In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Q: Yona inkosi uncendo lwayo yayi kokuba umphambili "barbette" wawubekwe phambili kumphambili wemasta nangasemva wenye yomva ezikumbidi wemasti.

A: Its chief advantage was that the bow barbette was placed forward of the fore-mast and the stern one aft of the main-mast.
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Q: Kule mihla ukuwelda kuyindlela esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo ekudibaniseni amalungu ngamalungu ezinto ezifana nezentsimbi kunye neze-aluminiyam.

A: Welding is the method now most commonly employed for joining the structural members, both steel and aluminium .
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Q: Le yayinesithintelo sokuba sinentlobo ezahlukileyo ngomlinganiso wokudubula kwanomgubo ohlawulwayo ekuzafuneka ulayishwe.

A:
This had the disadvantage that several different sizes of shot and of powder charges had to be carried.
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