 There were two main design alternatives to the broadside . In one design , the guns were placed in an armoured casemate amidships : this arrangement was called the ' box @-@ battery ' or ' centre @-@ battery ' . In the other , the guns could be placed on a rotating platform to give them a broad field of fire ; when fully armored , this arrangement was called a turret and when partially armored or unarmored , a barbette . 
 <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>There</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> two main design alternatives to the broadside . In one design , the guns <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> placed in an armoured casemate amidships : this arrangement was called the ' box @-@ battery ' or ' centre @-@ battery ' . In the other , the guns could be placed on a rotating platform to give them a broad field of fire ; when fully armored , this arrangement was called a turret and when partially armored or unarmored , a barbette . 
It was 2 main design alternatives to the broadside . In one design , da guns was placed in an armoured casemate amidships : this arrangement was called the ' box @-@ battery ' or ' centre @-@ battery ' . In tdaother , the guns could be placed on a rotating platform to give them a broad field of fire ; when fully armored , dis arrangement was called a turret and when partially armored or unarmored , a barbette .