As a active participant in RC Warship combat ( http://www.mwci.org ) I think I can answer your questions on this one. The purpose of the hobby is to see ships sink. Watertight compartments defeat this purpose. Also, since scoring is based on how many holes are in your hull (plus sink points) it's not really a good idea to stay afloat too long.:) Besides, who want's to patch all of those holes?
As for the Italian water armor system: Think about it. It's Italian ships. They only did it to save money and it was pretty worthless anyway.
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As a active participant in RC Warship combat ( http://www.mwci.org ) I think I can answer your questions on this one. :)
The purpose of the hobby is to see ships sink. Watertight compartments defeat this purpose. Also, since scoring is based on how many holes are in your hull (plus sink points) it's not really a good idea to stay afloat too long.
Besides, who want's to patch all of those holes?
As for the Italian water armor system:
Think about it. It's Italian ships. They only did it to save money and it was pretty worthless anyway.
Bryan Finster
Capt. IJN Yamato, IJN Mogami, IJN Nagato (Under construction)