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Old 02-25-2010, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker View Post
I'm with Stainless and Avantman. Some of the smaller weapon systems might be dismountable and used on land, but the bigger guns and missiles are going to have to stay where they are.
The other point I tried to make is that the original post was specifically asking about the South of England, and the Royal Navy doesn't have any big guns on it's ships. The biggest is about 4.5"

It might be feasible to dismount a 4.5" gun, but I'd be surprised if it was worth the effort, especially when there are lots of land-based guns of at least that calibre.

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Originally Posted by Targan View Post
You beat me to it. I've been meaning to post a similar comment since this thread started. I think that for coastal (and possibly riverine/lake) applications it would be most sensible ground the ship with the weapons in place. Or if the vessel is still marginally seaworthy just anchor (or otherwise secure) it in place.
Agreed.
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