A modern County-class cruiser needs a deep layered missile magazine

How should a modern County-class cruiser with VLS and a helicopter hangar be armed?

With substantially more than 74 cells, including quad-packed local defense, a large Aster battery, Tomahawks, and separate anti-ship missiles.

Seventy-four VLS cells are too few and an awkward number for a modern County-sized cruiser built around Mark 41 modules. Side groups for quad-packed local-defense missiles could accompany a much larger forward battery. The illustrative load produces about 192 CAMM-class missiles, 64 Aster missiles, and 16 Tomahawks, plus separate Naval Strike Missile launchers. The exact mix matters less than the layered magazine: local defense must not consume every cell needed for area defense and land attack. A plausible visual design still needs enough ammunition for sustained combat.