Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "The Drydock - Episode 060" video.

With regard to the missile conversions of WW2 cruisers, I can't really say that the Terrier and Tartar missile systems they tested could in any way be considered a failure, since those were developed directly into the Standard missile series that the US Navy still uses almost 70 years later. The initial versions might've had plenty of shortcomings, but the potential for continued upgrades proved to be enormous. If not for budget cuts preventing them for getting the updated electronics to operate Standard ER, the Terrier conversions like Boston and Canberra could've easily stayed in active service into the 1980s. Talos did prove to be more of a dead end, but in the short run it was the first SAM to shoot down an enemy plane in real combat, and its large warhead meant it was actually a decent SSM too.
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