User blog comment:Capt Shruikan/NEW Rank IV Hull Upgrade: StormChaser!/@comment-4482110-20111125223653/@comment-4631452-20111125224851

It wouldn't be very practical considering that broadsides rarely end up in the masts and rigging of a ship, except for when a large ship like a war frigate tries to broadside a light sloop at closer range. It would be a waste developing it.