stupid newbee question

I've read the rules many times but i still cant figure out cane you have a 1/2 or 1/4 cannons, or do they have to be 1 1/2, and 1 1/4.[?]

 

Which set of rules? MWC? IRCWWC? Big Gun? Etc ...

 

ircwcc

 

Cannons can be 1 1/2 if the units of the ship allow for it. For example My Arizona is 5 1/2 units. I have 1 full unit pump, 3 50 shot cannons and one 75 shot cannon. You cannot split the 1/2 unit, you cannot have two 1/2 unit guns instead of one full unit gun. I hope this helps, Please ask if you have more questions, as the rules are sometimes confusing to all of us.

 

For another example, my class 3 (3 unit) cruiser can have:

1 gun, 1 gun, 1 pump (total = 3)
or
1.5 gun, 1 gun, .5 pump
or
1 gun, 1 gun, .5 gun, .5 pump

Hope this helped clear things up for you.

Mack

 

IRC lets a captain split whole units up like that?

 

No they dont. A 3.0 unit cruiser in the IRCWCC gets 2 50 round guns and a pump. That's about your only option.

Ships only get to tack on the extra unit to make a 75 round gun if they have a spare half unit: ie a 5.5 unit ship as to put that other .5 unit somewhere. Only class 2 and below can split up units.

 

Rule below:

d. Any authorized ½ battle unit may be used as either of the following:

1) A ½ unit pump, provided it is the only pump on the ship; or


2) A 1 ½ unit single shot cannon with a 75 BB magazine

e. Ships in Class 2 or smaller may use their battle units in one-half unit increments for either cannons or pumps.

 

Hey Mack I think your last two options are for Treaty only.

 

Under IRCWCC rules, part 5, cannons
"5. Except as provided in section 11.e, below, a ship may mount only a single one-half (½) unit cannon in its offensive armament, and a whole cannon unit shall not be divided into smaller (½ or ¼) unit cannons.
and
11 e. Ships in Class 2 or smaller may use their battle units in one-half unit increments for either cannons or pumps."

So, ships class 2 and smaller may freely mix as many 1/2 units as they wish. I agree on that one.

A class 3 ship (under rule 5) should be able to mount a single only half-unit cannon, leaving it with a 1/2 unit left over for a pump, no?

Or have I been reading that stupid thing wrong for the last 4 months?

If part 5 says a ship can mount only a single 1/2 unit cannon, then can't I mount one 1/2 unit gun?

Mack

 

Greg is correct. If you use a pump it must be 1.0 units leaving 2.0 units for guns. A 3.0 unit cruiser may not have a .5 unit pump.

 

so that means i cant arm all the guns on a uss colorado and split it up like

7 1/2 unit cannons
1 1 unit cannons
1 1 unit pump

 

KK, got it now, finally. LOL Only FULL units allowed unless class 2 or smaller, or for the oddballs with the extra .5 units who can use it as a half pump. Just means they now have to fear a full unit spurt gun on my cruiser instead of just a half spurt gun.

/evil grin

 

ok thanks