What a cruiser-sized Type 83 might carry

Can Type 83 be considered a cruiser if it cannot engage surface ships?

Type 83 is expected to be much larger and more heavily armed than Type 45, with extensive VLS capacity and future strike options.

A future air-defence ship can still be called a cruiser if it lacks an anti-ship weapon, although Type 83 must first be separated from the current Type 45. The successor is expected to carry a large vertical-launch battery and weapons suited to emerging hypersonic threats and strike missions. At the projected displacement, the design would have the scale and growth margin associated with a modern cruiser regardless of its official label.