This series of events illustrates the serious challenges that Israel faces in terms of maritime transportation in the Red Sea today. The power of underground road missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other combat activities on the Red Sea battlefield is a major headache for combat teams in many countries, including the United States. Ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles are extremely accurate and destructive, and once they are used intensively and continuously to attack, it will be difficult for even the fleets composed of 10 major powers, including the United States, Britain, and France, to completely guarantee that all kinds of ships will not be harmed.
This is mainly due to the fact that although the point defense system can successfully intercept some UAVs and missiles, it cannot do absolute blocking in percentage. Add to that the fact that merchant ships are slower and less resilient, and if they are targeted by cruise missiles or drones, the consequences are worrying. The United States also finds it very difficult to bear the problem of further expansion of the fighting and heavy attacks on Houthi bases in the Middle East, whether it is negotiation or any kind of strike.
If a military operation is really launched in the Red Sea region, even with the escort of the combined fleet, it will not be possible to completely avoid losses. This makes us wonder why the United States is still doing thisTo be honest, although the United States has a strong advantage in regular naval warfare, it seems to be at a loss and in a very awkward position in the face of this kind of guerrilla and asymmetrical naval warfare. This type of strike operation is the efficient control of the sea by land targets, and has nothing to do with traditional naval warfare arranged by scale, speed, formation.
In the past, to deal with this situation, it should be to find the opponent's fleet, understand their intentions, their behavior, and then take action according to the specific situation. But now, through attacks from the sea, especially intensive bombing by unmanned aircraft, random destruction of ballistic missiles, and precision strikes by other anti-ship missiles, these are things that traditional naval warfare cannot cope with. Attacking enemy land targets in this way would provoke a more forceful retaliation by the Houthis, which would have dealt a severe blow to the U.S. fleet.
The Houthis' threat to every Israeli ship is not just a warning, but a real action. Two fights in 12 hours were enough time to target the American GIs escorting the Red Sea. Once hit by anti-epidemic missiles or rudimentary low-end drones, the dignity of the US Navy may be completely subverted.
The situation is now very complicated, and if the United States fails to stop everything, the outcome of the bankruptcy of the Israeli army will threaten American military bases in the Middle East. The United States is caught up in thinking about whether it will get into a ** war orchestrated by Iran. In this "drama" between Russia and Europe, the United States plays a role in supporting Ukraine, and this approach is effective and very low-cost. But once it enters Iran's first-class war in the Middle East, the United States will face a headache.
The Houthis have openly declared that launching two battles in 12 hours is not just a warning, but a real action. There was plenty of time for them to use the American GIs escorting the Red Sea as targets. Once hit by an anti-epidemic missile or a rudimentary low-end drone, the dignity of the U.S. Navy will be completely upended.
On this stage, the world is witnessing the glue of a battle. In the race for the Red Sea, Israel's maritime transportation is a major challenge, and the United States is troubled. In any case, the battle is bound to trigger a chain reaction that will have far-reaching consequences for the situation in the Middle East. Now, the focus of the stage is rapidly gathering, and the eyes of the world will also stop over the Red Sea.