Within 24 hours, the Houthis achieved major victories, and three American and British ships were hit one after another. The matter is far from over here, and the Houthis still have "big moves" waiting for the United States.
Foreword: Recently, the Red Sea has become more and more fierce, and the Houthis simply do not accept the pressure of the United States. As a result, the United States and Britain, with overwhelming military superiority, not only failed to "subdue" the Houthis and resolve the Red Sea crisis, but instead made themselves the targets of retaliation by the Houthis. This has also led to frequent attacks on US and British ships for a long time, chased by Houthi missiles and drones.
Now, the Houthis have achieved remarkable results in just one day, which can be said to be a resounding slap in the face to the hegemony of the United States.
The threat to the United States is growing).
1.Missile empowerment attack, 24 hours 3 giant ships were hit
On the Red Sea, the Houthis and the U.S. ** ships have fought back and forth, and they have become more familiar with each other's tactics, and the results they have achieved have become greater and greater. A spokesman for the Houthis said three cargo ships had been hit in 24 hours, one British and two American
At the beginning, the Houthis fired a number of anti-ship missiles, and the British freighter Ruby, which was sailing in the Red Sea, was hit, directly ignited a fire, and finally sank completely, and the crew was rescued by another merchant ship. Subsequently, the Houthis again struck two American cargo ships entering the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden.
The West described the attack as a report since the Red Sea crisisOne of the deadliest military operations waged by the Houthis。The fact that the U.S. military has been bombing for so long, and the Houthis can continue to fight, can't help but feel a little ridiculous.
When the Houthis first began to call out the US military, the outside world may think that it is killing itself, after all, the strength of the US military is there, and the American air strikes have been a nightmare in the hearts of many countries, but the reality is that the US military has been pulled off the altar.
A fire broke out in the middle of the night on a British giant ship)
The Red Sea crisis has developed into the current situation, is it because the strength of the US air strikes has declined? Of course not, with the emergence of various lethal munitions one after another, the US military's air attack capability is much stronger than before, but the previous war on terror has greatly damaged the vitality of the United States, and the emergence of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has also weakened the strength of the United States.
In the case of tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall for a long time, the United States is also a little unable to hold on. In addition, the Red Sea is not the home of the United States after all, and once the situation escalates, the countries of the Middle East will not turn a blind eye, and the decline of American hegemony is accelerating.
2.The Houthis still have a "big move", and the United States and Britain are not having a good time
It is worth mentioning that the Houthis are now not just attacking with missiles and drones. The U.S. military discovered that the Houthis have begun to use underwater unmanned underwater vehicles。This kind of submarine is small and fast, and can carry the best objects to hit targets underwater, bringing new threats to the US military.
The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed area with relatively narrow waters, making it a good place for unmanned underwater vehicles to sneak attack. It can also be seen from the performance of unmanned underwater vehicles in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that this kind of ** is difficult to find, but the power is not smaller than a torpedo at all, and the degree of intelligence is higher.
The current Houthis are only just beginning to use unmanned underwater vehiclesIt is likely that large-scale attacks will be organized in the future, the tactics will also continue to improve according to the battlefield situation, until the loopholes of the American ships are found and the fatal blow is launched. As long as the confrontation between the two sides continues, this may happen sooner or later.
Ukraine's unmanned underwater vehicles, Russia can't defend against them, and the same situation may happen to the US military in the future. Although the US Navy is equipped with advanced equipment and strong defense capabilities, it is afraid and unable to do anything in the face of ubiquitous unmanned underwater vehicles.
Unmanned underwater vehicles may play a huge role in the Red Sea crisis).
The current Houthis have already embarrassed the US military, and with unmanned underwater vehicles, I am afraid that the situation facing the US military will be even more severe.
3.The decline of US hegemony is accelerating, and long-term confrontation may become possible
In fact, the combat effectiveness of the Houthis is far more than the outside world thinks, and the coalition formed by the Yemeni army, as well as Saudi Arabia and other countries has been fighting for so many years, not only has it not died, but it has become stronger and stronger.
It can be said that the Houthis have not been instigated since their birth"Life and death are downplayedIf you don't accept it, you will do it" principle runs through the whole process, even if it is hard and rigid in the United States.
In this context, some experts analyzedThe confrontation between the United States and the Houthis will continue for a long time。The situation in the Red Sea is closely related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the Red Sea crisis will not end as long as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ends. However, the Houthis are unwilling to enter into a full-scale military conflict with the US military, and the US military's actions will not escalate much, and the degree of involvement in the Red Sea crisis is too deep, which is not a good thing for the United States.
Now the United States is actually in a state of multi-front warfare. In East Asia, the United States is concentrating its forces to contain China; In Eastern Europe, the U.S. military also wants to deter Russia from supporting Ukraine; In the Middle East, the United States has to come to Israel's aid as well as fight the Houthis. No matter how strong the U.S. military is, it is somewhat inadequate.
The effectiveness of US air strikes is becoming more and more limited)
So, the current situation is that neither the Houthis nor the United States are willing to make a big move, nor are they willing to take a step back, and in the end they can only let this back-and-forth confrontation continue.
The era in which the United States blocked aircraft carriers at other people's doorsteps and dropped a few missiles to end the war is over, and if Washington clings to the Cold War mentality and is blindly confident in the US military strength, it will only accelerate the collapse of the US hegemony in the end.
Earlier, there were voices in the United States saying that if the United States cannot achieve impartiality in its foreign policy, it will usher in a crisis sooner or later. Now it seems that such a scene is playing out, and the United States is gradually losing everything it has because of its hegemonic acts.