IRCWCC  RULES

 

PART  IV – AWARDS

 

 

 

A.        INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

            1.         High Sortie Average for each ship class

 

                        a.         At least three ships must participate in a class for an award to be given.  If less than three ships in a class participate, they shall be counted in the next higher class for this award.

                       

                        b.         T o be eligible for this award, a captain must have been present for and have battled in at least 60% of the fleet battles conducted during the event. 

                        c.         If a ship sinks in the first sortie of a two-sortie battle, or withdraws after the first sortie (except for mechanical reasons or ram damage), the ship is charged with participation in both sorties for sortie averaging purposes.  If a ship sinks in the second sortie, the captain shall be penalized 200 points against the sortie average.  This penalty shall not count against the fleet score.

 

                        d.         Points from unscheduled combat events shall not count towards calculating sortie averages.  Points attained during "Small Ship" fleet battles shall not be included in sortie averages.

 

            2.         Best of Scale Award

 

                        a.         This award shall be given to the captain of the ship displaying the best overall scale ship construction and appearance (as voted on by all members present at the time of voting). 

 

                        b.         To be eligible for "Best of Scale," a ship must score at least 100 points (exclusive of penalties) during the event.

            3.         Rookie of the Year Award

 

                        a.         This award shall be given to a battler whose combat debut was made after the previous Annual Championships

                       

                        b.         A panel composed of the Contest Director and six experienced battlers appointed by the C.D. shall select the "Rookie of the Year."

 

                        c.         This award need not be given to the highest scoring rookie or the rookie with the highest sortie average.

 

                        d.         Voting shall be based on such factors as ship construction and appearance, captaining ability, sportsmanship, equipment reliability, battle conduct, and any other factors the panel may deem significant.

 

            4.         The Von Fluegel Trophy

 

                        a.         The captain with the highest overall point total accumulated during the Annual Championships shall be awarded this traveling trophy.

 

                        b.         The winner of this award shall hold it until the Awards Banquet at the next Annual Championships, and is responsible for seeing that the trophy is present at the next Awards Banquet even if unable to attend in person.

                        c.         For unscheduled combat events, only those points scored in excess of an opponent's points shall be awarded to the winner(s) of the event.

            5.         Individual Combat Trophy

                        a.         Only the winner(s) of unscheduled combat events (one-on-one or group) shall be awarded points. Only those points scored in excess of an opponent's points shall be awarded to the winner(s) of the event. (Example: if combatant A inflicts 800 points in damage to combatant B's ship, while combatant B inflicts 500 points in damage to combatant A's ship, then combatant A shall be awarded 300 points toward the Individual Combat Trophy and combatant B shall be awarded zero points for this event.)

                        b.         The combatant who has accumulated the greatest number of points (in accordance with a., above) in unscheduled combat events shall be awarded the individual Combat Trophy.

           

            6.         The Best Dress Award.

                        The captain who wears the best military dress to the Awards Banquet (as voted on by all members present at the time of voting) shall be awarded the Best Dress Award.  This award shall be based solely upon dress.

            7.         Brian Spychalski Memorial Award

                        a.         This traveling award shall be given to a captain who shows good sportsmanship, a spirit of helpfulness, and best exemplifies the behavior the Club would like to see from all battlers.

           

           

                        b.         A panel composed of the Contest Director and six experienced battlers appointed by the C.D. shall select the winner. 

 

                        c.         The winner of this award shall hold it until the Awards Banquet at the next Annual Championships, and is responsible for seeing that the trophy is present at the next Awards Banquet even if unable to attend in person.

 

            8.         Most Feared Allied /Axis Captain

 

                        a.         This award shall be given to one captain from each fleet who displayed the greatest desire and ability to inflict battle damage in accordance with the rules.

 

                        b.         The winner shall be selected by a vote of the members of the opposite fleet

 

 

B.        FLEET AWARD - THE AXIS / ALLIED VICTORY TROPHY

 

                        1.         This traveling trophy shall be presented to the Admiral of the victorious fleet at the Annual championships by the defeated Admiral at the Annual Championships Awards Banquet.

 

                        2.         The winning Admiral shall hold the trophy until the Awards Banquet at the next Annual Championships, and is responsible for seeing that the trophy is present at the next Awards Banquet even if unable to attend in person.

 

 

 

C.        AWARDS AT OTHER EVENTS

 

                        1.         The following awards may be made at sanctioned local events:

 

                                    a.         Most Feared Allied / Axis Captain

 

                                    b.         Individual Combat

 

                                    c.         Best of Scale

 

                                    d.         High Sortie Average by class

 

                                    e.         Winning Fleet

 

 

                        2.         Unofficial awards may be presented at the discretion of the participants.

 

                        3.         Awards made under section C.1., above, shall be reported to the Vice President together with the names of the event’s participants and their scores as required by IRCWCC rules.

 

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