Pardon the ignorance, but where can I find a set of rules for R/C Naval Combat.......also, is there anyone in Arizona who battles??? Thanks for the info.
It depends on the rule set you want to use. There are variations of Big Gun (slower speeds and a range of gun calibers, from .177" to 1/4" steel balls), Fast Gun (.177" bb guns only, faster speeds), 1:72 scale (Queen's Own), and Treaty, which is somewhere between Big Gun and Fast Gun. For Big Gun (my personal preference), you might try Western Warship Combat Club's rules, or those from North Texas Battle Group's. For any of the others, you can do a search. There are people in your area who are trying to form a club, but as far as I know, there are none of any variety, yet. Rob Wood WWCC
There are some MWC (fast gun) guys in Nevada and So Cal you might be able to hook up with. http://www.mwci.org/find.shtml
There is one guy in AZ that flys to battles and uses his brother's spare ship. He's trying to get a group together localy. He lives in Gilbert.
Thanks for the replies.......the Big Gun type looks most interesting to me. Just wondering, why is it that the newest ship has to have been built before 1946........What about some of the newer guided missle destroyers? Instead of actual missles you could just put the guns in their place (maybe you could put a fake missle at the end of the gun barrel?). Anyhow, that is just a thought, thanks again. Adam
Because most rules are setup to enjoy the time when the big guns rules the waves and the time of high tech weaponry had taken over. Besides what modern navy fights can anyone recall? Most recall the battles in the pacific and the battle of Jutland.
Adam, The general idea is that the focus is on the era of the Big Gun Battleships, which was abouty 1900-1946. Remember, for safety, no shooting is allowed above the horizontal. A guided missile cruiser could be "fudged" by giving it guns instead of missiles, but there are plenty of ships to choose from in the era of interest that properly fit. Also, keep in mind that Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships takes 3 books to cover 1895-1946, and you would need additional books (cost) to extend the period. And, it is pretty easy to get info on WWI and WWII ships, while some info on more recent ships is still classified. I don't know if any of that specifically answers your query, but you can see that there are several factors that come together to make it a pretty clear point of division (it is basically the end of the Big Gun Battleship era, the end of WWII, the extent of and existing Conways book, etc.). Makes administration easier, too. Cheers,
