In Which Life Imitates Israel Strikes: War of the Red Sea

News from Yemen:

The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned.

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While U.S. sources haven’t confirmed the type of missiles, open source naval analyst and retired Navy Capt. Chris Carlson told USNI News on Monday the damage on Swift appears to be from the warhead used in a Chinese-built C-802 anti-ship missile (NATO reporting name CSS-N-8 Saccade). The C-802 is based on Cold War-era French technology.

In Israel Strikes: War of the Red Sea, Hamas begins its rocket war against the Israelis by firing off a salvo of Chinese made C-802 missiles:

Cruising four nautical miles to the north, Captain Avram saw the two missiles impact Saar. He immediately ordered battle stations and scanned the shoreline with his binoculars.            His radioman reported, ‘Saar requests assistance, Captain.’            Avram put his binoculars on Saar, but she was obscured by smoke. He tried to peer through, but saw only more billowing smoke and occasionally an orange flame. ‘Helm, make for Saar. Radio, tell Saar we are on the way and then inform Naval Headquarters in Tel Aviv.’            Avram ordered the boat’s helicopter in the air.            As they approached Saar he could see that she was listing. Smoke billowed from two fires both within the superstructure. The boat’s five inch gun flamed as well. He could still make out the bare outline of missile contrails and followed them to the shore. He saw a flash and then another. Two more missile contrails reached into the air. There were two more flashes, and then two more after that.            Sensors reported, ‘Captain! Six contacts…make that eight contacts!’            ‘Course?’            ‘Right for us!’

Anywho, great thing, that deal we got with the Iranians, no?