Yes, its certainly looking better now; at least forward of the Asroc. I would still try and create a little more space aft, to avoid cramping the sam launcher and magazine, but then you'll be into 'mission creep'. And I do like the look of this cruiser, and it has a little bit of the Soviet look, maybe as the Russians seemed to cram as much as possible into a hull.
Yes,her philosophy was somewhat Soviet, to design a unit capable of acting autonomous,escorting LHCD Orion or CGH Ulysees in missions to East Mediterranean,as also the two other units mentioned before.But with Western armament and electronics,since HLK is member of NATO.
CGH Ulysees:Edited also with Mk10/OMI-76 (SM-1ER)