for one capital ship with guns and pump on, but steering and propulsion off.
The defenders try to nudge the ship into their harbor, while the attackers try to sink or capture it themselves. Scuttling is possible under normal rules. Saving the ship gives you three times the sink points, capturing it gives you four times. Got it?]]> 6 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 03:34:25 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/open-design-warship-combat.445452/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/open-design-warship-combat.445452/ invalid@example.com (AdmiralBangerBang) AdmiralBangerBang 9 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 02:35:30 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/what-ship-would-be-a-good-opponent-for-hms-iron-duke-in-a-duel.445436/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/what-ship-would-be-a-good-opponent-for-hms-iron-duke-in-a-duel.445436/ invalid@example.com (Xanthar) Xanthar Bonus points if it was at Jutland : )]]> 26 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 03:49:55 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/night-battle.445657/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/night-battle.445657/ invalid@example.com (SteveT44) SteveT44 27 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 15:39:01 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/island-hopping-scenario.444465/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/island-hopping-scenario.444465/ invalid@example.com (Slyfly) Slyfly
I've figured out that you all know how to make islands with little flip targets, which brings us to our only new invention for this scenario. A double flip target. Basically, whenever it's shot, a different color target would come up. (Example red is shot and so it flips down as blue flips up. This could also be done with plastic...

Island Hopping Scenario]]> 2