This is my new baby. First off I didn't build this, it was built by Prussian in Houston from a BC kit. DKM Scharnhorst. Taking up my sleeping space in the rig, lol.
I'm leaning towards dual sterns and two bow mounts, one in the front at about 15° on the left and the other as a side mount. The firing boards and mounts for the cylinoids, can't spell, lol, are set up already in this configuration.
You can also put in a stern rotate and a 2nd pump for the price of 2 guns. That would be the brawler set up. It would come at a price. I would either slug it or run and gun it. Have fun and do what your passion is! BANZAI!!!!!!!!!!!
It gets confusing if you lop off the wrong letters. Too many end with similar letters. MWC, IRCWCC, WWCC,
Generally homebrew. Most folk I've seen seem to just take a coil mag and figure out how to stick it to something they can rotate.
If I go with a standard set up for the guns it will be fairly easy as all the mounts are there as is all the wiring. Just need the guns, solenoids, tank, regulator, tubing, test valve, and batteries. It's just a matter of acquiring all the above and installing it. Big thing is getting some practice in before nats. I've never been in a battle with an armed ship of my own so no real experience.
Ww2 scharnhorst isn't a brawler. I've seen some crazy guy from Mississippi put three side mounts in, works OK for a regionals but I don't think it would be good for a rookie to bring to Nats. Ww2 scharnhorst can't turn very well, so it's best to run it like a big cruiser with the setup I mentioned previously. You might get a few shots in with the forward cannon, but for the most part it will be pretty useless. I ran a ww2 scharnhorst for a couple years up here at local battles, and took a KGV class to Nats last year. FYI
I like the idea of a rotating gun in the bow but not the idea of trying to get it done by Nat's as my time to work on it is severely limited. I am in the middle of moving from Alabama to Oklahoma. But will be running the rug long haul so getting to events and build days should be fairly easy.
The mount in the stern is currently built to take single, double, or triple guns, so at least I have that going for me.
I wouldn't worry too much about getting the forward rotate done by Nats. Put in the triples, and a fixed cannon up front. Get it all working reliably, and enjoy. The forward cannon is nearly useless.
