So,
1. how many ships with a 155mm gun do you know?
2. you do realize Type 45 main prupose is AAW, not land attack (for which a derivative may be used)
3. how many ships of this type and size with 4 ciws do you know? What do the extra 2 add over and above the 2 presently envisioned?
4. do you realize that if a hangar can fit one EH 101 Merlin, it probably is large enough for 2 Lynx helicopters. (Given a choice between 2 Lynx and 1 Merlin, I’ld go for 1 Merlin.)
5. So long as it can put its missiles on target better than the opposition, 48 SAM is fine (the following classes all mount “just” 48 SAMs: IN Delhi, FRS Sovremenny, PLAN Types 52B, 52C and 51C)
6. You forgot to mention 2×4 Harpoon SSM
1. 155mm is the future so why spend money on further 4.5inch development? Tests have already been done on a Mk8 Mod 1 gun mount modified with a 39 calibre 155mm L31 barrel.
2. There is no place in the RN for ships that can only do one role well any more.
3. T45’s 2x CIWS cover one side of the ship each with a 180 degree fields of fire which is a bad design feature in my opinion, there should be CIWS on top of the hangar and bridge too with 270 degree fields of fire that can protect both sides of the ship. CIWS might have anti-surface and anti-torpedo roles in the future.
4. Maybe you could fit 2x Lynx in a Merlin hangar but it would have been far better to build a bigger hangar in the first place.
5. 48x SAMs is fine until someone starts launching 49x missiles at you 😉 Having extra silos doesn’t mean you have to buy extra missiles to go in them, you can leave them empty until you need them.
6. The T45 should have had enough firepower from a 155mm gun firing smart shells and missiles in it’s extra silos to not need Harpoon canisters as a option.
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