Yemeni Conflict: News #3

Thaqib-3

The Thaqib-3 is also a modified air-to-air missile. However, a much more advanced missile, the Russian-made RVV-AE.

Unlike the R-73E and R-27T, the RVV-AE is guided by active radar homing. The missile is also equipped with an inertial navigation system with mid-course update.

While the RVV-AE’s advanced features make it a bit harder to launch from ground-based vehicles, this remains completely possible thanks to the missile’s advanced on-board multi-function doppler-monopulse radar seeker.

The RVV-AE was designed to engage targeted beyond line of sight, with a range of 80-100 km. However, the variant presented by the Houthis have a range of 20 km only, likely because the RVV-AE was designed to be launched from air.

The effeteness of Thaqib-1 and 2 against fighter jets remain very limited due to the presence of heat countermeasures. The RVV-AE, however, is not affected by such jamming means. This and the missile’s longer range makes it perfect for engaging fighter jets.

The Thaqib-3 may have been used by the Houthis to shot down a Tornado IDS fighters jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) over northern Yemen last week.

The Houthis likely obtained R-27T, R-73E and RVV-AE missiles from the stockpiles of the Yemeni Air Force in 2015. The Yemeni Air Force used to operate these types of air-to-air missiles, and others like the R-27R, on its Mig-29SMTs.

JohninMK wrote:Couple more for you Isos  

starman wrote:Are US and British troops moving into Aden to bolster the Saudi position in Yemen? So says a tweet; can anyone confirm or refute this?

JohninMK wrote:
I saw that as well. Where was your tweet?

starman wrote:

JohninMK wrote:
I saw that as well. Where was your tweet?

I didn't reply on twitter.

The Saudi army suffered another defeat from the Hussites in Yemen: some details of the outcome of the battle of Al-Hazm


Some details of the fighting in the area of ​​Al-Hazma and Wadi Wasit in Yemen appeared. According to the initial data, the Hussite armed groups attacked the government forces of the country and their Saudi allies in the area. Further extremely contradictory reports began to arrive. However, there was a general point in these reports. This concerned the general fact that the forces of the Saudi coalition suffered losses at least in military equipment.

Today, evidence has been confirmed that the Saudi forces had to leave the area after being hit by a half ring arranged by Hussite detachments. However, the retreat with all the available military equipment was impossible for the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. They did not begin to leave the equipment as trophies for the Hussites either. As a result, they found such an option as the destruction of equipment and special equipment during the retreat. According to the latest reports, the Saudis destroyed two Oshkosh armored vehicles and a Toyota armored army vehicle.




According to other sources, the equipment was destroyed by the Hussites during the clash, in which the Saudis suffered another heavy defeat. The Hussites attacked the enemy’s positions from several directions, which led to a panic from the Saudi coalition forces.

Subsequently, in order to try to defeat the Hussites and drive those out of the occupied territories, additional forces of the government forces of Yemen were transferred under Al-Hazm. New fights ensued, which came with varying success. Government forces say they managed to achieve a local victory. But the Hussites refute these statements.



The Hussites themselves previously demonstrated footage from Al-Hazma, which came under their control. As trophies, they got a considerable number of weapons , including artillery, MLRS and armored vehicles. The Hussites also gained access to communication systems of the Yemeni and Saudi armies. At the disposal of the group were tons of ammunition for various weapons systems, including shells for self-propelled guns.




https://topwar.ru/169252-saudovskaja-armija-ponesla-ocherednoe-porazhenie-ot-husitov-v-jemene-nekotorye-podrobnosti-itogov-boja-pod-al-hazmom.html

GarryB wrote:It would certainly be the best solution for the people of Yemen for Saudi Arabia and co to leave that country... probably a bit optimistic though they are and don't give a shit about the lives of their soldiers or the people of Yemen...  you know... like American government officials and their 1% masters with forces in... everywhere.