Sam
Same diameter as single MK41 cell. But you can load 4 times more missiles.But there's no MK41 one cell. MK41 8 cell self defense variant which is lighter and shorter than others just weight 12 tonnes.
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You can't fit mk41 on little naval vessels. İndeed Umkhonto VLS is very compact, light, short and ideal for 4-6 missiles.Easy to maintain. Easy to load.
Also it must be cheaper. You don't need extra canister for transport.
Canister length 3800mm
Diameter 650mm
Mk41 one cell is minumum 5700mm.
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Look here are the 8 missiles , it doesn't seem to occupy more space than two cell of MK41.
Güney Afrika büyük savaş gemilerinde geniş geniş koymuş, ama Hamina Klasta gayet kompakt.
The most compact VLS design must be CAMM's ( which must be complicated and expensive)
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