How a two-decker Warrior might distribute roughly a hundred guns

The proposed two-decker would begin with a second-rate's 91 to 101 guns, perhaps about 98 across the two decks. An estimated 18 to 20 110-pounder rifles would supply prestige and nominal armor-piercing power, although bursting problems in British tests led to reduced charges that limited penetration. Four to eight relatively rapid-firing 40-pounder rifled breech-loaders could supplement them. The bulk of the battery would remain 68-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loaders. The likely arrangement puts the heavier weapons on the lower deck with some 68-pounders, leaving the remaining 68-pounders above to keep weight low. Bow-chaser positions remain possible, but the ship-of-the-line role makes them less likely than on Warrior's historical frigate layout.