Fight with Housea, or fight within?The unexpected events in the Red Sea have brought to the surface the biggest differences between the United States and its allies.
Introduction: Recently, Germany sent a warship called "Shield" to the Red Sea to protect merchant ships. Unlike the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany has limited itself to intercepting Houthi rockets and drones, and has not launched an offensive against the Houthis.
As a result, the German Navy had an accident as soon as it arrived in the Red Sea and almost knocked down the "friendly" plane, which was also a bit excessive.
In the Red Sea, the fighting is becoming more and more intense. ）
1.What about the situation with the attack on American drones by German ** ships?
China Youth Network reported that a German "Hesse" frigate attacked a drone, but it was finally confirmed that the drone was an American MiG-9.
As for the "Hesse", although two "Standard-2" anti-aircraft missiles were used, for technical reasons, they quickly sank, and the drone left unscathed.
The U.S. team later said that the unmanned aircraft was on a mission in the Red Sea, and for some special reasons, the friendly identification system was not turned on.
After this incident, many people are questioning the combat capabilities of the "Hesse"-class aircraft carriers, believing that they are not capable of stopping the Houthi fighters. So, what is the strength of this so-called "Hesse"?
According to public information, Germany's new generation of "Saxony-class" and "Hesse" fighters are equipped with a number of stealth coatings, have certain stealth performance, have a displacement of 5,700 tons, and are equipped with 32 MK41 missiles with vertical water jet systems, which can carry out long-range strikes on the standard model 2 air defense system and the "Sea Sparrow" short-range air defense system at the same time, and have effective defense against medium, medium and long-range missiles and UAVs.
The German Navy "Hesse" had an accident after reaching the Red Sea)
According to some analysts, the "Hesse" is the most powerful Red Sea escort ship with a maximum effective distance of 400 kilometers among the 11 warships in service in the German Navy. However, the Germans had high hopes for this fighter, and the result was a big mistake from the start.
As if in order to save its reputation as "Hesse", Germany ** announced the destruction of two Houthi drones the next day, but even so, it still could not calm the people.
2.Misunderstandings are only superficial, and the real big problems are yet to come.
You know, it's nothing, it's about a bigger problem. Later, the Germans said that before the attack, the Hesse had contacted other friendly ships in the Red Sea in order to confirm the existence of the drone, but the US Navy did not arrive until the last moment of the last attack to confirm it.
There is also information from the German side that there are serious problems in the communication systems of the two countries, and if this is not resolved, many unforeseen situations may arise in future voyages.
However, the United States called the accident purely an accident, reminding other countries that the situation in the Red Sea is very complicated, the time to respond to risks is very tight, and it is prone to all kinds of miscalculations.
In addition, according to Germany**, some of the ammunition needed for the "Hesse" has been discontinued, and once the ammunition stocks are exhausted, the German Navy will not be able to replenish the ammunition in time, so it must be evacuated immediately. Taking into account the situation in the Red Sea region, as well as the shortage of ammunition, it is likely that the "Hesse" has already begun to operate.
The United States declares this to be an exceptional act).
From this it can be seen that although all countries participated in the operation of the Red Sea Fleet, it was obvious that they were in a bit of a hurry in dispatching and intercepting, and the cooperation between various countries did not give full play to their due strength, but instead appeared in a situation of scattered sand, and such a situation could no longer cause any harm to the Houthis.
3.The Red Sea is in chaos, does the United States still have a chance?
As the Red Sea affair goes by, more and more countries will be involved, and the situation will become more and more chaotic. At present, there are three main countries in the Red Sea, the United States and India, which have either set up their own bases in the Red Sea or sent a large number of ships to enter this area.
Second, some forces in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, are around the Red Sea and are waiting to see what happens. In addition to this, countries near the Red Sea, militant groups in the Middle East, and even Somali pirates make this place full of mystery.
The situation in the Red Sea region has deteriorated again as a result of heavy fighting between the United States and the Houthis. In this Palestinian-Israeli dispute, the United States not only did not solve the problem at its root, but directly confronted the Houthis, and there must be some conspiracy behind this.
Some experts point out that this may be one of the reasons for the US action. Some have speculated that this may be a way for the United States to occupy the Red Sea and thus control the sea lanes between East Asia and Europe.
The United States certainly has its own reasons)
After the four major wars in the Middle East, the United States has realized the importance of the Red Sea, but has not been able to do anything about it, and this time, the United States and the Houthi clique have contradictions, which can be regarded as giving Israel a chance, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
But there are also some people who believe that even if the Houthis are defeated, the situation around the Red Sea will not change much, so the United States does this, on the one hand, to deter Iran, and on the other hand, to deter the Houthis, but now the United States seems to have no action against the Houthis, whether they really plan to do it or not, I am afraid it will take a while.