The criticism is that a planned weapon fit can be counted as if it were already present. An opponent's weapons and aircraft improve at the same time as the navy's own ships. Calling a ship more powerful therefore cannot substitute for equipping it with the intended weapons.
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The criticism of fitted for but not with
The objection concerns claims of present combat power based on weapons a ship does not yet carry.