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| US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson hit by Yemeni missile and drone strike |
| 2025-04-19 |
No doubt the Houthis aimed at the thing. Hitting the target is a separate skill [HodhodYemenNews] The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they targeted the USS ‘Carl Vinson’ aircraft carrier for the first time since its arrival, using cruise missiles and drones, as well as hitting the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Yaffa region.Additionally, The Yemeni air defences have shot down an American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drone in Sana’a. Number of American MQ-9 drones shot down by Yemen rises to 24 [HodhodYemenNews] The number of US MQ-9 drones shot down by the Yemeni armed forces in Sana’a has risen to 24. The spokesman of Yemen’s armed forces, Yahya Sare’e, declared during a mass rally at Al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sana’a, under the banner “We remain steadfast with Gaza in the face of the American-‘Israeli’ escalation,” that another MQ-9 was shot down over Sana’a Governorate. This is the fifth such incident within three weeks and the twenty-first during the Battle of the Promised Victory and the Holy Jihad in support of Gaza. Meanwhile, four MQ-9 aircraft were shot down during the war waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen, alongside multiple reconnaissance UAVs of Chinese and other foreign manufacture. Sare’e has consistently emphasized in his statements that the Yemeni forces used locally manufactured surface-to-air missiles to shoot down all US drones, highlighting the significant advancement of Yemen’s indigenous defense capabilities. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 The Houthis have hired a new French spokesman, who said: "I fart in your general direction, your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries." Or words to that effect. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-04-19 17:16 |
| #5 You’re right, Old Salty. I’ll try to remember to put such words in scare quotes when the Houthis are involved. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-04-19 14:09 |
| #4 Hit = Attacked - Hit is the word that causes one to read the text below. |
| Posted by: Old Salty 2025-04-19 12:15 |
| #3 Meanwhile, four MQ-9 aircraft were shot down during the war waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen, alongside multiple reconnaissance UAVs of Chinese and other foreign manufacture. Right. In WW2 every German Tank was typically (mis-)identified as a Tiger (PzKpfw VI) or a Panther (PzKpfw V) when the Germans had many other tanks such as PzJpfw -IV and -IIIs on the Western Front. So every drone, or its pieces scattered over the landscape, made in China suddenly becomes promoted to being a MQ-9. Besides, why give any credence to the natterings of the Yemeni 'Baghdad Bob' ... |
| Posted by: magpie 2025-04-19 11:16 |
| #2 Someone is probably tracking the out of pocket expenses that the Houthis have cost the US in the past year or so. No clue what the per hour cost is to keep a carrier group operational in overhead (wages, fuel, maintenance, etc). The MQ9s cost 30 million each. |
| Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-04-19 06:14 |
| #1 Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2025-04-19 05:34 |