Another rule change proposal

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  1. djranier

    djranier Well-Known Member

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    Don Cole has just posted this rule change proposal, and is asking for co-signers. I signed. I think he only needs 1 more to get it on the ballet for voting at Nats.
    Guys
    I need some co-signers on this, this will help get some new ships on the water.

    This rule proposal is to allow sidemounted cannons on Pre-Dreadnoughts.

    Proposer - Don Cole
    Co-signers. Rick King, Frank Falango, David Ranier

    Rule proposal - Old

    H. Warship Classes

    7. Classes 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 may have sidemounted cannons (any cannon which is angled more than 15 degrees from the longitudinal centerline of the model). Warships in these classes are allowed sidemounts as follows:
    d) Rotating turrets (turrets that traverse from one quadrant to another) are allowed on classes 4-8 provided that they do not violate the above restrictions.

    Rule Proposal - New

    H. Warship Classes

    7. Class 3 Pre-Dreadnought battleships with a beam equal to, or greater than 73 feet, and Classes 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 may have sidemounted cannons (any cannon which is angled more than 15 degrees from the longitudinal centerline of the model). Warships in these classes are allowed sidemounts as follows:
    d) Rotating turrets (turrets that traverse from one quadrant to another) are allowed on classes 3-8 provided that they do not violate the above restrictions.

    Reasoning - Some of the pre-dreds have wider beams than class 4 Dreadnoughts, and most are within 1/2 in width, so we do not see how these could cause anymore problems than some of the class 4 Dreadnoughts. The 73 ft beam was selected, so that the ships with sidemounts, match the Pre-Dreds allowed to use 3 guns, and 1/2 unit pumps.

    One of the arguements that I have heard is that they are narrow and tip to much. But as stated above some of them are actually wider that class 4 boats.
     
  2. Anachronus

    Anachronus Well-Known Member

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    Would the proposed sidemounts have to be in turrets? Most allowed predreadnoughts have wing turret mounted intermediate guns except for the Deutschlands.
     
  3. crzyhawk

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    Typically the fast gun clubs require guns to be positioned in the main battery turrets. Even though the "intermediate" caliber guns were considered part of the ship's main battery, I'd imagine the letter of the law is that the guns must be mounted in the largest caliber gun turrets. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the MWC doesn't even allow you to arm the casement guns on the Scharnhorst class ACRs even though they are the same caliber gun as the turrets. That's just hearsay though, I don't know for sure.
     
  4. Anachronus

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    Arming the wing turrets would allow the Regina Elena class to mount 3 guns. Its main armament 12" guns was 2 single mounts with 12! 8" guns in wing turrets.
     
  5. djranier

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    We could only arm the 2 main turrets, fore and aft.
     
  6. CaptainCook

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    I am not yet a member of MWC but I would like like to see this proposal passed. It would hopefully get more of these battleships on the water and rise their popularity. At a time when there are numerous North Carolinas, Nagatos, Houstons, Lutzows, and VDTs, it would be nice if we could get some more unusual ships built. If this proposal is passed, I would be interested in building a predread in the future.
     
  7. froggyfrenchman

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    Can someone post the rules results on here?
    Mikey
     
  8. SnipeHunter

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    You're a few weeks early for that, dont expect anything till probably a week or so into November.
     
  9. froggyfrenchman

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    Ok
    Thanks for the reply.
    Mikey
     
  10. Tugboat

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    Actually, the MWC rules specify that cannons must be mounted in the turrets or casemates that house the main guns... so if a given ship (like the Omaha CL, for example) that has its main gun mounted in casemates, that's a legal hardpoint.
     
  11. mike5334

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    I don't think any of the pre-dreds had main gun armament in casements or wing turrets. It was the Dreadnaughts that started fitting one caliber guns to all turrets ... wasn't that the main dividing line between Pre-Dreadnaughts and Dreadnaughts? :)
     
  12. Anachronus

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    No time legal ones anyway. Some of the French battleships of the 1890's did.
     
  13. froggyfrenchman

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    I saw the term semi-dreadnaught the other day while reading a book. Does anyone know what that refers to?
    Mikey
     
  14. Ragresen

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    Did a fast web search and here is an intresting find.

    http://www.cityofart.net/bship/nelson.htm

    http://www.cityofart.net/bship/semi_dreds.html

    From the quick Scan they were a design of around the same time Dreadnaught was being built. Sort of a Compromise to put as many big guns on board as possible.
     
  15. Bob

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    They really need to think more about their web site name. City of Art, not too bad. City o Fart, not that good.
     
  16. warspiteIRC

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    "I saw the term semi-dreadnaught the other day while reading a book. Does anyone know what that refers to?
    Mikey"

    maybe they are only semi-afraid of it.
     
  17. Tugboat

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    Maybe it's a city of semi-farts...
     
  18. Kotori87

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    The term "semi-dreadnought" refers to a ship that didn't quite incorporate all the improvements that HMS dreadnought did. A fine example would be IJN Satsuma. Originally planned as the first Japanese dreadnought, its design was modified when 12" gun production fell behind schedule, and a number of its planned single 12" gun turrets were replaced with twin 10" gun turrets.
     
  19. Anachronus

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    What is the break point with the smaller guns? Over 8" or would you say it is a mixed caliber ship conceived of after HMS Dreadnought? What brings this to mind is why is the Russian Imp. Pavel a semidreadnought with 12" and 8" guns when the USS Connecticut with 12" and 8" guns isn't considered one? This is very much OT I should think but an interesting thought problem.
     
  20. Kotori87

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    I would say it's more of a date or an intent thing than a gun-size thing. All the ships I've seen labeled "semi-dreadnought" were built after Dreadnought was, and many of them represented an alternate evolutionary branch than dreadnought herself.