An Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Shot Down Houthi Drones Using a 5-inch Gun

“There are a lot of five five when you shoot something with a gun, a type of World War II style.”

Ever since Hamas, on October 7, 2023, led the massacre against Israel, the Iranian regional proxy groups have increased attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman. The Houthhi’s headquarters with headquarters in Yemen, who have already known that they have launched barracks targeting international vessels in these strategic waterways, have constantly attacked Israeli and American property since the war began more than a year ago. Although the militant group claimed that the targets on ships in an effort to help Hamas’ war against Israel, it often hits the vessel without clear ties with Israel, interrupting the critical path for the global trade. The Fleets of the F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Airplane Fleets usually represent the first line of defense in overturning These rockets launched by the rebels. However the sailors on the ship USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used a pistol mounted with five inches of its destroyer to overthrow the Houthi air vehicle unresolved on the Repno area of ​​2024.

What happened?

As described by Vice ADM. Brad Cooper at an event co -organized According to the Navy Institute of the United States, the impeccable unmanned drone unmannedly discovered the guard. When the command of the murder was awarded to the sailors, they successfully managed to overthrow unmanned aviation vehicles (UAV) with five inch weapons, the feat of which Cooper allegedly did not think he would be successful. “It was an exciting moment,” Cooper said. “There was a lot of happening. But it just gives me, just gives you the feeling that this crew was really named and paid attention.” Once this drone took care of, Houthis quickly fired a cruise rocket against the ship eventually knocked down by fighter jets from USS Abraham Lincoln carrier. Obviously, any hostile UAV was destroyed by the Navy’s victory, but as Cooper notes: “There are many high fives when you shoot something with a gun, a type of style and World War II.”

The destroyers of Arleigh-Burk are pretty amazing

USS Stockdale represents one of the navy Arleigh-Burke-Klass destroyers. Appointed in honor of World War II legend Admiral Arleigh Burke, these warships remain the cornerstone of the fleet of the official combat fleet with seventy -three vessels (out of a total of seventy -five destroyers). These destroyers have a smaller cross -section than their predecessors, making them more challenging to discover enemy warships. AND Arleigh Burke-Class The ships were also equipped with a collective protection system that allows them to function under conditions contaminated radiological, chemical or biological materials. In terms of sensory system, a slightly reduced AEGIS combat system is installed in the ships, allowing them to initiate, follow and avoid rockets at the same time.

Arms, Arleigh-Burke Destroyers can pack a kick. They warships They are equipped with fifty -six cruising rockets Raytheon Tomahawk and a combination of land rockets, a ship projectile and a navigation system supported by a TRCOM. These rockets are launched from a couple of vertical launch systems of Lockheed Martin MK41. Especially, these DDGS They also have 5-inch Mark 45 Light Naval Artillery Pistol, which proved to have entered the fall of modern UAV 2024.

About the author: Maya Carlin

Maya CarlinThe national security writer with national interest, is an analyst of the Center for Security Policy and former associate Anna Sobol Levy in the IDC Herzliya in Israel. There are lines in many publications, including national interest, Jerusalem Post and Times of Israel. You can follow it on Twitter: @Mayacarlin. In the last few years, Carlin has been published over 1,000 articles on different defense issues.

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