[allendale]

Apparently this warship was sunk either by a shore to ship missile or a drone. When the cheering stops at the Pentagon, wonder if there will be some serious reflection. The US NAVY has an inordinate faith in its defensive systems. Yet how will they do if a technologically sophisticated opponent attacks an American fleet, loaded with sailors and Marines operating relatively close to a hostile shore? Always wondered why the US Navy has not conducted war games in a area that simulates the Persian Gulf. How well would the Navy do if they were attacked by dummy stealthy drones and shore to ship missiles in conjunction with an attack by suicidal swift boats and air attack?

[Myrddin]

Intel analysts on Twitter indicate that 2 TBH2 drones were employed. The radar used to acquire and lock an incoming threat can only handle ONE target. One TBH2 acted as decoy. The other acquired a firing solution that was transmitted back to the shore launch facility where 2 Neptune rockets were directed at the vessel.

[Jimmy Valentine]

If my memory is working properly, the Navy did conduct war games in the Gulf. A very crafty Admiral used a swarming technique of small fast boats to overwhelm the defenses and was very successful. The Navy changed the results. This is kind of like Admiral Kings war game attack on Pearl Harbor in the 1930’s which the Japanese reprised December 7th.

[PIF]

How well would the Navy do if they were attacked by dummy stealthy drones and shore to ship missiles in conjunction with an attack by suicidal swift boats and air attack?
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A-10s, AC-130Js and M-142 HIMARs on standby. Also ships have been equipped with various anti-drone systems