Why autogyros lagged while carrier aircraft evolved

Why were autogyros not used more widely, and were carrier aircraft easier to upgrade than main guns?

Aircraft were substantially easier to replace or improve than main guns, while interwar autogyros were too unreliable and vulnerable to become a dependable naval system.

An air group was much easier to modernize than a battleship's main armament, although new aircraft still imposed work on the carrier. Autogyros had intriguing potential but remained unreliable oddities in the interwar period. Contemporary assessments also warned that they were dangerously vulnerable when confronted by conventional aircraft. Carrier adaptability depended on selecting aviation technologies mature enough for sustained operations at sea.