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German Warship Mistakes American Reaper For Houthi Drone, Shoots Missiles At It In Red Sea
Hindustan Times on You Tube ^ | 2/29.2024 | Hindustan Times

Posted on 02/29/2024 8:11:57 PM PST by Paul R.

German frigate Hessen caused a blunder in the Red Sea as it led EU's anti-Houthi mission. The German warship opened fire at American MQ-9 Reaper drone as it spotted it flying in the area. The warship mistook it for being a Houthi drone, however, its missiles failed to reach the drone due to a reported "technical defect." RT News reported that the Reaper drone was flying in the area with its transponder shut off. Watch for more details.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drone; german; missiles; navy; reaper; redsea; yemen
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OOPS!

Parallel article from "CRUX":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgUCgFbdG0&pp=ygUTZ2VybW4gd2Fyc2hpcCBkcm9uZQ%3D%3D

"US MQ 9 Drone Survives German Warship Attack In Red Sea As Missiles Crash Due To “Technical Failure”

I guess if the Houthis want to go after a warship, now they know which one...

1 posted on 02/29/2024 8:11:57 PM PST by Paul R.
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To: Paul R.

A little coordination here would be good...


2 posted on 02/29/2024 8:12:51 PM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Paul R.

A message to Trump. Don’t count on us.


3 posted on 02/29/2024 8:15:18 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Paul R.

Fog of war + computerized bots = complete confusion.


4 posted on 02/29/2024 8:17:53 PM PST by proxy_user (W)
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To: Paul R.
So not only do the Germans shoot their multi-million dollar missile at our multi-million dollar friendly drone, but their multi-million dollar missile fails due to a technical glitch.

Wonderful.

I'm sure Vlad is crapping his pants.

5 posted on 02/29/2024 8:18:42 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Paul R.

....and they missed.

keystone cops.


6 posted on 02/29/2024 8:20:16 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Drew68

The Germans are still better than the Brits.
Their ships don’t have missiles…


7 posted on 02/29/2024 8:21:15 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Paul R.

Basic URL address portion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgUCgFbdG0


8 posted on 02/29/2024 8:22:41 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Paul R.

If you want to see the state of today’s German military just watch reruns of Hogan’s Heroes. Colonel Klink and Sgt Schultz epitomize what it’s become.


9 posted on 02/29/2024 8:22:57 PM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: Paul R.

Was it over when the Germans bombed the Reaper drone?


10 posted on 02/29/2024 8:38:19 PM PST by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: Paul R.

Back in 2015 the German Army ran a field training exercise. And due to equipment shortages, some of their tanks used broomsticks instead of machine guns.

So I’ve got to ask. Did the German ship fire a volley of broomsticks?

Side note to the Germans: Just kidding, guys. At least you’re there, and you’re trying.

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For the curious, here’s the 2015 broomstick story:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19/germanys-army-is-so-under-equipped-that-it-used-broomsticks-instead-of-machine-guns/


11 posted on 02/29/2024 8:40:07 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Paul R.

NATO to the rescue. Watch out for friendly fire


12 posted on 02/29/2024 8:40:43 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Drew68

wasting two $2.1M SM-2 missiles in the process


13 posted on 02/29/2024 8:41:16 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Paul R.

Das ist die hootentootenfrigenmissinschlepenziekaputenziedeutcheslanderboot


14 posted on 02/29/2024 8:51:06 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: linMcHlp

Noted - I’m not sure why the YT link I posted pasted without being “hot”. (It works copy-pasted into a browser, tho.)

Thx.


15 posted on 02/29/2024 8:52:45 PM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It appears the Germans did do some earlier successful shootdowns. So much stuff in the Red Sea has to be dredged up, so to speak...

https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/02/29/frigate_hessen_firing_missiles_drone_mq_9/#:~:text=Twenty%2Dfour%20of%20the%20frigate‘s,of%2035%20to%2040%20km.

Is it possible some Reaper drones have ways to fool missiles coming at them?


16 posted on 02/29/2024 8:57:54 PM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Paul R.

I’m sure that the Iranians are taking notes.


17 posted on 02/29/2024 9:00:26 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: bunkerhill7

Es ist gelaffenhootentootenfrigenfunnyenfreepencommentinautor

:-)


18 posted on 02/29/2024 9:03:06 PM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Paul R.; All

There is NO reason for U.S. military involvement in this area.
show me wrong

-fJRoberts-


19 posted on 02/29/2024 9:19:15 PM PST by A strike (There is no tyranny that cannot be justified by 'climate change')
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To: Paul R.
Is it possible some Reaper drones have ways to fool missiles coming at them?

Likely just a second transponder in a different frequency range. The program in the missile would disarm the warhead, detonate it early, or divert it off course.

20 posted on 02/29/2024 9:29:55 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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