Editing CSS Albemarle (section)

==Ordnance and projectiles==
''Albemarle'' was equipped with two {{convert|6.4|in|mm|adj=on}} [[John Mercer Brooke|Brooke]] [[Brooke rifle|rifled cannon]] (similar to a [[Parrott rifle]]); each double-banded cannon weighed more than {{convert|12000|lb|kg}} with its pivot carriage and other attached hardware. Both cannons were positioned along the ironclad's center-line in the armored casemate, one forward, the other aft. The [[field of fire (weaponry)|field of fire]] for both pivot rifles was 180-degrees, from [[port]] to [[starboard]]: each cannon could fire from one of three gun ports, allowing ''Albemarle'' to deliver a two cannon [[Broadside (naval)|broadside]]. ''Albemarle''{{'}}s [[projectiles]] consisted of explosive shells, anti-personnel [[canister shot]], [[grapeshot]], and blunt-nosed, solid wrought iron "bolts" for use against Union armored ships. These were an early attempt at [[Armor-piercing shell|armor-piercing shot]]; solid iron like a typical [[Round shot|solid shot]], but elongated rather than spherical, giving far more weight for an equal frontal area than a traditional round ball, and thus greater penetration. Such projectiles could not be effectively fired from a traditional [[smoothbore]] naval gun, as the lack of stability would cause the shot to tumble in flight.