UAE Ship zapped by anti-ship missile in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab

[21st Century Man]

Those sneaky Iranians are at it again. Trying to take out an Arleigh Burke class destroyer cruising in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/politics/yemen-us-navy-targeted/

You think if we give them another billion, they will leave us alone?

[FightTheFuture]

This seems way more likely than the magic bullet theory.

Watch and learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=he&client=mv-google&gl=IL&feature=related&v=PfSXkfV_mhA&rl=yes&nomobile=1

[FightTheFuture]

You think if we give them another billion, they will leave us alone?

Um, my best guess would be, no.

[Jackstar]

https://m.youtube.com/#/results?q=bush%20killed%20jfk%20

Watch and learn

So precious. Bless your heart.

[Walks_At_Night]

Well apparently the USS Mason may actually had to have knocked down one of the missiles fired at it.
Jeez Louise, you would think this would be bigger news than it is.  I guess Bruce Jenner's kid
taking a mirror pix of herself in her underwear is more important.

A U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the first missile triggered counter-measures from the USS Mason. It was not immediately clear whether those defenses may have helped prevent a direct hit on the ship.

The USS Mason did not return fire, the official said, adding that the incident took place just north of the Bab al-Mandab strait off Yemen's southern coast.

Reuters

[Hog]

Firing a missile at a US Naval ship is quite the occurence. Wars have started over less.
I havent heard anything, but it is Thanksgiving up here today.

This shouldnt be in the same thread as a UAE ship attack.

peace
Hog

[Walks_At_Night]

Firing a missile at a US Naval ship is quite the occurence. Wars have started over less.
I havent heard anything, but it is Thanksgiving up here today.

This shouldnt be in the same thread as a UAE ship attack.

peace
Hog

Well the Mason, Nitze, Ponce were moved into the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after the
former USS Swift , now UAE whatever got lit up. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!

[Uncle Duke]

Well the Mason, Nitze, Ponce were moved into the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after the
former USS Swift , now UAE whatever got lit up. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!

https://news.usni.org/2016/10/11/uss-mason-fired-3-missiles-to-defend-from-yemen-cruise-missiles-attack

Last few paragraphs give analysis on the missile strike on SWIFT.

[Walks_At_Night]

https://news.usni.org/2016/10/11/uss-mason-fired-3-missiles-to-defend-from-yemen-cruise-missiles-attack

Last few paragraphs give analysis on the missile strike on SWIFT.

Thanks Duke.   The SM-2's run about $400k a pop I think.  Too bad that new fangled thing on the Ponce
didn't zap the incomings - I think I read that runs about 40 cents a pulse. 

[FightTheFuture]

Thanks Duke.   The SM-2's run about $400k a pop I think.  Too bad that new fangled thing on the Ponce
didn't zap the incomings - I think I read that runs about 40 cents a pulse.

They cost a few dollars, but the SM-2 blockIIIA and IIIB are really great defensive weapons. Tried and tested. And you can`t take chances with inbound high movers. You shoot everything you have until the target is neutralized. Not so sure I would trust the lives of my men to that fancy new pulse contraption. Then again, I`m old school like that.

[Uncle Duke]

They cost a few dollars, but the SM-2 blockIIIA and IIIB are really great defensive weapons. Tried and tested. And you can`t take chances with inbound high movers. You shoot everything you have until the target is neutralized. Not so sure I would trust the lives of my men to that fancy new pulse contraption. Then again, I`m old school like that.

The photos I've see of the beam weapon aboard Ponce show it mounted in what amounts to a fixed casemate, as opposed to a moveable turret.  Bringing it to bear would be difficult unless the missile just happened to be coming from the right directions, or there was enough time to correctly orient the ship.

***Breaking News***

Just got a breaking news message from Reuters claiming the three US warships have again been fired on with rebel missiles. 

[Jackstar]

rebel missiles.

[Uncle Duke]

While I agree with the sentiment Jack, the missiles in question are of Chinese design and most likely supplied to the rebels by Iran.  I doubt such weapons got to these bad guys via the Administration's arming of gooder bad guys in the past.

[GravitySucks]

The photos I've see of the beam weapon aboard Ponce show it mounted in what amounts to a fixed casemate, as opposed to a moveable turret.  Bringing it to bear would be difficult unless the missile just happened to be coming from the right directions, or there was enough time to correctly orient the ship.

***Breaking News***

Just got a breaking news message from Reuters claiming the three US warships have again been fired on with rebel missiles.

Yep
http://reut.rs/2e9MlmQ

[Jackstar]

[albrecht]

While I agree with the sentiment Jack, the missiles in question are of Chinese design and most likely supplied to the rebels by Iran.  I doubt such weapons got to these bad guys via the Administration's arming of gooder bad guys in the past.

I don't know if we would supply such type of missile to them but I do recall seeing publicly available bids from the DOD a few years ago for AK magazines and 7.62x39mm bullets- that our forces or NATO doesn't use (at least in normal situations.) So why buy so much and to whom did it go? I would guess Obama's "rebels" and Iraqis- many of whom are now various versions of Al-Qaeda or ISIS- or to Kurds. And maybe special operations guys to conform with weapons in that region and/or fire would be assumed to be from locals?
https://aoav.org.uk/2016/ak47s/

[Uncle Duke]

I don't know if we would supply such type of missile to them but I do recall seeing publicly available bids from the DOD a few years ago for AK magazines and 7.62x39mm bullets- that our forces or NATO doesn't use (at least in normal situations.) So why buy so much and to whom did it go? I would guess Obama's "rebels" and Iraqis- many of whom are now various versions of Al-Qaeda or ISIS- or to Kurds. And maybe special operations guys to conform with weapons in that region and/or fire would be assumed to be from locals?
https://aoav.org.uk/2016/ak47s/

We've captured boatloads of AKs and ammo over the last 30+ years....Granada, Panama, Desert Storm, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq.  Makes sense to buy spare mags and ammo.

[Walks_At_Night]

U.S. Official: Navy Fires At Radar Sites In Yemen After Navy Destroyer Was Targeted

"Earlier this evening (9 p.m. EDT / 4 a.m. local time in Yemen), the destroyer USS Nitze launched Tomahawk cruise missiles targeting three coastal radar sites in in Yemen along the Red Sea coast, north of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Initial assessments indicate that all three targets were destroyed.

"Destroying these radar sites will degrade their ability to track and target ships in the future. These radars were active during previous attacks and attempted attacks on ships in the Red Sea, including last week's attack on the USA-flagged vessel "Swift-2", and during attempted attacks on USS Mason and other ships as recently as today.

"The three radar sites were in remote areas, where there was little risk of civilian casualties or collateral damage. ...

"All of these are in Houthi-controlled territory."

[Uncle Duke]

The plot thickens.

[Iran Sends Ships to Yemeni Coast in Wake of U.S. S...] http://topbuzzapp.com/article/i6341161034962698755?app_id=1106

[Walks_At_Night]

Sounds like USS San Antonio has also been targeted.  She could be carrying up to 800 Marines onboard, so she certainly would have made a juicy target for the "rebels".

Norfolk-based USS San Antonio came under missile attack with USS Mason, captain says

[GravitySucks]

Sounds like USS San Antonio has also been targeted.  She could be carrying up to 800 Marines onboard, so she certainly would have made a juicy target for the "rebels".

Norfolk-based USS San Antonio came under missile attack with USS Mason, captain says

Sounds like pretty shitty duty for a contingent of Marines.

[Walks_At_Night]

Sounds like pretty shitty duty for a contingent of Marines.

LoL   Guess they can't all guard the Embassy in Brussels or Bogotá

[Uncle Duke]

Sounds like pretty shitty duty for a contingent of Marines.

Life in the Gator Navy....

[FightTheFuture]

Life in the Gator Navy....

Heh heh...flat bottom misery. Indeed.

[Uncle Duke]

Dozens missing after ship sinks off Yemen's coast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38235043

Being called an "accident", but sounds suspicious.