Yemeni Conflict: News

I think Saudis and Emirates will give to the western weapons and armor really bad reputation, as they are regularly destroyed in big numbers against light infantry with old soviet equipment. Those Oshkosh MRAPs really looks like piece of sh*t, considering how many were destroyed without heavy fighting.

medo wrote:I think Saudis and Emirates will give to the western weapons and armor really bad reputation, as they are regularly destroyed in big numbers against light infantry with old soviet equipment. Those Oshkosh MRAPs really looks like piece of sh*t, considering how many were destroyed without heavy fighting.

They are not bad, they are fine, good as any other MRAP around i suppose but issue is that they are using them so badly that its suprising they have any left to be honest...

Well, good thing that Saudis are rich so they can always buy more stuff because...DAYM!!!!

There are lots od dead Saudis whom we simply don't see. the official figure of 120 dead is a load of BS, the real number is probably a few times higher than that.

A single IRGC division + maybe a Russian Spetznaz regiment (as a nice decoration) and after a year of fight KSA and UAE will be left with no army.

Militarov wrote:

medo wrote:I think Saudis and Emirates will give to the western weapons and armor really bad reputation, as they are regularly destroyed in big numbers against light infantry with old soviet equipment. Those Oshkosh MRAPs really looks like piece of sh*t, considering how many were destroyed without heavy fighting.

They are not bad, they are fine, good as any other MRAP around i suppose but issue is that they are using them so badly that its suprising they have any left to be honest...

It's in the context of the whole text. It's not that those MRAPs are bad, but that Saudi and Emirate users give them bad reputation like they are crap, because of their incompetence.

medo wrote:

Militarov wrote:

medo wrote:I think Saudis and Emirates will give to the western weapons and armor really bad reputation, as they are regularly destroyed in big numbers against light infantry with old soviet equipment. Those Oshkosh MRAPs really looks like piece of sh*t, considering how many were destroyed without heavy fighting.

They are not bad, they are fine, good as any other MRAP around i suppose but issue is that they are using them so badly that its suprising they have any left to be honest...

It's in the context of the whole text. It's not that those MRAPs are bad, but that Saudi and Emirate users give them bad reputation like they are crap, because of their incompetence.

That makes more sense

JohninMK wrote:

flamming_python wrote:With the amount of Saudi vehicles standing around and not doing s**t while being leisurely targeted by Houthi ATGMs and RPGs; I'm starting to think that most of the explanation really does come down to the fact that Saudi forces and paid mercenaries really do bail and flee as soon as the first pellet pings off their tank armour.

Perhaps a protocol has developed, Houthis fire a few rounds at Saudi vehicles, soldiers decamp and flee unhurt, Houthis ransack then destroy that which they don't need. Everyone wins, minimum casualties on either side, plenty of destruction (we put up a hell of a fight before we escaped), no fear in the next encounter, Saudis order more gear from the US. Its win win.

That sorta thing is actually a lot more plausible than one might suspect.

A new(?) video http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=97e_1443199828
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Another Saudi general bites the dust (third one already) - Brig. Gen. Ibrahim al Hamzi was killed during an ambush in Jizan province of Saudi Arabia

Walther von Oldenburg wrote:A new(?) video http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=97e_1443199828
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Another Saudi general bites the dust (third one already) - Brig. Gen. Ibrahim al Hamzi was killed during an ambush in Jizan province of Saudi Arabia

Another?

I killed fewer generals when I played RtoC Wolfenstein...

Two previous ones were: an air force general general and a brigade commander.

RSLF Brigadier General Ibrahim O Hamzi that was killed by Houthis

"Hadi loyalists claim to have found Iranian manufactured mines after clashes with Houthis at Marib Dam" - Source: https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/648848207624077312




Photos were taken with potato, thats more than obvious but i am almost convinced that is not any kind of mine. Since i served in Air Defence i had pleasure towing around Strela 2/M (SA7/B for less versed) on my back couple of times for recreational purposes of my superiors and i can recognise thermal Battery 9B17 for Strela when i see one.







Nicely visible battery on video.

Additional info whoever is interested: http://download.cabledrum.net/wikileaks_archive/file/us-manpads-study-guide-2004.pdf

Only mine this even remotely reminds of is Chinese Type 84, but THAT is not THIS:

Militarov, you know too much

More Saudi stuff:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e71_1443619844

Zivo wrote:

HUNTER VZLA wrote:Houthis channel shows a US made M167 Vulcan air defense system

Next stop, the back of a white Toyota.

My thoughts precisely. That or an Ural Truck.

JohninMK wrote:Militarov, you know too much

Ha ha, well, there are people that know so much more than me that its scary.

Militarov wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Militarov, you know too much

Ha ha, well, there are people that know so much more than me that its scary.

Yup and some of them are on this site, makes it what it is.

"Saudi-led Arab coalition forces battling the Shi'ite Houthi rebel group have announced they seized a Yemen-bound Iranian boat carrying weapons that was masquerading as a fishing boat south of Oman's Salalah coast.

The shipment, which was seized on 26 September, on the third day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, had 18 anti-armour shells, 54 anti-tank missiles, 15 battery kits and other weapons on board. The 14-strong crew was also arrested by Arab authorities, according to an al-Arabiya report." - Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/saudi-led-coalition-seizes-yemen-bound-iranian-arms-shipment-1521810







Seems shipment contained Iranian built Troophan ATGMs too (TOW derivate).

Source: https://twitter.com/7yhy/status/649156080703012864

Another M2 Bradley bites the dust

Militarov wrote:

Jesus!

Soylent Green...

Militarov wrote:

The Saudi Arabian monarchy needs to be eradicated off the face of the planet!!!

magnumcromagnon wrote:

Militarov wrote:

The Saudi Arabian monarchy needs to be eradicated off the face of the planet!!!

I am preparing one abit bigger post regarding Saudi Arabia for later, mostly something they did in Syria last year. Naturally well documented post.

Militarov wrote:

Well that is unfortunate disinformation. using old image of 2004's tragedy before renovation of the Jamarat bridge. and those Buldozers are NOT bulldozing dead bodies.



This is the jamarat Bridge Today.



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Mina's tragedy was unfortunate event...Unfortunately there are ongoing "media war" too between shia extremist and wahabbis. They mix shit out of context.