Well, here's something new: a boat challenge. Your task is to make a small combat vessel. It may be a patrol boat, missile boat, or any other combat vessel whose length doesn't exceed 50m. Anything from First World War to state of the art vessels qualifies. So, anything from the torpedo boats of WW1 to stealthy missile boats like Skjold-class counts. I will accept both fictional and replica entries.
EDIT: For inspiration, look up "Fast attack craft", "Torpedo boat", "Patrol boat" or "Missile boat" on Google.
Terms:
-Entry must be a dedicated combat vessel of between 15 and 65m in length. If you can't make huge builds due to your specs, tell me the scale to which it's built in description;
-Entry must be armed with at least two 12.7mm machine guns or one 20mm autocannon and two 7.9mm machine gun. There's no upper limit to armament, as long as it's realistic;
-Entry must be a successor;
-Minimum part count: 200. Put some effort into it;
-Entry must be a combat vessel;
-No futuristic technologies, unless implemented realistically (a 20m boat can't operate a railgun or a laser cannon);
-One entry per participant;
-Entry must be your own build, not a modification of somebody else's;
-Entry must have a description that explains controls, as well as explanation of the ship (what's it supposed to do, whose is it, etc. Basically, a background). If you don't have this, I will deduce 5 points.
Judging criteria:
-Realism: x/10;
-Design: x/10;
-Construction (how well it's built): x/10;
-Performance: x/10;
-Personal impression: x/10.
Prizes:
-1st place: 10 upvotes and 2 spotlights on the builds he choses;
-2nd place: 7 upvotes and a spotlight on the builds he choses;
-3rd place: 5 upvotes and a spotlight on the challenge entry.
All entries must be submitted before 08.11. (deadline is one month).
Let the best builder win.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 25 airplane(s) +4165 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 1.6ft (0.5m)
- Length 39.4ft (12.0m)
- Height 19.7ft (6.0m)
- Empty Weight 2,631lbs (1,193kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,631lbs (1,193kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 3474
Parts
- Number of Parts 70
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 170
@EternalDarkness ahahhaa sorry i just thought it was a real ship lol...
I was finding some mobile friendly ship to shot at.
@Darg12e lol, I can see deleted comments.
@Stormfur I believe you should prove yourself in the subject before appointing yourself a judge of it. Your challenge seems to be about ironclad warships, yet I don't see any on your profile.
i have i challenge open till new years so check it out if you want to participate more info available on that post
My entry
@Gravity I don't think I can. Post a link to it here.
Mine is a successor but I can't see it? It's a private upload, called the SS HAMMER can you see it @EternalDarkness ?
@EternalDarkness
Oh good!
@Supercraft888 great. And right on time. I'm starting judging today.
@EternalDarkness
THIS IS MY ENTRY, THE BEAST CLASS MISSILE CORVETTE
@randomusername nice. Thanks for the entry.
@Supercraft888 sure, put it here. Just make sure you are using large letters (with "#" in front), so I don't miss it. If I judge that it'll score well, I'll rate it.
@EternalDarkness
I built this boat but it isn't a successor, is it still eligible?
@ErvenDynamics very nice. Just put "#" in front of the comment, to make it have big letters. Tha way, it'll be easier to find later.
@arcues no. There's still 8 more days.
Is this over
@Planefun woops, how did the thingie tag you?! I meant to tag @FasterThanLight. My phone probably bugged out again.
@Planefun no problem. The size rule was placed to eliminate larger combat vessels and police boats with a handgun as a primary armament. Barracuda looks like an actual combat vessel.
@EternalDarkness Thank you!
@FasterThanLight sure
@EternalDarkness Would you make an exception if my craft is 1.1 meters too short? I am building a replica of the SafeHaven Marine Barracuda which is a very small combat boat.
I just uploaded my CB90
@Planefun that sounds nice
@Planefun it's fine. Happens to everyone. I'm glad it's all good now.
@EternalDarkness Against land targets or for secondary purposes such as signalling, illumination, and smoke laying. It's for the various Paternian riverine warfare craft, from light gunboats to heavy monitors with navalized Victoria tank turrets.
I take it that this would include riverine craft, such as river monitors and gunboats. While not particularly accurate, they're perfect for putting an illumination shell or smoke shell for whatever purposes may be necessary for such munitions.
Also good for blowing up shore installations with explosive shells. Other weapons such as automatic cannons, rocket, and missile systems would not necessarily be able to hit targets in cover, while a mortar may be able to hit them. Although I suppose you could use an automatic grenade launcher for that, but a 120mm mortar has the hitting power of a 155mm howitzer.
I know some PT boats employed them for similar purposes.