Chungnam's 2022 laying-down date follows an incremental development process refined in the late 2010s. In this interpretation of procurement priorities, its small missile magazine belongs to a wider pattern in ships shaped by those earlier decisions. The criticism is that arguments for more VLS cells were ignored before 2022. Greater interest in missile numbers came after that point, while construction of the existing design continued.
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Why the VLS criticism looks back to decisions before 2022
The low VLS count is connected to an incremental design process refined before 2022 and a criticism that earlier calls for larger missile magazines went unheard.