What is NABGO?
NABGO is the North American Big Gun Open.
NABGO is an annual competition for Big Gun Radio Control Model Warship Combat,
held just East of Dallas, Texas, USA, North America.
NABGO has been selected by the Australian Battle Group
as the site for its 2008 World Championship
NABGO is open to all 1/144 scale combat clubs and individuals, including international clubs.
USS Missouri catches Richelieu with her skirts up and takes advantage at NABGO 2006
When is NABGO?
NABGO is usually held the Thursday through Sunday of the weekend of the Second Saturday in July.
NABGO 2008 (with the World Championships) is scheduled for: July 10th through 13th, 2008. NABGO 2007 was held: July 5th through 8th.
Where is NABGO?
NABGO is held at Star Brand Ranch Executive Retreat, in Kaufman, Texas, about 35 miles East-Southeast of Dallas, Texas.
What is Big Gun Radio Control Warship Combat
Briefly, the basic idea is:
BB sized to 1/4" steel ball-bearings
are fired by CO2 cannons, which can rotate and depress, tearing holes in the thin (up to 1/8") balsa wood skin
covering 85% of the 1:144 scale ship's hull.
When there are enough leaks that the bilge pump system is overcome by the water, the ship sinks, is recovered, patched, and battled again.
Points are scored for cargo runs, hits, sea control, and sinks.
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