Iran Attack Boats SWARMED US Navy Ship at Full Speed — The 4-minute US Response That Followed
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At exactly 0447 in the Strait of Hormuz, 43 Iranian speedboats worth $2.15 million launched coordinated swarm attack against the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group—IRGC commanders believed overwhelming numbers in confined 21-mile-wide waters would saturate American defenses through sheer volume and local geography. Iranian naval planners deployed three attack waves armed with 107mm rocket launchers and 8 Noor anti-ship missiles expecting saturation tactics would defeat technology. What happened in the next 15 minutes reveals why all 43 boats were systematically destroyed by layered defenses without scoring a single hit, and why Iran’s $20 million attack was countered by automated systems working down target lists with mechanical precision while sailors finished morning coffee.
This is the untold story of how Aegis combat systems tracked 43 boats from launch detecting ammunition loading 6 hours early, how MH-60R Seahawk helicopters fired 12 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles destroying lead boats before swarm reached engagement range, and why SeaRAM RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles and Phalanx CIWS created overlapping kill zones eliminating all threats before reaching carrier. You’ll discover how Phalanx 20mm Vulcan cannon fired 3,400 rounds at 4,500 rpm shredding fiberglass hulls with tungsten penetrators, why 8 ESSM interceptors destroyed 7 Noor missiles at 50-kilometer range, and how Iran’s 129 personnel casualties accomplished zero strategic objectives while American $20 million expenditure protected $13 billion carrier with zero damage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_FXlidn_90
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