I played a few box game equivalents long ago. Avalon Hill's Jutland and Bismarck both had miniature like rules, but used printed cardboard counters instead of metal miniatures. The biggest hurdle given the staggering range of battleship naval rifles was finding a large enough flat surface to play on. (a gymnasium floor would have been ideal) There was a similar game called Wooden Ships & Iron Men for recreating actions from the era of sailing ships. However, it used a game board with a printed hexagonal grid to regulate movement and range instead of a ruler or tape.
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