One of its primary merits was that in masted ships the guns protruded from the ship's side, giving them an unrestricted field of fire for the angle allowed by the port.
Esinye sexabiso laso sokuqala kungokuba kwiinqanawa ezineemasti ezithe phuhlu kwicala lenqanawa, kuzinika indawo engenanyino yokudubula kwi-engile evunyelwa licala laskhohlo lenqanawa.