They are constrained by ship design and efficiently tradeoffs. It's a big space/weight/manning requirement for each system. No one is really worried about missi

They are constrained by ship design and efficiently tradeoffs. It's a big space/weight/manning requirement for each system. No one is really worried about missile attacks except from on the beam and above, so mounted high and aft is a decent compromise. Personally I rather carry more ESSM reloads in the magazine than cwis rounds.