Modern frigates and destroyers have reached Second World War cruiser displacement because worldwide presence, endurance, and self-sufficiency impose recurring volume requirements. The estimate rests on the observation that ships performing comparable global missions have stayed within broadly similar weight bands even as their technology changed. A Type 83 built to carry every advertised capability would therefore likely approach 12,000 tons, with the future American DD(X) facing a similar pressure. Deep vertical-launch magazines are only one contributor to that scale. The ship must also carry varied weapons, sensors, command facilities, fuel, stores, and the support needed to sustain its task group. Smaller recent designs partly depended on technological confidence and wars of choice that allowed navies to omit systems they would need against a capable opponent.
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Type 83 size follows from endurance and magazine depth
A roughly 12,000-ton Type 83 estimate follows from worldwide endurance, deep missile magazines, varied weapons, and the support demands of its mission.