This provided greater broadside firepower than ... systems and versatility of U.S. Navy battleships. The Montana-class were designed with advanced fire-control technology, giving them a potential ...

In the same year also were authorized two battleships ... broadside, and an exceedingly powerful secondary battery mounted in casemates on the gun deck, consisting of twelve 7-inch 50-caliber ...

As Fuller’s reveals, there were arguments over relative fire power of turreted versus broadside ships, sea keeping, and even whether ironclads needed sail and full rigging, which led to disaster when ...