The ship's sixteen launch cells look inadequate against opponents protected by fighters and defensive fire. Missiles should be massed to saturate those defenses rather than released in cautious pairs that allow the target to defeat each attack in turn. The Falklands comparison concerns commanders who carried exercise practice into combat and initially fired only two weapons at a time. Against a target with all-around railgun coverage, jamming, and maneuver, salvo depth matters as much as individual warhead power.
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Why sixteen missiles are not enough
A comparison with Falklands-era missile employment explains why small two-weapon salvos waste the BC-304's opportunity to overwhelm defenses.