Posted on 10/11/2016 3:00:23 PM PDT by Nachum
The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned.
During the attack against USS Mason (DDG-87), the ship’s crew fired the missiles to defend the guided-missile destroyer and nearby USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) from two suspected cruise missiles fired from the Yemini shore, two defense officials told USNI News.
Mason launched two Standard Missile-2s (SM-2s) and a single Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) to intercept the two missiles that were launched about 7 P.M. local time. In addition to the missiles, the ship used its Nulka anti-ship missile decoy, the sources confirmed. Mason was operating in international waters north of the strait of Bab el-Mandeb at the time of the attack.
According to a defense official on Monday, Mason “employed onboard defensive measures” against the first suspected cruise missile, “although it is unclear whether this led to the missile striking the water or whether it would have struck the water anyway.” The official did not specify that the defensive measure was a missile fired from the ship.
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The target to hit should be Iran. Hopefully president Trump does so.
If however, enough deceased and illegal aliens vote (oops, I mean 'undocumented residents'), then President Illary will order ' Operation Jizya', the giving of billions of additional dollars to the Islamic Republic of Iran (less a small handling fee of 10% to the Clinton Foundation), along with an apology for the existence of the US, and a promise to cease all aid to Israel and any Arab countries.
No one respects the Obama led military. The commander in chief identifies with the Jihad not the American people nor the Constitution.
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Does Obama even know about this yet? has it been in the newspapers?
Iran has been on a shopping spree this year. SAM missiles. Su-30 fighter planes. T-90 main battle tanks. And it looks like anti-ship missiles.
Where did they get the money???
Court-marshals pending soon???
“Barry is gonna nuke SOMEBODY before he leaves office.”
I think so too. Nice diversion for the Democrats.
Glad to hear that our defensive hardware did the job. Also glad that Captain deployed without hesitation. I would like to hear that event missile launcher was destroyed though. No mercy.
That poor captain will probably get court-marshaled.
The Emirates News Agency has just released pictures showing damage to the HSV Swift after it was destroyed in an attack on Saturday.
The HSV Swift was on a humanitarian mission in the Red Sea when it was targeted by Yemen’s Houthi group in a missile attack near the Bab al-Mandab strait off Yemen, a key chokepoint for ships transiting between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal.
Details of the incident are still unclear.
http://gcaptain.com/photos-show-catastrophic-damage-to-hsv-swift-following-missile-attack/
Every criminal court should have a marshal.
Do you even know what a court marshal is?
Well, of course. He's a guy with a cowboy hat and a star on his chest who arrests people and takes them to co...
Oh, wait...
Well, he's the guy in charge of Marshal Law, that's what.
Remember the USS STARK?
hillary will require a committee of lawyers to make the return fire decision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H61d_OkIht4
Probably sent some money to the Iranians.
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