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Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
« on: November 10, 2024, 11:47:41 am »
Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
.By Andrew Rolander
 
The U.S. Army should consider borrowing a page from the playbook of Yemen’s Houthi militants.

The character of war is always changing, and the Houthis’ ongoing attacks against shipping in the Red Sea may prove to be one of the more significant inflection points in military history.

The change involves sea control and sea denial through the application of long-range precision missile fire and autonomous drone employment from the shore. The Houthis effectively blend a mix of anti-ship ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and one-way attack drones to contest control over maritime lines of communication in the Red Sea littoral. They have so far damaged at least 30 merchant ships, sunk two and killed or detained several merchant sailors.

The U.S. Army should aim for much the same capability in a contested littoral environment against an adversary such as China. Technically and tactically, the service is moving in this direction, but it needs to fully embrace the strategy to avoid becoming largely irrelevant in the major war in which the U.S. is most likely to become involved. Army heavy formations almost certainly won’t be available in the initial fighting in a Western Pacific war.

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/11/09/houthis_lesson_for_the_us_army_how_a_land_force_can_fight_a_maritime_war_1071070.html
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Re: Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2024, 11:49:54 am »
Oh puh-leeze...the Houthis succeeded somewhat (as an Iranian proxy) because the Biden regime in general, and the U.S. Navy in particular, were so weak and feckless.
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Re: Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2024, 04:26:35 pm »
A few Thermobaric bombs dropped in their midst and I believe he fight would be sucked right out of them, they’d be toasted, er, toast. It’s past time to stop F’n around with these terrorists.



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Re: Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2024, 09:52:56 pm »
Well, Ukraine's navy has sure put the hurt on the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Oh, wait. What Navy?
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Re: Houthis’ Lesson for the U.S. Army: How a Land Force Can Fight a Maritime War
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2024, 01:01:38 pm »
The US Army would do better learning from how Ukraine has driven Russia's Black Sea fleet to the far reaches of the Black Sea and even into the Caspian Sea.
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