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Model warship combat
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<p>Model warship combat is an international club activity, in which participants construct <a href="/facts/Radio_control/oUFUpmEo">radio-controlled</a> <a href="/facts/Scale_model/YgCtlwqb">scale models</a> of actual <a href="/facts/Warship/Vxbv36In">warships</a>, most commonly those built by various nations prior to 1946, such as the <a href="/facts/USS_Des_Moines_(CA-134)/z59pK9H4">USS <i>Des Moines</i></a> or the <a href="/facts/German_battleship_Bismarck/lMbNPFNw">German battleship <i>Bismarck</i></a>. The models are armed with <a href="/facts/Pneumatics/QzkvCCpk">pneumatic</a> <a href="/facts/Cannon/IH7VkIpm">cannons</a>, and fight against one another on ponds and lakes. Model warship combat is sometimes considered to be a form of <a href="/facts/Naval_wargaming/XUcM9uKA">Naval Wargaming</a>, but can also be considered a water-based version of <a href="/facts/Robot_Combat/1IMFryDz">Robot Combat</a>, since much of the internal systems and concepts are the same as <a href="/facts/Radio_control/oUFUpmEo">radio control</a> <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, and in some cases possess similar <a href="/facts/Pneumatics/QzkvCCpk">pneumatic</a> systems. </p><p>The sport is predominantly divided into 'Big Gun' and 'Fast Gun' (or 'Small Gun') clubs. Both 'Big Gun' and 'Fast Gun' formats host annual national/international inter-club events. There is one major 'Fast Gun' club, the International Radio Control Warship Combat Club (IRCWCC). As of January 2015, the other major club, Model Warship Combat, Incorporated (MWCI) has been dissolved, and its members are being incorporated into IRCWCC. IRCWCC hosts a yearly week-long national event, called "Nats", where the fleets, divided up by historical alliances, (Allied and Axis), wage war against each other. Whichever team has the most points at the end of the week, wins that year's Nationals. 'Big Gun' clubs have the annual event known as North American Big Gun Open (NABGO). Since 2008 - the annual Big Gun Robotic Warship Combat open invitational at California Maker Faire. The Australian Battle Group (AUSBG) has two annual National Battles, held in January and June. </p>