Were the proposed destroyer's missile cells meant to run along its sides?
Short answerThe clarification places A50 and Mark 41 cells in forward and aft groups rather than along the sides.
NotesThe forward battery proposal has six eight-cell A50 units arranged two by three, with three eight-cell Mark 41 units behind them. A second group between mast and hangar has nine eight-cell units, one row of Mark 41 and two of A50. The described groups total 144 cells. This is a proposed layout, separate from Mark 57 peripheral launchers. Mark 57's limited adoption is linked here to perceptions of Zumwalt and the troubled equipment programmes associated with that ship.