VLS gave ships unprecedented firepower, but their Achilles’ heel is logistics: reloading missiles at sea is brutally hard, built-in cranes were ditched, and rough seas mean a destroyer can “go ...

VLS cells gave modern warships unmatched firepower, but reloading them is a nightmare at sea, forcing ships to sail back to port, go “winchester” under swarm attack, and limp uselessly until they can ...