The refit begins with a design that still lacks enough survivability for its intended future service. Its torpedo battery is a poor use of displacement because the weapons have very short range and are unlikely to matter in the ship's expected fights. Removing the tubes frees roughly 300 tons. The recovered margin secures double-hull protection and completes a more useful upgrade. Modernization can improve a ship by deleting a marginal weapon and reallocating scarce weight to resilience.
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Trading short-range torpedoes for refit survivability
A refit drops practically unusable short-range torpedo tubes, freeing roughly 300 tons for protection and a more coherent modernization.