Terrier is identified as already in service in 1956, while Talos is included in the comparison despite arriving in 1958. Terrier's quoted range is 17.3 nautical miles with an 80,000-foot ceiling, and the Tartar example has an 8.7-nautical-mile range and a 50,000-foot ceiling. Missile systems are distributed across several ships, with some hulls carrying more than one type. This expands the idea of the screening force as a collection of complementary assets. The 3-inch/70 gun and fighter patrols directed by ships remain parts of the defensive layers.
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Terrier, Tartar and a missile screen spread across ships
Different missile ranges, gun layers and ship-directed fighters make air defence a shared task across several hulls.