Following three days of glorious, spring-like weather with bright sun, gentle breezes, and temperatures in the mid-70s, the North Texas Battle Group convened pond-side for towed target gunnery practice.
The detachment consisted of:
Also in attendance were Jerry Ethridge, Todd Steglich, and Clyde Steglich.
Continue reading “February After Action Report”The January 17th meeting of the NTXBG turned out to be more of a “bust” than the battle we had originally planned. Despite the conditions, three hardy souls—Jeff Burns, Mike Butts, and Mike Newell—braved the elements at the pond.
The Conditions Upon arrival at the McInnish Sports Complex, we were met with 15–20 mph winds blowing straight out of the north. With temperatures hovering around 37–38°F, the pond was active with white caps. While it wasn’t a full-on gale, it was certainly enough to give us pause.
Continue reading “January After Action Report”This month’s meeting was held at the Dallas Maker Space. This time is used for refurbishment and maintenance, as well as progress on new ships on the construction ways.
New Construction: Don and William laid out the cut lines on Don’s new USS South Dakota (BB-57). He will use the lines to cut the penetrable windows in the solid fiberglass hull form. These openings will be sheeted over with balsa, thus creating a hull that can be fired upon and sunk.
Continue reading “December After Action Report”It was a day of “shakedown cruises,” with no fewer than three ships testing new setups or refits, meaning more drama than usual!
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NTXBG member Justin just launched CombatWarships.com, with 3 beautiful combat ships already available for purchase! It’s never been easier to enter the hobby than it is now with 3d printed hulls and cannons.
Jerry and Justin also created a custom control board which allows full cannon and pump control from a single board which can be configured from your phone.
Two more ships are already in the works, so keep an eye out!
You can purchase a ship or control board today at CombatWarships.com
Bitter cold 50F-ish rainy day, but good turn out from the ships and captains.
New ships hit the water for the first time:
– Dunkerque
– 2x Victory class cargo ships (3x more coming soon)
– HMS Tiger
Fred demo’d driving two warships ships at once using some radio trickery. Don was really excited about the topic, as he expected it would make it easier for his Missouri to sink both ships.
Trials went well for all ships, and we expect next month to see several of these ships have their maiden battles!
Beautiful weather allowed for a nice afternoon of battling. Four warships hit the water, with the first major combat sortie of Justin’s newly designed 3d printed Deutschland class pocket battleship.
We got an early start to avoid the heat and ended up with 4 warships hitting the water during our August battle. No sinks this month, but Richelieu gave it a valiant effort. After sustaining a large hole in her armor just below the waterline, the Richelieu lost radio power and was dead in the water. Her pump, fortunately, was on a seperate battery. The pump was able to keep the Richelieu afloat just long enough for the Bismarck to do her best impression of a tugboat and assist in pushing the Richelieu back to shore.
Continue reading “August Battle Report”
Members of the North Texas Battle Group and the Texas Naval Brigade gathered for our monthly battle at McInnish Park. Unfortunately, high winds and rough pond conditions made for difficult sailing.
Continue reading “May Battle Report”
