Would thirty-two vertical-launch cells be enough for the proposed successor warship?
Short answerThe preferred capacity is substantially larger, with about eighty cells proposed as two banks of forty.
NotesA suggested successor design has two twin 4.5-inch gun mountings and thirty-two vertical-launch cells. That missile capacity is judged too small for the intended scale of ship, using fifth-rate and third-rate ships as an analogy. The preferred figure settles around eighty cells arranged in two banks of forty. A contemporary Type 45 comparison gives forty-eight Sylver cells and claimed space for twenty-four additional Mark 41 cells, distinguishing installed launchers from proposed expansion.