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[KingQamaR]

Royal Navy ‘scandal’ sees UK ships unable to strike Houthis in Yemen

London: UK Royal Navy vessels are unable to attack Houthi positions in Yemen because they lack the necessary missiles, it has been revealed, in what one former defense chief called a “scandal.” Britain has joined America in conducting operations against the Houthis in a bid to halt attacks on...

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Unfortunately Type 45 is not well armed.
Compared to the American destroyers (Arleigh Burke class) Which carry a VLS capable of holding up to 96 missiles. Uk Type 45 holds half as many as that. But worse is the fact that the Type 45 only carries anti-air missiles in its VLS, She only has 8 harpoons in 4x2 configuration as a weapon against other ships, she also has no ability to carry land strike missiles or missile launched torpedoes. The US ship can carry any missile it wants in any number it wants, including land strike missiles and missile launched torpedoes for anti submarine warfare. America also has over x10 more Arleigh Burkes than the UK has Type 45s.

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

Royal Navy ‘scandal’ sees UK ships unable to strike Houthis in Yemen

London: UK Royal Navy vessels are unable to attack Houthi positions in Yemen because they lack the necessary missiles, it has been revealed, in what one former defense chief called a “scandal.” Britain has joined America in conducting operations against the Houthis in a bid to halt attacks on...

www.arabnews.com

They are basically Air Defense destroyers and haven't much ship to ground capability but they are able to intercept Houthis cruise and ballistic missiles for sure

 

[CallSignMaverick]

Brother we shouldn't expect thanks and even say such things.....

Even if we are not on good terms as a neighbors its our duty to help anyone who is in trouble..... I remember once even Pakistan navy had saved our people on ship...... we should welcome such help from our side even in future....

Yes

Pakistan Navy Rescues Nine Indian Crew Members After Vessel Capsizes In Arabian Sea

The incident occurred on August 9 close to the coastal town of Gwadar in the Balochistan region when the Indian cruising vessel

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[DDG-80]

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[Shawnee]

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Baluchs of Pakistan
All balouch
No Iranian accent there.

 

[Pingle]

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@Pingle @Faceless

Seems rebels are scared to attack once they see Indian flags on ships.....

 

[Joe Shearer]

Seems rebels are scared to attack once they see Indian flags on ships.....

We have to understand what these attacks are.

The Somali attacks are attacks out of Somaliland, precisely, Puntland, using small, motorised boats, that are misleadingly called skiffs in some journalistic accounts. They try to capture a small sailing vessel (the word sailing includes motorised vessels and generally covers coastal Arabian and east African traders and fishing vessels) as a floating base, from which to attack western mercantile vessels for ransom.
They do not attack naval ships. They attack all other ships. As it happens, no Indian flagged ship has been attacked recently; the last incident I remember was my school senior, Captain Wahi, who, with his crew, were hijacked outside Nigeria by Nigerian pirates on the other side of Africa from these current incidents.

The Houthi attacks, using Iranian-supplied drones, have been aerial attacks, and attacks using besides drones cruise missiles of a sort. The Navy Chief was confirming that Indian flagged ships have not been attacked by the Houthis; it is a coincidence that ships attacked have carried Indian crews.

Both sets of attacks occur in the littoral off the southern coast of Arabia, anywhere from where the Red Sea opens out into the larger Indian Ocean, from the Bab al Mandab straits through the Gulf of Aden past Socotra into the Arabian Sea. This is, from what I have gathered in an absent-minded way, the Indian naval beat, whatever others do.

I hope the question of the Houthis attacking Indian flagged ships not arising is understood, and that these might happen in the case of Somali pirates only.

 

[Pingle]

We have to understand what these attacks are.

The Somali attacks are attacks out of Somaliland, precisely, Puntland, using small, motorised boats, that are misleadingly called skiffs in some journalistic accounts. They try to capture a small sailing vessel (the word sailing includes motorised vessels and generally covers coastal Arabian and east African traders and fishing vessels) as a floating base, from which to attack western mercantile vessels for ransom.
They do not attack naval ships. They attack all other ships. As it happens, no Indian flagged ship has been attacked recently; the last incident I remember was my school senior, Captain Wahi, who, with his crew, were hijacked outside Nigeria by Nigerian pirates on the other side of Africa from these current incidents.

The Houthi attacks, using Iranian-supplied drones, have been aerial attacks, and attacks using besides drones cruise missiles of a sort. The Navy Chief was confirming that Indian flagged ships have not been attacked by the Houthis; it is a coincidence that ships attacked have carried Indian crews.

Both sets of attacks occur in the littoral off the southern coast of Arabia, anywhere from where the Red Sea opens out into the larger Indian Ocean, from the Bab al Mandab straits through the Gulf of Aden past Socotra into the Arabian Sea. This is, from what I have gathered in an absent-minded way, the Indian naval beat, whatever others do.

I hope the question of the Houthis attacking Indian flagged ships not arising is understood, and that these might happen in the case of Somali pirates only.

Thanks for such detailed reply..... totally understood.....

 

[Joe Shearer]

Thanks for such detailed reply..... totally understood.....

 

[DDG-80]

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[Pingle]

Normally navy I have seen doesn't delay that much but don't know why it takes them so long when it comes to submarines..... we have seen delay in scorpeans too.....
I still believe just scrap entire P75 project and approach France for G2G purchase of deadly shortfin barracudas....

 

[DDG-80]

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[RescueRanger]

You know the situation in bad when this becomes the norm for commercial shipping!







Interestingly the Japanese are anchored just off in Djibouti along with a Somalian Landing vessel.

 

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[nahtanbob]

I hope the question of the Houthis attacking Indian flagged ships not arising is understood, and that these might happen in the case of Somali pirates only.

Maybe something to do with this

India's Foreign Minister to Travel to Iran

The visit to Iran comes a month after a drone attack on a ship near Indian waters that the United States blamed on Iran

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