It was known that rifled ordnance provided more accuracy, a greater range and more penetrative power, which was the rationale behind the development and on-board shipping of the breech-loading cannon developed by the company owned by Sir William Armstrong.
ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn ðæt ɹˈaɪfəld ˈɔːɹdnəns pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd mˈoːɹ ˈækjʊɹəsi, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈeɪndʒ ænd mˈoːɹ pˈɛnɪtɹətˌɪv pˈaʊɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə ɹˌæʃənˈæl bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd ˌɔnbˈoːɹd ʃˈɪpɪŋ ʌvðə bɹˈiːtʃlˈoʊdɪŋ kˈænən dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ ðə kˈʌmpəni ˈoʊnd baɪ sˌɜː wˈɪljəm ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ.