The Italian DDX concept has a double-stack arrangement, taken here as a sign of substantial power generation. Its three 76 mm guns provide extensive gunfire coverage, though the forward sector is judged to need another mount. The suggested alternative puts four guns in a diamond arrangement, with an added position near the main 127 mm gun and VLS. A broader preferred destroyer fit would carry at least four 76 mm guns and four short-range missile systems so that a threat penetrating the outer defenses meets overlapping fire.
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Italian DDX pairs power generation with overlapping gun defenses
The DDX concept's double stacks suggest substantial power generation, while its three 76 mm guns prompt a proposal for more overlapping defense.