The comparison uses NFR-90's 48-cell concept and the Burke's 96 cells to connect magazine size with mission breadth. The stated present preference rises to 64 cells for one principal mission and at least 128 for two. Those figures are recommendations within the argument, rather than universal classification rules. Distant deployments make magazine depth more important because rearming requires a harbour or an appropriate sheltered rendezvous with a specialist ship. An opponent can plan around that interruption, so extra capacity offers operational flexibility as well as more weapons.
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VLS capacity links mission breadth to time on station
The proposed missile-cell counts express design preferences for distant operations, where rearming interrupts combat availability.