TORPEDOES, MINES AND PUMPS

1. Torpedo maximum diameter is ¼ inch.

2. Torpedo maximum length is 6 inches.

3. Torpedo minimum length is 2 inches.

4. Maximum torpedo tube length is 12 inches. (Not including loader assembly. )

5. Torpedoes must have domed warheads.

6. All externally mounted torpedo tubes must be no longer than scale length plus 15%.

7. Torpedoes must fire from prototypical location.

8. Allowable number of torpedoes is one per tube and one for every documented reload carried aboard.

9. Torpedoes may be fired from a single shot reloadable tube or from multiple single shot tubes.

Floating mines consist of not smaller than 3/8 inch cork, plastic, or wooden spheres attached to a string. The spheres are attached to the line at 12 to 24 inch intervals. The basic floating string is limited to 8 feet in length and must be anchored on one end. The anchor line must not float or present a hazzard to navigation. One string will equate to 75 mines as carried on the prototype ship. Vessles carrying 34 mines or less may only carry a half a string (4').

Mine floats will count as 1 barrel per string when evaluating "firepower" balance when choosing up sides - unless declared "will not use" by the ‘side' or Captain.

Mine sweeping gear will count as 1 barrel per when evaluating "firepower".

The propeller guard must not extend past the tiller post or extend deeper than necessary to clear the propellers and rudder(s).

MINE SWEEPING

The installation of single wire propeller guards (one per propeller) is approved for Mine Sweepers. To carry this modification the ship must be an actual Minesweeper or Destroyer Minesweeper (documented) with some type of device aboard to actually clear a mine string.

PUMPS

1. Any number of bilge pumps may be carried, however the combined rated output of all pumps must not exceed the Gallons Per Hour overboard discharge rate. All pumps must be certified and marked with the GPH capacity by a Technical Officer

2. Internal pumping is not counted.

3. The overboard discharge rate is regulated by tonnage (See Class Descriptions).