Ansar Allah ultra conservative folks attacking Saudi Arabian army vehicles in Najran

[925boy]

How are the Houthi getting all these ammunition when they are surrounded by Saudis on all sides?

I guess its obvious the Houthis' access to weapons on the intl market is not completely sealed off yet. The smuggling route via Oman might still be in use, or the Saudi naval blockade has holes that are being taken advantage of by the IRGC. Houthis have also collected good amts of foreign weapons, so they must also be using some i assume.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

I guess its obvious the Houthis' access to weapons on the intl market is not completely sealed off yet. The smuggling route via Oman might still be in use, or the Saudi naval blockade has holes that are being taken advantage of by the IRGC. Houthis have also collected good amts of foreign weapons, so they must also be using some i assume.

They could also be able to domestically build ballistic missiles and ATGM at local workshops. These things ain't exactly hard to build. ISIS built anti material rifles locally.

 

[925boy]

They could also be able to domestically build ballistic missiles and ATGM at local workshops. These things ain't exactly hard to build. ISIS built anti material rifles locally.

I know and agree the Houthis have some local weapons production, esp. ballistic missiles. But i'm not sure they produce all their needs sufficiently internally. Dont bet money that Iran isnt smuggling weapons to the Houthis. Might not be alot, but still.Black market arms dealers could be active also.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

I know and agree the Houthis have some local weapons production, esp. ballistic missiles. But i'm not sure they produce all their needs sufficiently internally. Dont bet money that Iran isnt smuggling weapons to the Houthis. Might not be alot, but still.Black market arms dealers could be active also.

North Yemen is quite big, about the size of Syria. They have plenty of mines for supplies.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

In the videos where the Houthis were blowing up vehicles, I'm a bit confused if they were deploying drones or atgms. Anyone has any idea what they were using to hit those vehicles?

 

[925boy]

North Yemen is quite big, about the size of Syria. They have plenty of mines for supplies.

North Yemen can be as big as anything, that doesnt mean it has sophisticated weapons manufacturing capabilities.Before the war, I never knew Yemen to have advanced weapons manufacturing capabilities.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

North Yemen can be as big as anything, that doesnt mean it has sophisticated weapons manufacturing capabilities.Before the war, I never knew Yemen to have advanced weapons manufacturing capabilities.

You don't need sophisticated infrastructure to make ATGM. It's very simple 1970s tech.

 

[925boy]

You don't need sophisticated infrastructure to make ATGM. It's very simple 1970s tech.

You dont need sophisticated infrastructure, but you need sophisticated enough infrastructure. I am ready to bet money a poor partially developed country like Yemen cant manufacture potent advanced ATGMs to supply its army.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

but you need sophisticated enough infrastructure

North Yemen has such infrastructure.