American Fighter Downs Houthi Missile Heading Toward USS Laboon (news.yahoo.com)
from Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 2024 19:32
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Kbobabob@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 2024 19:58 next collapse

The missile was heading toward the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea,

They shot a missile at a US missile destroyer? Big brain move.

BloodyFable@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 2024 20:22 next collapse

Just making sure you’re aware that a Guided Missile Destroyer is a Destroyer class warship armed with guided missiles.

Kbobabob@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 02:58 collapse

USS Laboon has shot down numerous Houthi missiles and drones in recent weeks.

Seems it’s still capable

mozz@mbin.grits.dev on 17 Jan 2024 20:31 collapse

The leader said recently that he's not afraid of a confrontation with America. Their slogan is literally "God is great, death to the U.S., death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam."

I think they got quite a bit of courage from taking over half the country and showing themselves genuinely capable in war, but they clearly have absolutely no idea what a confrontation with America actually looks like. It's like going from high school football to playing in the NFL.

Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net on 17 Jan 2024 20:52 next collapse

Maybe their leader is going for a The Mouse That Roared gambit

Kumabear@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 01:59 next collapse

I don’t think that analogy goes far enough…

The sheer level of hurt that the USDF could put on them is completely on a different universe to anything they would have come up against previously.

They 100% could obliterate everything in that theatre that even resembles a “target” with little warning and zero real strain, it would be significantly less effort than some of the training exercises that happen.

Someone is clearly being paid by someone else to provoke a response or provide a distraction (I wonder who)

Which I think is probably why nothing too crazy has happened in response yet because why give them what they seem to want.

Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 03:08 collapse

Pull us into another endless war. Bin Laden laughing from his watery grave

c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 08:15 collapse

It’s more like middle school pickup versus an NFL starting lineup.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 17 Jan 2024 20:03 next collapse

It’ll be interesting to see how long the Houthis can hold out once the USN blockades all their ports.

peopleproblems@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 00:43 next collapse

they must have known that wouldn’t do anything right?

like the Navy didn’t even respond to it, it was shot down by a non-naval US fighter, meaning they have a tight dome around Yemen.

Yewb@lemmy.world on 18 Jan 2024 03:26 collapse

Like are you trying to get the military industrial complex to activate?