Seems like a PKM isn't a match for our well-armed squids! Go Navy! US Navy Helicopters Come Under Fire During Red Sea Clash With Houthi Rebels
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The Virtues of Verbal Engagement
From the WaPo today. So unfortunate...
...U.S. Navy helicopters exchanged fire with Houthi militants aboard four small boats in the southern Red Sea on Sunday morning, sinking three of them and killing their crew, U.S. Central Command said. The militants had been trying to board a Maersk container vessel when the attack happened, Centcom said.
The incident represents a sharp escalation of hostilities between the United States and the Yemen based, Iranian-backed militant group since its maritime attacks began in the wake of the war in Gaza.
According to Centcom, Houthi militants on small boats approached within 20 meters of the Singapore-flagged, Denmark-owned Maersk Hangzhou on Sunday morning, attacking it and attempting to board. U.S. Navy helicopters responding to the ship's distress calls then came under fire from the small boats while attempting to verbally engage with them, Centcom said.
"The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The fourth boat fled the area," the statement read.
The helicopters, dispatched from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely, did not sustain damage, it added...
Hmm. Maybe the Houthis will consider verbal engagement next time around...
From the WaPo today. So unfortunate...
...U.S. Navy helicopters exchanged fire with Houthi militants aboard four small boats in the southern Red Sea on Sunday morning, sinking three of them and killing their crew, U.S. Central Command said. The militants had been trying to board a Maersk container vessel when the attack happened, Centcom said.
The incident represents a sharp escalation of hostilities between the United States and the Yemen based, Iranian-backed militant group since its maritime attacks began in the wake of the war in Gaza.
According to Centcom, Houthi militants on small boats approached within 20 meters of the Singapore-flagged, Denmark-owned Maersk Hangzhou on Sunday morning, attacking it and attempting to board. U.S. Navy helicopters responding to the ship's distress calls then came under fire from the small boats while attempting to verbally engage with them, Centcom said.
"The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The fourth boat fled the area," the statement read.
The helicopters, dispatched from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely, did not sustain damage, it added...
Hmm. Maybe the Houthis will consider verbal engagement next time around...
Why not sink the 4th boat? Im not heartless but it was fair game. It's like letting one rat return to the nest.
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Concern over biohazards - that crew overfilled their pants when the Navy popped their buddies; there would have been likely negative impact on sea life.
I like shutouts. 
Let them return to relay the message. Better the message is delivered by their own.
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Wonder if gun camera video/flight data recorder prevented a clean sweep? Knew a couple of CAS guys who'd have managed to have the last boat make a head on run at a helo.
No idea how the various missiles are launched, but doesn't seem like it would be too hard a problem to back track the course to the launch site. Hitting the launch sites would seem to be a way to discourage further launches. Would also seem to be cheaper in the long term than using SA missiles to take out the missiles in flight.
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No idea how the various missiles are launched, but doesn't seem like it would be too hard a problem to back track the course to the launch site. Hitting the launch sites would seem to be a way to discourage further launches. Would also seem to be cheaper in the long term than using SA missiles to take out the missiles in flight.
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Arc light the whole coast, take them years to recover..
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When NOBODY comes back I think they will get the message
Leave one to tell the tale..... otherwise they just sank in a storm.
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It's Yemen.
Yea a storm of ordnance!
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Yea, I know but makes no difference.
Say what you want but Israel is going to " deal with" Iran sooner than later. They did years ago and have no doubt they can and will take certain " things out".
Put them all on Camels with very long swords and let them fight it out.
and Sell tickets! Some people just can't get along.
Thats why they invented divorce..
and Sell tickets! Some people just can't get along.
Thats why they invented divorce..
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Just give them few 10,000 goats, will keep em " busy"….
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Better ... Yes.
News reports and nobody coming back reeks of propaganda.
Best ....
Splash four and light up Yemen.
Let them figure it out for themselves.
I haven't forgotten the Cole
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No Arab state will take on Iran so who will do it first, Israel or us? Unlikely, but if one Navy ship is struck we must take action first and not just against Iran's proxies.
To summarize: The bottom of the Red Sea is now populated by Houthis and the Blowfish.
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