What happens if your Naval element is a Ship in contact with the land and not fighting Expendables? Do you stand or are you destroyed?
I interpret the rules that a Ship stands in all scenarios.
Is my element a ship? Yes: result = stand.
Otherwise, is the enemy an Expendable? Yes: result = stand.
Otherwise, is my element in close combat with another type of land element that is not wading? Yes: result = destroyed.
Otherwise: result = recoil.
Andrew