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=The Challenge=
The NATO ASW Challenge was a Shipbucket challenge held in 2018. It was set up by Deskjetser. It can be found (as of July 2018) here: [http://shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8477]

It was an ambitious challenge with an extensive rueleset which dared Shipbucket artists to design and draw a post first world war gun-armed capital ship. In order to create fair conditions for ships of various sizes and covering an extensive timeline, numerous categories existed, based on real life restrictions imposed by the Washington, London and Second London Naval Treaties.

The full ruleset can be seen below:

    Design a ship that meets the following requirements;

    Must reasonably meet the definition of a battleship or battlecruiser (i.e. BB caliber weaponry)
    Must be capable of no less than 28 knots (Trials speed counts)
    Date of design must be no later than the end of 1945 (Tech whether from an AU or not must reflect your design date)
    Date of design must be no sooner than the start of 1920 (Tech whether from an AU or not must reflect your design date)


    Ships of the appropriate nation must follow the treaties of the era;

    Ships of American origin
    Ships of British origin
    Ships of French origin
    Ships of Italian origin
    Ships of Japanese origin
    Ships of German origin
    Of the previous the following restrictions apply to the following ships;
    http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-089.php
    All treaties end effectively 1st September 1939

    The following exceptions apply to the following;
        Ships of German origin:
            Design date no earlier than 1928
        Ships of Japanese origin:
            Exempt from all restrictions from 29th December 1934 onwards
        Ships of Italian origin:
            Exempt from displacement restrictions from 26th March 1937 onwards
        Ships of all other national origin:
            Exempt from all restrictions

    Displacement is counted at standard displacement!

    Your submission must be a brand new drawing and will judged on the following categories; (Still subject to change)
        Combat capability:
            Surface defence
            Surface offence
            Air defence
            Manueverability
            Equipment
        Feasibility:
            Technologically feasible (Time period correct tech)
            Economically feasible (Cost and time to produce)
            Infrastructure feasibility (Docks and slipways)
            Structurally feasible (Weight for hull ect.)
        Drawing quality:
            SB Style guidelines
            Artistic flare
            General feel
            Originality

    One entry per person!

    A SpringSharp report is not required! However, the following stats are required, please lay them out in a block separate from any text paragraphs for easy reading; (Still subject to change)
        Displacement
        Dimensions
        Armour
        Armament
        Speed
        Equipment (Radars, planes, ect.)

= The Judges Verdict=
The challenge was judged by Rodondo and Charguizard. 

The designs were graded on a scale of 0-3 (Zero being the lowest) on the following categories:

   Combat capability:
            Surface defence
            Surface offence
            Air defence
            Manueverability
            Equipment
   Drawing quality:
            SB Style guidelines
            Artistic flare
            General feel
            Originality

Additionally, they were graded on a scale of -1-3 (meaning points could be substracted) on the following categories:

    Feasibility:
            Technologically feasible (Time period correct tech)
            Economically feasible (Cost and time to produce)
            Infrastructure feasibility (Docks and slipways)
            Structurally feasible (Weight for hull ect.)

These scores were then tallied up meaning there was a maximum of 78 points up for grabs.

The winner was BB1987 with his Kamiyama-class, earning 75.5 points.

The following are the final rankings:

[[File:Fast_Battleship_Challenge_Results.png]]



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