The U.S. Navy’s Newest Frigate Can’t Carry Enough Missiles

PO1 Tony Holland "The question boils down to this: should a warship be packed to the gills with weapons? The Soviet navy, and today’s Russian fleet, opt for ships far more heavily armed than their Western counterparts" A Little Insiders Perspective. Yeah the Russians have a Lot of Armament on their Platforms but are there Bullets in the Gun? Smoke and Mirrors? Those Big Ship to Ship Missile Tubes are Quite Often Empty.

If you want more missile launchers, you might as well build a destroyer. You can always replenish at sea, if need be. It all depends on what the mix is.

Might have to use other armaments.