How can the US ** ship deal with the attack of the Houthis in the Red Sea escort?Recently, there were reports of Yemen's Houthi blockade of the Red Sea and attacks on merchant ships linked to Israel. There has been much speculation about whether this will put pressure on Israel to even force it to cease fire in Gaza and no longer restrict the entry of humanitarian goods into Gaza. However, the US ** ships escorting the Red Sea showed a strong air defense combat effect, and this is the key to the truth. According to a report by the global network, the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer "Raboon" and the carrier-based aircraft "Super Hornet" carried by the US aircraft carrier coordinated air defense operations.
The Pentagon ** Command revealed that the US ship and US aircraft conducted a 10-hour air defense operation in the Red Sea, successfully shooting down 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two ground-attack missiles launched by the Houthis. The Houthis claimed to have carried out strikes against Israeli merchant ships sailing the Red Sea, but did not disclose the results of the attacks. According to information released by the Pentagon, no damage to the ship or injuries to personnel were found. This shows that under the protection of the US forces, the current intensity of Houthi attacks is not enough to threaten Israeli merchant ships. The U.S. ship Burke-class is equipped with 96 vertical launch units, which can accommodate up to 156 anti-aircraft missiles of various types.
By contrast, the Houthis fire only a few missiles and more than a dozen drones at a time, so the U.S. ships have the ability to intercept all incoming targets without a saturation strike. In addition, the United States has also deployed aircraft carriers in the Red Sea, which can carry more than 70 carrier-based aircraft of various types, including early warning aircraft, which acts as an airborne radar station and can track hundreds of targets and transmit target information to combat aircraft through a datalink system. As a result, missiles fired by the Houthis are locked onto and intercepted soon after launch. In addition to US ships, warships of several countries perform escort missions in the Red Sea.
It is said that the number of Aegis ships assembled by these countries has reached 35, including three Indian version of Aegis ships sent by the Indian Navy, carrying the "Barak-8" air defense missiles jointly developed by India and Israel. Considering the massiveness of such a large number of anti-aircraft warships in the Red Sea, it is difficult for the Houthis to pose a threat to Israeli merchant ships with a few missiles and more than a dozen drones fired at a time. It is reported that the Houthis are equipped with a large number of missiles, the main models include "Burkan-3", "Typhoon", "Intifada" missiles, etc. The Houthis urgently need to increase the frequency of missile launches to achieve their stated goals, as the current strikes are not very effective and only then can they exert more pressure.
If Israel rejects a ceasefire, the security situation in the Red Sea could deteriorate further, with the potential for a large-scale conflict to erupt. Therefore, the purpose of applying more pressure and thus achieving their stated goals can be achieved only by increasing the frequency of missile launches. (Wen Yu Tsai).