In the waters of the Red Sea in Yemen, a fierce sea and air battle is underway. The US-British coalition and the Houthis are engaged in a desperate contest, and neither side is willing to back down easily. Although the Houthis are inferior to the US-British coalition in terms of equipment, they have a ** that causes headaches for the US-British coalition forces: missiles.
The Houthis have repeatedly claimed that their missiles have successfully hit a number of US-British coalition ships, including US ones"Star Nacia"destroyer and the Type 45 destroyer "Diamond" of the British Army. These ** are the elite forces of the US-British coalition, and if they are really hit hard by the Houthi missiles, then the losses of the US-British coalition will be heavy. However, the US-British coalition has always denied the Houthi claims, claiming that their ** is safe and sound. So, who exactly is lying?
Perhaps, we can find some clues from a move by the British Navy. Just recently, the British Navy announced that they would withdraw the Type 45 destroyer "Diamond" from the Red Sea and replace it with a Type 23 frigate "Richmond". This news has caused confusion in the outside world, because the Type 45 destroyer is the most advanced destroyer of the British Navy and the main ship of the British Navy.
The reason given by the British Navy was that the Type 45 destroyer had "technical problems" and needed to be repaired. But what exactly is this "technical problem"? The British Navy did not disclose further details. Some suspect that this "technical problem" was actually caused by the Houthi missile attack. If, according to the Houthis, their missiles have hit the "Diamond" at least three times, then it is likely that the destroyer has already suffered serious damage and cannot continue its mission and can only return to the base for repairs.
If this speculation is correct, then the situation of the US-British coalition is very bad. Because they have to face not only the missile threat of the Houthis, but also their own equipment. The Type 23 frigate "Richmond", sent by the British Navy, is clearly no match for the Type 45 destroyer.
The Type 23 frigate is an old Cold War-era ship, its air defense capabilities are much inferior to the Type 45 destroyer, it has only 32 cells of Seawolf anti-aircraft missiles, while the Type 45 destroyer is equipped with the most advanced British air defense system. On such a high-risk battlefield as the Red Sea, the Type 23 frigate is likely to be unable to withstand the Houthi missile attack and may even become prey to the Houthis.
The situation with the US Navy is also not rosy. Although the U.S. Navy did not replace ships like the British Navy, they cannot deny that their ** was also hit by Houthi missiles. The Houthis claim that their missiles have hit the US military hard"Star Nacia"The destroyer, which is the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy, is one of the main ships of the U.S. Navy. If the destroyer really was hit by a Houthi missile, then the losses of the US Navy would not be small.
In short, in the naval and air battles in the Red Sea, the US-British coalition forces are no longer the strong they used to be, but have become weak. They had to face the missile threat from the Houthis, as well as the problem of their own equipment. They are no longer able to use their strong ships and guns to run rampant all over the world as they did in the past. With the proliferation of technology, their advantages are no longer there.