Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
That's why CIWS is there, but it's disappointing to see that the SM-2 was not successful.
Layered ship defence is very good but it is not 100% effective against modern anti ship missiles like the ones Iran has given the Houthi’s.
When you look at the potential ramifications of the death of 3 soldiers, what would the ramifications of the loss of a USN fleet unit and deaths in the hundreds ? The missiles that could do that are unambiguously supplied by Iran, so there is no way Iran could play the “it was the Houthi’s, not us card” anymore.
This is how a major regional conflict starts, and potentially WW III…