A Houthi missile got within a nautical mile of USS Gravely on Tuesday

[rangerrebew]

A Houthi missile got within a nautical mile of USS Gravely on Tuesday
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
 Thursday, Feb 1
 
A Houthi anti-ship missile got within a nautical mile of the Navy destroyer Gravely on Tuesday, and the warship used its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System to take the missile out, a senior defense official has confirmed to Navy Times.

The official, granted anonymity to discuss operations, declined to comment on why the system, known as CIWS, was used to take out the target, when destroyers, like Gravely, have several weapons systems and missiles for taking out such targets from farther ranges.


But the official pushed back on any suggestion that Monday’s close call entailed any kind of advancement in the sophistication of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have shot dozens of attack drones and missiles at commercial vessels and Navy ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October.

CNN first reported the close call on Wednesday.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/02/01/a-houthi-missile-got-within-a-nautical-mile-of-uss-gravely-on-tuesday/

[rangerrebew]

Does the Navy have enough munitions to make Houthis pay if they make a hit?

[Fishrrman]

"A Houthi missile got within a nautical mile of USS Gravely on Tuesday"

If they got THAT close -- even if the missile was intercepted -- what this tells me is that the Houtis "are gettin' better at it".

Sooner or later, they're gonna score a direct hit.

What will happen then?

[libertybele]

Does the Navy have enough munitions to make Houthis pay if they make a hit?

My hunch is no. Do the U.S. military in general have enough munitions to get involved in another war?  My hunch is no.

[rangerrebew]

My hunch is no. Do the U.S. military in general have enough munitions to get involved in another war?  My hunch is no.

This would also imply they don't have enough munitions to properly defend the 50 states and territories.