 Gorgon IIC was used to test guidance and control devices for guided missile development; in 1950, an active radar guidance system was trialled using a CTV-N-2, successfully homing from a distance of .Trials of the Gorgon IIC were considered generally satisfactory by the Navy.Eight target drone versions of the Gorgon IIC, originally designated TD3N-1 but, in March 1946, redesignated KD2N-1, were also produced; the KD2N was used in parachute-recovery trials around 1950.