Posted on 03/16/2025 6:01:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It would be like taking on a grizzly bear with a slingshot.
RE: It would be like taking on a grizzly bear with a slingshot.
Didn’t it work when David used it?
A friend’s husband is in the Army, stationed in the Middle East. She requested prayer in church today, saying they were under attack from Yemen.
Here’s an idea… why don’t we destroy the source of the enemy’s munitions and aircraft, communications, power…? Instead we float targets in front of them for them to destroy.
Don’t get cocky. Even Hooties can get lucky.
One thing about Carriers and Airdales, they CAN shoot Skeet off the decks of most all the Carrier Strike Group, ... except the Boat, ... darn.
“Impotence: Houthis Claim Attack Launched on US Aircraft Carrier - Navy Barely Noticed”
no doubt ... but i bet the Houthis will DEFINITELY notice the counter attacks!
We attacked the Houthis yesterday and killed at least 19. So I would say that yes, we noticed their little attack.
Just a flesh wound
-American F-16 and F-18 fighter aircraft have shot down 11 drones-
I wonder where the F-16s came from?
The weapons the Houthis are using in some cases have quite long ranges. So, the question becomes from where and how do we launch attacks. We “can” launch strategic assets, such as B-2’s, and so on, even from the US, but to put down, essentially, guerillas, or a 2nd or 3rd tier opponent who has sizable numbers, those are very inefficient tools. Which is another way of saying we have carrier strike groups as attack platforms for good reasons.
Granted that the original Biden plan to use a couple Aegis destroyers to protect commercial shipping was never going to work. We did a good job of protecting ships near our ships, but we burned up a lot of pricey AD missiles, and as you say, gave the Houthis more targets. To cover the area needed would have required many more AD ships. A carrier has the advantage of better surveillance and it can send fighter jets against drones and cruise missiles, but it’s best capability is to “shoot the archer”, somewhat as you suggest, and that appears to be what Trump has set out to do.
As for what we are hitting, the source of the Houthis’ weapons is primarily Iran, with suspected sourcing from North Korea, Russia, and China. The Houthis have only 1 F-15 for fighter aircraft, IIRC, plus a few choppers, and then plenty of Iranian style drones. I assume that if the Houthis persist (likely, IMO), communication and power will soon be up. (Communications may already be hit - it would make sense.)
Nonetheless, it should be noted the Saudis used a LOT of US “kit” on the Houthis, and ultimately failed. We may have a lot of work to do... :-(
Off the USS Truman, I believe.
F-16s don’t operate off carriers so closest bases would be Djibouti, Oman, and UAE. Someone on FR probably knows.
F-16s are USAF. No USAF F-16s aboard USN Aircraft Carriers! Only F-18s.
HST, I have no idea where the F-16s came FRom.
Saudi or Q8 possibly..
Sweepers held.
Thanks!
f-16’s were never used on carriers. They are to delicate.
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