Weapons platform

The weapons platform was the midsection of the Dalek casing which typically featured two sockets; the left was occupied by the gunstick, while the right was occupied by the manipulator arm. (PROSE: Prisoner of the Daleks) The weapons platforms of most Daleks, with the exception of early Mark I Travel Machines and those of the New Dalek Paradigm, were studded by slats. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks, The Chase)