Missile depth and the neglected logistics problem

What overlooked weapon, tactic, or strategy could turn a short war into a loss?

Missile logistics: navies need more VLS cells and a credible way to rearm them at sea.

Running out of weapons is a direct route to losing ships, as Royal Navy cruisers off Crete demonstrated after exhausting their magazines. Modern surface combatants therefore need enough vertical-launch depth at the beginning of an operation. A useful benchmark is at least 72 cells and preferably 96 for ships expected to sustain serious combat. Magazine size still cannot sustain a long war if the cells can be replenished only in port. Rearming VLS at sea deserves renewed work even though the engineering, cost, and risk make it an unattractive procurement project.