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...rth Carolina'', ''South Dakota'', and ''Iowa'' classes the second heaviest broadside of all battleship classes, despite the fact that the ''North Carolina'' and

|image=[[Image:BB61 USS Iowa BB61 broadside USN.jpg|300px]] |caption=The {{Sclass|Iowa|battleship}} {{USS|Iowa|BB-61|6}} fires a full [[broadside]] of her 16"/50 Mark 7 guns.

This two-[[gun turret]] was a design modification to improve the range and broadside of the Omaha class cruisers. Range was 13 miles (23 kilometers) at the max

...d to harass German lines of communication. She was anchored bow and stern, broadside to her target and had difficulties dealing with the tidal currents. She ope

...5-inch gun training.jpg|thumb|left|300px|<center>Working a [[starboard]] [[broadside]] gun on Vavasseur recoil mounting on [[HMS Calliope (1884)|HMS ''Calliope'

...ry, the primary ship to ship weapon were [[muzzle loading]] [[smoothbore]] broadside guns firing solid [[shot]] modestly short distances. This all changed when ...ex]]'' and the ''[[USS. Benton]]''. If mounted as either a pivot gun or a broadside gun the IX-inch Dahlgren had a crew of 16 and a “powderman.”

...dentifiable by the raised coil in front of the vent slot, was intended for broadside use on sloop-class ships. The more lightly constructed 13 cwt gun was known

...rong gun HMS Warrior breech end.jpg|thumb|left|<center>Upper deck 35 cwt [[broadside]] gun on [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS Warrior]]</center>]] The gun was recommended in 1859 for the Navy as a [[broadside]] or [[pivot gun]].<ref name=Treatise1877/>

...oading 68-pounder 95 cwt gun, with a calibre of 8.12 inches</ref> ; but as broadside guns between decks we do not like them; the smoke is too great. Rear choke

|caption=On broadside ironclad [[HMS Sultan (1870)|HMS ''Sultan'']] in the 1890s