"THE MISSILE NAVY" 1960s U.S. NAVY FILM w/ CHET HUNTLEY LARK, SPARROW, TERRIER, SUBROC 80164

[@mikes.4136]

When my dad was a young chemical engineer, he helped to develop and refine the propellant for both the AIM-9 (Sidewinder) and AIM-7 (Sparrow) at the Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head. He also worked on the propulsion systems for both Poseidon and Polaris. Ultimately, he worked for the Navy Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center (NAVSTIC).

[@PosthumousAddress]

Wow! That footage at 12:39 of the solid-rocket booster separating from the main body of the Talos missile, and seeing its fiery, hellish ramjet exhaust, is absolutely amazing! It's really extraordinary that so many things that we are just going back to now, or consider advanced now (for example, using Ramjets to power tactical missiles when Talos and Bomarc did it in the 1950s, or people getting all fangirly about S-400s up to 400km range when the US BOMARC had a range of up to 370km in the 1950s, and the UK Bloodhound missile, also ramjet propelled, had a range of around 300km). Even ESA radars which we consider so modern now, were first deployed on the USS Long Beach cruiser which had the electronically-scanned SCANFAR radar by the late 1950s.

[@alangee79010]

Terrier, Tartar, and the Standard Missile series that is used today. We used to assemble bullpups and are the modern Jdam weapons used today. Awesome history and much of my early Navy ordnance training over 34 years ago.

[@wessonkillian7241]

dunno if you guys gives a shit but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all of the new series on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last couple of months :)

[@apollotony3741]

@Wesson Killian yup, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :)

[@billhuber2964]

When I was a kid I built model kit of ships and missiles.

[@daleburrell6273]

LOTS OF US DID-!!

[@jamesbugbee9026]

Classic ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Since this documentary was made in the 1960s and only the AIM-9B Sidewinder is shown (Neither the more advanced AIM-9C or -9D are shown) then this film was shot in 1960-1963.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

Between the A4 and F4 the navy got their moneys worth.

[@hckyplyr9285]

Based on many clues I would date this picture to the 1963-4 timeframe. Bullpup was widely discredited in Vietnam. A-4s were largely replaced on supercarriers by 1968 by A-7s. There was no reference to SEA in the film. Love the uploads sorry to nitpick.

[@Vektorer]

hckyplyr9285 Seconded. Chet (& David) was from whom the folks took their tv news back then. Chet’s necktie was no different than the one’s in Dad’s tie drawer from ‘58 til ‘67 or so when neckties evolved into bibs.

[@swainscheps]

19:05 “here, a team of mimes pretend to write on a chalkboard, for the ship’s company’s entertainment…”

[@allandavis8201]

Another excellent insight into our historic use of better and quicker ways to kill each other, something that is truly frightening and sad. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative film, keep up the good work Periscope Films. 👍.

[@hatuletoh]

This is basically a long way of saying, "don't worry, our shiny, new 'splosion-makers are way better than anything those godless commies have." And strangely enough this was both true, and an important factor in preventing a US/Soviet war. Because the godless commies really didn't have anything to match the US arsenal, but what they did has was vastly superior intelligence and espionage. The fact that they basically knew all the US military secrets allowed them to see how outmatched they were, and they didn't like their chances in an all-out war. So the weird combination of outstanding technological development, and laughably sub-par secrecy was a major factor that prevented the Cold War for kicking off into WWIII. I find that to be the most hilarious and terrifying irony in history.

[@daleburrell6273]

What year was this film released?

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I'd say some time in the early 60s before the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

It would appear that in his time Chet Huntley ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Huntley ) is a minor celebrity.

[@blackiechong4344]

I worked on the terrier missile system and these guys are total bullshit. The average hit is about one in six missile shots and I do know and that is a fact. What they do not tell you is that the terrier missile system of that time period 1965 to 1970 is either beam riding or radar guided homing system. Today thou its a more accurate systems on these ships. Our ship in training made a total of three missile shots 1963 to 1964 and all three failed to destroy the target flying in a straight line.

[@gotanon9659]

The North Vietnamese Pilots that got sniped by the Talos WISH that was true

[@jerrynewberry2823]

Figures only snowflakes comment. Actually had models with these rockets. And. Some models of the rockets.