The Ship Model Forum

The 1.1 guns could have been installed on LCMs as another weapon for shore bombardment.

Yes, but what if these were put on an Omaha cruiser, and the 6 inch guns from that would be given to the Army?

How would the newly updated cruisers have been used, and how effective would they have been?

The 8 Inch guns from Lex and Sara were removed at Pearl Harbor and given to the Army's Coast Artillery, which mounted them in various locations around Oahu.

Hey everyone!! We all know that the HMS Vanguard was made with the old turrets from the Queen Elizabeth and at least 3 others ships in mind, and those 5 inch/54 cal mk 16 guns on the Midways were from the Montana class design, and many other weapons from an old or never were designs smacked onto a new one. I have a list of USN WWII guns that could fit this profile:
8 inch/55 cal twin guns - Lexington/Saratoga
3inch/50 cal single guns - Wickes/Clemson
4 inch/50 cal single guns - Wickes/Clemson
1.1 inch Quad mounts
and every other gun removed from a ship during a 1942-43 refit.

What could these have been used for? Especially those that are AA guns? what designs of ships could have been made with a colorful array of weapons. What ships could have recieved alternate armaments in the late war period?

To start, I was thinking of refitting two of the Omaha cruisers to accomodate the twin 8 inch guns from the Lex and Sara. These would have had more use in this role than they had as shore batteries in Hawaii. Also, on the Liberty/Victory ships - free up those 5 inch 38s for other tasks by replacing them with the more sub-hunting capable 4 inch gun. These were fitted to the Wickes, Clemson, and older Caldwell class destroyers.