Saudi warship hit by a Houthi missile off the coast of Yemen

[Safriz]

Also if Houthi have this level of weaponary, they cannot be considered Civilians

 

[raptor22]

Yemen has got an army which I know it seems strange but it does have scud missiles + C801 .. and Houthis have access to these weapons ,,,

C-801: Export version that is compatible with non-Chinese fire control system, with Thailand and Yemen as customers. With the availability of more advanced AShMs, C-801 is no longer actively marketed after 2003. Also reported to have a different seeker operating at frequencies different than that of YJ-8/8A, and also different wiring/cables to accommodate interfaces to NATO standard..​

 

[beast89]

don't worry, dying for for the stronk princes image is worth it.

 

[Erl]

Also if Houthi have this level of weaponary, they cannot be considered Civilians

Have you seen a single Yemeni missile hit civilians of KSA?
Do you know something of Islamic honor during a possible war?!
Arabian people of peninsula will be safe be sure. And no casualties will be reported.

 

[Arabi]

The Houthies were in rush to upload this video just looking for any victory on the media but they forgot to hide the voice of the Iranian terrorists who were helping them to launch this failed attack. Notice there's an Iranian terrorist speaking in Farsi at 00:13 in the video, and after we cluster bomb these Houthi terrorists they bark everywhere that they don't have any link to Iran!

 

[raptor22]

The Houthies were in rush to upload this video just looking for any victory on the media but they forgot to hide the voice of the Iranian terrorists who were helping them to launch this failed attack. Notice there's an Iranian terrorist speaking in Farsi at 00:13 in the video, and after we cluster bomb these Houthi terrorists they bark everywhere that they don't have any link to Iran!

and what exactly these Iranians say? me as an Iranian didn't notice anything ..

 

[HannibalBarca]

The Houthies were in rush to upload this video just looking for any victory on the media but they forgot to hide the voice of the Iranian terrorists who were helping them to launch this failed attack. Notice there's an Iranian terrorist speaking in Farsi at 00:13 in the video, and after we cluster bomb these Houthi terrorists they bark everywhere that they don't have any link to Iran!

Thx for the "HD" like vid... Anyway there is a cut btw the first seconds and time of impact. Seems the boat was making a U-turn or they turned around it... Meaning this boat was near for a long time and they were at a visible distance each others... why not firing at it?
at 00:15 the red circle seems to point at an helicopter.. was the target the boat or the heli?

 

[nang2]

The Houthies were in rush to upload this video just looking for any victory on the media but they forgot to hide the voice of the Iranian terrorists who were helping them to launch this failed attack. Notice there's an Iranian terrorist speaking in Farsi at 00:13 in the video, and after we cluster bomb these Houthi terrorists they bark everywhere that they don't have any link to Iran!

Any one that calls the persons who attack the military as terrorists is a coward. They are attacking the military, not civilians. Calling them terrorists simply means your military is made up by a bunch of sissy that requires protection like civilians do.

 

[Erl]

She. And yes, I was referring to the quality of their equipment, not their tactical usage which I've been critical of too.

The Royal Saudi Air Force and Saudi Arabian Army are well equipped with modern gear, but the Royal Saudi Navy is still centered around dated ships from the 70s and 80s. That'd be fine if they were constantly being revamped and updated like the Ticonderoga or Burkes of the USN, but they're mostly in the same condition as when they were launched.

Their newest ships, la Fayette class frigates are fantastic. Modern design, modern weapons for the most part, though Aster 15 could used an update or two, it's a great platform.

The rest of their naval force is lesser equipped to deal with modern threats. The Al Madinah class frigates:

Badr class corvettes:

And Al-Siddiq class missile boats aren't world beaters:

Not the kind of equipment you'd expect to see from the Saudis. Fortunately for them they are in the market for new ships, but for now they have to make due with an increasingly dated fleet.



Hmm. That's an Australian ship - HMAS Torrens - not Israeli. Sunk by a MK48 torpedo too.

That was a symbolic example. Oh my God!!! Ba kia shodim 6 billion

Any one that calls the persons who attack the military as terrorists is a coward. They are attacking the military, not civilians. Calling them terrorists simply means your military is made up by a bunch of sissy that requires protection like civilians do.

Couldn't say better

 

[Arabi]

Thx for the "HD" like vid... Anyway there is a cut btw the first seconds and time of impact. Seems the boat was making a U-turn or they turned around it... Meaning this boat was near for a long time and they were at a visible distance each others... why not firing at it?
at 00:15 the red circle seems to point at an helicopter.. was the target the boat or the heli?

The Arab coalition just released a report about this attack and as they described, it was done by 3 suicide boats which one of them hit the rare of the warship then exploded with no serious damage to the warship.
That's why we don't see in the video the launch of any anti-ship rocket because there was non, they just filmed the explosion and covered other details.

the official report
http://spa.gov.sa/1587370

 

[HannibalBarca]

The Arab coalition just released a report about this attack and as they described, it was done by 3 suicide boats which one of them hit the rare of the warship then exploded with no serious damage to the warship.
That's why we don't see in the video the launch of any anti-ship rocket because there was non, they just filmed the explosion and covered other details.

the official report
http://spa.gov.sa/1587370

Well that even more humiliating... even if it's a speedboat.. the KSA boat got gun turret.... They should have sticked with anti ship missiles...

 

[Arabi]

Any one that calls the persons who attack the military as terrorists is a coward. They are attacking the military, not civilians. Calling them terrorists simply means your military is made up by a bunch of sissy that requires protection like civilians do.

sorry if you felt offended, but they are already designated terrorists by many countries.

 

[nang2]

sorry if you felt offended, but they are already designated terrorists by many countries.

I am not offended at all. A same person could attack either military or civilians. When he attacks civilians, he is acting as a terrorist. When he attacks the military, he is acting as a combatant, if he shouldn't be honored as a soldier. Some group may be designated as a terrorist group. But that designation doesn't go with them everywhere they go. A man can be both a father and a brother. It is just silly to call him a father all the time by everyone.

 

[Khafee]

Saudi frigate comes under terrorist attack west of Hodeida by three Houthi suicide boats
Monday 1438/5/2 - 2017/01/30


Riyadh, Jumada I 02, 1438, January 30, 2017, SPA -- The command of the coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen announced in a statement today 30/01/2017 that a Saudi frigate came under a terrorist attack by three suicide boats belonging to the Houthi militias while on patrol west of the port of Hodeida.

In its statement, the coalition said that the Saudi ship dealt with the boats as necessary. However, one of the boats collided with the rear of the vessel, resulting in the explosion of the boat and a fire at the rear of the ship. The crew extinguished the fire. Two members of the ship crew fell martyrs and three others were injured and they are in stable conditions.

The command added that the Saudi ship continued its patrol duties in the area of operations, while the air force and the coalition forces' ships continued to chase the fleeing boats to deal with them.
The command of the coalition asserts that the continuation of the Houthi militias' use of the port of Hodeida as a launching pad for terrorist operations is a serious development that would affect the international navigation and the flow of humanitarian and medical assistance into the port for Yemeni citizens.
--SPA
23:54 LOCAL TIME 20:54 GMT
http://spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1587372#1587372

 

[HannibalBarca]

Saudi frigate comes under terrorist attack west of Hodeida by three Houthi suicide boats
Monday 1438/5/2 - 2017/01/30


Riyadh, Jumada I 02, 1438, January 30, 2017, SPA -- The command of the coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen announced in a statement today 30/01/2017 that a Saudi frigate came under a terrorist attack by three suicide boats belonging to the Houthi militias while on patrol west of the port of Hodeida.

In its statement, the coalition said that the Saudi ship dealt with the boats as necessary. However, one of the boats collided with the rear of the vessel, resulting in the explosion of the boat and a fire at the rear of the ship. The crew extinguished the fire. Two members of the ship crew fell martyrs and three others were injured and they are in stable conditions.

The command added that the Saudi ship continued its patrol duties in the area of operations, while the air force and the coalition forces' ships continued to chase the fleeing boats to deal with them.
The command of the coalition asserts that the continuation of the Houthi militias' use of the port of Hodeida as a launching pad for terrorist operations is a serious development that would affect the international navigation and the flow of humanitarian and medical assistance into the port for Yemeni citizens.
--SPA
23:54 LOCAL TIME 20:54 GMT
http://spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1587372#1587372

It's humiliating... a suicide boat... and their gun turret is that for fun? can't they use it..., it' s not like the sea got montains around ...