by Lomn on Sat 03 Dec 2016 11:06
Generally, Ra x3 + Fa (17 HS) is going to leave you light on passive defenses, and the Fa is going to be ballast unless you're at SRW range where that fragility is going to be apparent quickly. As such, I'd consider that even the magazine space you have now (which is enough for 30 full volleys) is excessive. If you want to pack along the Fa, I'd drop the Mg to Mgs + Hs (18 volleys, +1 HTK). If you switch to La, I'd do the same and consider using the saved HS on S or A. Even if you take the Ra x4 approach, I'd still consider the Mgs only (still 16 volleys), but run a sample combat and see if your DDs are likely to be able to hold the range against something and/or require that many rounds to conclude a combat. Under no circumstances would I run two full Mg on a unit like this; at most, Mg + Mgs + Hs (which is 31 volleys for Ra x4).
I'd also consider doing DD LRW platforms as a mix of the pure-LRW and the LRW+SRW designs rather than just using one single class.