Houthi missiles

I’m making this thread in general for content related to Houthi rockets and missiles created from old soviet weapons. Slow bc I’m on my phone, but I’m going to lean heavily on Oryx and r/combatfootage for this, with a smattering of others
 
If Iran can supply Houthi rebels with 2,100km missiles, what is the point in the MTCR?


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Houthis a New Cruise Missile, Quds-3 - Defense Update:

New ballistic, cruise and loitering missiles were shown by the Houthis in the recent military parade in Sanaa, Yemen. Among the new missiles on display was the Quds-3 cruise missile, believed to be a new, longer-range variant of the Iranian Soumar cruise missile.
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New ballistic, cruise and loitering missiles were shown by the Houthis in the recent military parade in Sanaa, Yemen. Among the new missiles on display was the Quds-3 cruise missile, believed to be a new, longer-range variant of the Iranian Soumar cruise missile.

Quds 3 – a new cruise missile. Like its two predecessors (Quds 1 and 2), Quds-3 is powered by a small turbojet engine, yet it is larger and capable of flying over a longer range. Quds cruise missiles are programmed to fly at a low level and have demonstrated effective radar avoidance capability. They are designed to perform precision attacks on a pre-programmed location based on the target coordinates. The missile achieves an initial velocity using a solid propellant booster which is separated once the missile achieves its cruising velocity.


According to the Iranwatch.org missile report, Quds-1 has a range of 800 km. The second-generation Quds-2, which corresponds with the Iranian Soumar (also known as Hoveyzeh) missiles, has a range of 1,350 km. The range of Quds 3 was not mentioned by the Houthis but is believed to be longer than Quds 2, as the missile diameter is larger, thus capable of carrying a larger fuel tank and warhead. These missiles are based on an Iranian derived from Soviet-era air-launched Kh55 cruise missiles acquired from Ukraine in the late 1990s. The range of Quds-1 is assumed to be 700 km, with Quds-3 achieving three times that range.
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I think London and Paris may already be on the case just need to persuade Berlin.
Mind you the way things are in Vladland it may be the Houthi supplying drones to them.
 
aonestudio said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1765739450066170148
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Houthis Kill Innocent Civilians with More Reckless Attacks

At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) Mar. 6, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden. The missile struck...
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Sunken Rubymar’s only UK link was its disputed insurance cover

<p>Yemeni Houthis sank the Belize-flagged bulker Rubymar on the basis of data that wrongly linked the Lebanese owners to a residential block of flats in Southampton. Now, amid a dispute between the ship’s owner and its insurer, it may fall to Yemen to clean up a fuel oil slick, 21,000 tonnes of...
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Despite being widely reported as British-owned, it turns out that the only UK link to Rubymar was its insurance, which is now being disputed by the owners, who have been told that war risk was not part of the fixed-premium deal they signed up to.
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Responsibility for the clean-up of oil spills would normally fall to the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds. However Rubymar is a bulk carrier not an oil tanker and therefore IOPC Funds do not apply.
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The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage could apply. However, the treaty states: “No liability for pollution damage shall attach to the shipowner if the shipowner proves that: (a) the damage resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character.”
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Israel Fighter Jets Carry Out Long-Range Retaliation Strike On Houthi Oil Depot In Yemen (Updated)

The attack, one of Israel's longest airstrikes, comes a day after the Houthi's first lethal long-range drone attack on Israel.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1814831058317418699
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1814806550617461108
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There's a veritable feast of potential targets Israel could hit if the Houthis persist.

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This potential move is believed to be in response to President Biden's approval of Ukraine's use of US-supplied weapons on Russian soil.
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Yeah sure, brilliant tactical move Vlad. This will only get the remaining limitations lifted.
 
Archibald said:
Yeah sure, brilliant tactical move Vlad. This will only get the remaining limitations lifted.
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Plus proper longer range strike missiles sent to Ukraine. If the Houthis actually managed to hit a USN vessel with a Russian missile, there'd likely be Ukrainian-fired Dark Eagles raining down on Moscow and Sukhoi/MiG factories and design bureaus. As for the Black Sea Fleet, there wouldn't be one.
 
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Forest Green said:
www.twz.com

Israel Fighter Jets Carry Out Long-Range Retaliation Strike On Houthi Oil Depot In Yemen (Updated)

The attack, one of Israel's longest airstrikes, comes a day after the Houthi's first lethal long-range drone attack on Israel.
www.twz.com www.twz.com
https://twitter.com/x/status/1814831058317418699
View: https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1814831058317418699

https://twitter.com/x/status/1814806550617461108
View: https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1814806550617461108

There's a veritable feast of potential targets Israel could hit if the Houthis persist.

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Most of the targets you see there are not in Houthi controlled territory. Houthis control territory from Marib Basin to the coast. But they only control part of the coast from around 50 miles south of Hudaydah to the Saudi border (although some of those areas are disputed).

A blockade, with inspection of all civilian vessels would be the sensible option. The only port the Houthi's control is Hudaydah. Beyond that there is only about 3/4 tiny fishing ports along the entire c200 mile coast that they control....
 
timmymagic said:
Most of the targets you see there are not in Houthi controlled territory. Houthis control territory from Marib Basin to the coast. But they only control part of the coast from around 50 miles south of Hudaydah to the Saudi border (although some of those areas are disputed).

A blockade, with inspection of all civilian vessels would be the sensible option. The only port the Houthi's control is Hudaydah. Beyond that there is only about 3/4 tiny fishing ports along the entire c200 mile coast that they control....
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Indeed, this shows Houthi territory.

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So much rumors about missiles and targeting data, while the FSO Safer floating oil storage and offloading vessel moored in the Red Sea north of Hudaydah is well forgotten. Several years ago there was an uproar on possible sinking of that vessel by the Houthis using a missile to cause environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea. However, the Houthis remained eco-friendly so far.
 
yahya said:
So much rumors about missiles and targeting data, while the FSO Safer floating oil storage and offloading vessel moored in the Red Sea north of Hudaydah is well forgotten. Several years ago there was an uproar on possible sinking of that vessel by the Houthis using a missile to cause environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea. However, the Houthis remained eco-friendly so far.
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Nope, there has been at least one oil slick already.
 
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In my opinion, the Israeli Air Force's attacks, although feasible, are too expensive and risky, compared to the bomb load that a few fighters can carry. Possibly the most logical answer is that the Israelis are using their sophisticated espionage techniques and knowledge of the area to target American bombers.
 
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For now technical failure on an Arrow missile is cited, without explaining which Arrow missile type. A THAAD battery also launched a missile, which missed.
It's odd that the lower tier David's Sling wasn't used, despite national level deployment including positions in Israel's center.

Justo Miranda said:
In my opinion, the Israeli Air Force's attacks, although feasible, are too expensive and risky, compared to the bomb load that a few fighters can carry. Possibly the most logical answer is that the Israelis are using their sophisticated espionage techniques and knowledge of the area to target American bombers.
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I can assure you that Israel is not targeting American bombers. Not via covert, nor overt means.
 
Big_Zukini said:
I can assure you that Israel is not targeting American bombers. Not via covert, nor overt means.
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I think they meant aiding with target designation.

Although I wouldn't put a USS Liberty 2.0 beyond them lol. Speaking of the same people behind the King David Hotel Bombing and Lavon Affair as well.
 
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Big_Zukini said:
For now technical failure on an Arrow missile is cited, without explaining which Arrow missile type. A THAAD battery also launched a missile, which missed.
It's odd that the lower tier David's Sling wasn't used, despite national level deployment including positions in Israel's center.


I can assure you that Israel is not targeting American bombers. Not via covert, nor overt means.
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Well, there must be some way to track the movement of the team launching the missiles as they return to their base. I suppose they launch them when there is no satellite coverage, but the infrared signal from the launch can also be accurately detected from a synchronous orbit, and there should also be drones monitoring the area from high altitude.

I suppose that the only strategy to avoid its location is to make unique launches from different locations, without repeating it even once.

But that system only allows for very sporadic launches and not a continuous offense. Only useful for propaganda, but with little or no military results.
 
Justo Miranda said:
Well, there must be some way to track the movement of the team launching the missiles as they return to their base. I suppose they launch them when there is no satellite coverage, but the infrared signal from the launch can also be accurately detected from a synchronous orbit, and there should also be drones monitoring the area from high altitude.

I suppose that the only strategy to avoid its location is to make unique launches from different locations, without repeating it even once.

But that system only allows for very sporadic launches and not a continuous offense. Only useful for propaganda, but with little or no military results.
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I do not know what methods the US is using to hunt launching units. I do know that it's very much possible that training programs took attrition into account. I'd be more worried about the remaining arsenal rather than available operators.
Still, it's currently the US's mission to conduct offensive ops in Yemen.
And it's a joint Israeli-US mission to shoot down missiles once they're fired at Israel. I'm sure the missiles were tracked well ahead of impact.
With tens of thousands of viable military targets and the hardened nature of some of them, indeed the Houthis and Iranians cannot really inflict significant damage to Israel's military capabilities.
However, civilian targets do not have a lower pain threshold, as in they are not more acceptable in the calculus of interception and retaliation.
An impact near the main international airport is certainly painful, even if no material damage was caused. A continued campaign of dripping MRBMs could inflict to Israel more damage than it does to Iran and Houthis, hence militarily it can be considered successful.
 

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