- Rule Changes -
The IRCWCC rules are subject to change by vote. It is
a multistep process. To be placed on the Annual Ballot, a rule must be formally
written along with co-sponsors and proposed prior to the Annual Meeting at Nats. At a rules meeting during
NATS, the members present discuss/debate and vote for or against any proposed
rule. In order to make the Annual Ballot, they must carry a simple (>50%)
majority. The rules are then submitted to the membership at large in which any
member in good standing who has participated in a sanctioned battled within the
2 years prior to the deadline is eligible to vote. Members who attended Nats that year get their votes counted twice. If the proposal
carries a 2/3 majority, the rule or rule change is incorporated into the
ruleset.
At times the rules changes are simply cleaning up and
clarifying easily mis-interpreted portions of the rules. At times they are
major changes to gameplay or game balance. Ive listed the rules that made the
Annual Ballot dating back to 2015 for reference. 31 rules have passed and 19
failed making a pass rate of 62%.
2022
Rule Proposal #2022.1 Limit Campaign ships to 8 at a
time per fleet Fail (by 1 vote)
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Rule Proposal #2022.2 Shange Droptest
rule (increase height, un-specify material tube is made of) Pass
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Rule Proposal #2022.3 Add foam to bow of convoy
ships to make recovery easier Pass
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Rule Proposal #2022.4 Change wording of convoy ship sink
definition (to be similar to warship sink wording) Pass
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2021
Rule Proposal #2021.1 Half unit sidemount
for Armored Cruisers - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2021.2 Three Sidemounts
on Two Turrets (FN Dunkerque/Strasbourg, HMS Courageous) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2021.3 Allow 1920 South Dakota Class
- Pass
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Rule Proposal #2021.4 Vanguard dual sidemount (single set) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2021.5 Campaign Points and Major
Changes - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2021.6 Removing shore batteries - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2021.7 Convoy ship patching (clarify
allowance of common practice of allowing convoy ships to patch mid battle) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2021.8 One pump limitation (except
class 7) - Fail
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2020
Rule Proposal #2020.1 Class 2/3 Splitting Units
Change - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.2 Battlecruiser Class 6
Definition / Hood Exception (Change rule exemption for hood to include all
battlecruisers though effects none) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2020.3 Allow Ships that were not
Completed - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.4 Make all Destroyers 1.5 units
- Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.5 Light Cruiser Class 2 / Two
Minute Rule Change (rather than 5 min) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.6 Rudder Area Change (give ships
the same rudder area as they are units) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2020.7 Number of Campaign Battles
(define that 2 Campaigns must be fought at Nats) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2020.8 Campaign Base Setup Changes
(wording changes in campaign rule set) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2020.9 Campaign Clarifications
(common practices added to campaign rule set) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2020.10 Campaign Points and Major
Changes (add a class of campaign ship and increase return runs points and add
sink points) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.11 Q Ships (define and limit
convoy ships with pumps) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.12 Convoy No Touch / Attacker
Rule (remove single attacker rule) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.13 Reloading rule Change (Remove
Reloading of Class 4+ ships in campaign while targets are up) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.14 Increase penalty for having
ships on water during campaign - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2020.15 Remove shore batteries Fail
2019
Rule Proposal #2019.1 Three Sidemounts
for shorter BCs - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2019.2 Ram Damage 30 Second
Inspection Limit - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2019.3 Post Ram Inspection Return to
Battle Penalty (declared sunk if dont return) Pass
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Rule Proposal #2019.4 Speed Testing / Transmitter
Setpoints Clarification (cant change %) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2019.5 Secondary Ship Fleet
Clarification (Secondary ship used after main ship sunk must be played on same
fleet) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2019.6 Defensive Unit Sink Multiplier
(increase sink value if using multiple pumps) - Fail
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2018
Rule Proposal #2018.1 Campaign Convoy Ship Points
(Increase points) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2018.2 Secondary ships in fleet
battles (If you sink 1st sortie you can battle a secondary class 3
and under ship in 2nd sortie) Pass
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Rule Proposal #2018.3 Cruiser classification
(Northampton/Pensacola clarification) - Pass
2017
Rule Proposal #2017.1 Light Cruiser and Destroyer
Speed Increase (CL 22 sec, DD 21 sec, etc) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.3 Rudder Width Limit (7/8 inch width limit) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.6 Converging Fire and Dual Sidemount Change (Remove converging fire from 2 turrets,
Remove dual sidemounts from Bismark, Vanguard,
Alaska) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.7 Secondary Ships in Fleet
Battles (after 1st sortied sink) - Fail
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Rule Proposal #2017.8 Drag Prop Clarification
(size/number) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.9 Reverse-only Shafts (All
powered props must power in forward and reverse) - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.11 Half-unit Guns (allow stand alone ½ unit guns on capital ships) Pass
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Proposal #2017.12 Patch Between Sorties at Regionals
- Pass
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Rule Proposal #2017.13 Remove Rotate Requirement for
3rd Sidemount - Pass
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2016
Rule Proposal #2016.2 Scoring change from 50/25/10
to 30/20/10 - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2016.3 Allow 0.5
unit pumps if already using a 1 unit ump - Pass
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Rule Proposal #2016.5 Rudder bonus for all ships
(previously only for 2 rudder ships) Pass
2015
Rule Proposal #1 Update Shiplist
Pass
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Rule Proposal #2 Require a 1 inch
tall national flag on all ships - Fail