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Originally Posted by Targan
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.
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That's more or less what I plan to do - anchor the ships (a Type 22 Frigate and a Type 42 Destroyer), with their 4.5 inch guns still in place, but strip off any GPMG's, M2 HMG's and 20mm oerlikon cannons and mount them on improvised gun trucks.
The gun trucks are a combination of Bedford 4 tonners, Stalwarts, and Land Rovers, all of which I've named (inspired by the gun trucks in Graebarde's 5th Dvn reorganistion document). They're being operated by the Navy, so I'm keeping with Royal Navy tradition to name everything HMS something.
So far I have three Bedfords - HMS Baldrick, HMS Bedfordshire, and USS Enterprise (latter commanded by a US Navy officer); two Stalwarts - HMS Unsinkable and HMS Stalwart; and two Land Rovers - HMS Kylie and HMS Danni. I may add one or two more (at most).