[Jeff Head]

Heads are going to roll. Four sailors dead and one of their best AAW vessels mission killed. The fact it was there indicates the IDF was aware of and prepared for an AAW engagement.

If AWACS wasn;t already there, someone will pay. If the systems were not properly data linked, someone will pay, if the system was not properly deployed, someone will pay. Then the IDF, the USN, and all of our allies will learn from the experience. Trouble is, so are our enemies.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Yes everyone will learn. Everyone, that is, except Hezbollah. Israel (and the U.S.) is exceptionally good at improvising (for examples, look at the '73 war in the Golan Heights where 140 tanks managed to stall an attack spearheaded by 1400 Syrian tanks).

From what I've seen, if a tactic works once for the Hezbollah or Hamas, they will try the same exact trick again. In fact, even if it never works again, they will continually try it anyway, because it worked once.

Considering the abysmal ignorance and total arrogance of these orgs, it is not at all surprising.