Houthi Red Sea Blockade

[OldSolduer]

Yeah, it basically just hasn’t stopped. There have been additional hits on civilian vessels in the past week or so.

At some point someone is going to get impatient and whack a few Houthis.

 

[KevinB]

At some point someone is going to get impatient and whack a few Houthis.

We did last week again.

It’s much like areas of Iraq and Afghanistan, you can play whack a mole till the cows come home - for everyone you kill there are 4-5 desperate people that want a job (or don’t have a choice)

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The Houthi without the coast and the port of Hodeidah would be far less of a threat to everyone. My guess is this will continue till there is enough international will to push them back into the mountains.

 

[KevinB]

A USS Eisenhower pilot became the first American woman to score air-to-air kill

The aviator, part of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, took out a Houthi drone in the Red Sea as part of the Navy's intercept mission.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[Retired AF Guy]

The War Zone has an article (with video) showing a Houthi USV being engaged by a ship-borne security team that results in its destruction. Watching the video I'm thinking the team waited way too long before engaging the target. Also the writer states the rifles the security team are using as either "Steyr" or "Heckler and Koch G3 rifles" but to me they sure look like FN rifles!

Ship Security Team Appears To Detonate Explosive-Laden Houthi Drone Boat With Gunfire

An embarked security team fired about two dozen shots at the approaching Houthi drone boat, with it exploding just before it could cause any damage.

www.twz.com

 

[dimsum]

The War Zone has an article (with video) showing a Houthi USV being engaged by a ship-borne security team that results in its destruction. Watching the video I'm thinking the team waited way too long before engaging the target. Also the writer states the rifles the security team are using as either "Steyr" or "Heckler and Koch G3 rifles" but to me they sure look like FN rifles!

Ship Security Team Appears To Detonate Explosive-Laden Houthi Drone Boat With Gunfire

An embarked security team fired about two dozen shots at the approaching Houthi drone boat, with it exploding just before it could cause any damage.

www.twz.com

The H&K G3 does look similar to the FN FAL unless you look at them very closely.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

The H&K G3 does look similar to the FN FAL unless you look at them very closely.

True, but to me it still looks like a FN!

 

[Colin Parkinson]

A not so successful intercept of a drone boat

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Jesus. Wept. Terrible marksmanship.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Jesus. Wept. Terrible marksmanship.

When you get your ship protection from Wish

 

[KevinB]

Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping — The Wall Street Journal

Moscow’s assistance in attacks that are disrupting trade shows how the Kremlin is seeking to tie up the U.S. in the Middle East

apple.news

 

[suffolkowner]

Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping — The Wall Street Journal

Moscow’s assistance in attacks that are disrupting trade shows how the Kremlin is seeking to tie up the U.S. in the Middle East

apple.news

escalation management at work

 

[YZT580]

escalation management at work

how many red lines do they have to cross?

 

[OldSolduer]

Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping — The Wall Street Journal

Moscow’s assistance in attacks that are disrupting trade shows how the Kremlin is seeking to tie up the U.S. in the Middle East

apple.news

Perhaps a cruise missile up someone’s nether regions should be a thing

 

[KevinB]

how many red lines do they have to cross?

TBH, it should be a surprise.

We give data to Ukraine. / ergo we can’t expect that Russia won’t provide data to our enemies, especially since Russia doesn’t hold itself to any sort of political standard anyway.

We should just understand Russia isn’t a hostile competitor but a nation we are at war with.