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Originally Posted by fitz
The Mk 41 VLS does not add any structural reinforcement to the hull. Make a hole in the strength deck for a bigger nest than 64 cells and you start running into serious problems.
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fitz, I dunno about that one. There are so many other factors that go into structural strength.
If you said the a 64 cell capacity was the maximum allowed for the Ticonderoga or Burke classes without some serious (and most likely costly redesigns) I would believe.
But it would seem to me, that if you really wanted to install a 80 cell Mk 41 launcher, it COULD be done. Don't you think?