Armour thickness on Surcouf submarine

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  1. U571

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    could someone telll me the thickness of the armour of a surcouf sub?...
     
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  2. mike5334

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    On the original ship? Or for a specific rule set?
     
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  3. froggyfrenchman

    froggyfrenchman Well-Known Member

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    Interesting question.
    None of my books mention armor thickness. I am under the impression that subs probably didn't have armor.
    I could be wrong on that though.
    Mikey
     
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  4. froggyfrenchman

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    If you are talking about the balsa thickness allowed. Then it would depend on which club you are running her in.
    As far as I know. All small-gun clubs would allow 1/32" balsa.
    In big gun, she would probably also only get 1/32", although I think I have heard somewhere that some club might allow a minimum of 1/16" balsa even on um-armored ships like DDs and such, but I can't recall where I heard that.
    I am not sure about 96th scale, or 72nd scale clubs.
    Mikey
     
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  5. U571

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    I am trying to find out what the allowable balsa thickness would be for Big Gun rules...
     
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  6. Kotori87

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    How much armor does the submarine have? If it historically had less than 3" of main belt armor (most likely, since it's a sub) then it gets 1/16" balsa.
     
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  7. U571

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    I havn't been able to find out how much armor (if any) it had
     
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  8. Knight4hire

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    Did subs have armor?
    I know that they had a Pressure hull...
    I would suspect that it would be 1/16"

    Here is what our BIG gun club uses.
    Armor Thickness of Ship Maximum Balsa Thickness
    0.00" to 6.99" 1/16"
    7.00" to 11.9" 3/32"
    12.0" and above 1/8"
     
    Knight4hire, May 28, 2009
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  9. Gardengnome

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    Other than the pressure hull submarines have about as much armor as a destroyer.. ie. none :laugh:.
     
    Gardengnome, May 28, 2009
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  10. Tugboat

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    The main defense of subs is being hard to hit. They are not built for slugging matches, alas.

    In Battlestations, we give subs 1/16" hull to make it easier for them to survive submerged ops. (got to go deeper in 1/96 to clear the surface traffic than 1/144 does!)
     
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  11. BoomerBoy17

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    the drafts are much deeper, so that is true! I cant wait for this to bloom. Starting with a convoy ship is a good idea, right Tuggy? Cuz Ive got a great German Destroyer-sized fleet tender in mind.
     
    BoomerBoy17, Jun 26, 2009
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