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Yemen War 2015 - Men Vs Tanks: Houthi Fighters Battle Saudi Arabian Tanks On Saudi Soil
YouTube ^ | June 19, 2015 | WarLeaks

Posted on 07/06/2015 6:30:21 PM PDT by C19fan

More HD combat footage from the war in Yemen surfaced.

It is now more like an Saudi-Yemeni war since the battle was fought on Saudi soil as Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Arabian tanks and border posts with guerrilla warfare tactics using small rebels groups eqipted with small arms, RPGs and ATGM launchers to target Saudi tanks and border posts.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: saudi; yemen
Amazing video of Iranian backed Shia Houthi fighters taking on Saudi tanks with ATGMs and RPGs. I guess Arab armies do not believe in combined arms tactics because there is no infantry supporting the Saudi tanks allowing the Houthis to get up and close to the tanks. I see the same lack of infantry support by Assad's forces in Syria.
1 posted on 07/06/2015 6:30:21 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Combining infantry with armor is a skill, a very perishable one at that.


2 posted on 07/06/2015 6:32:21 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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Some air cover would help a bunch too.Houthi are standing around like the Three Stooges,a couple of gunships would ruin their day.


3 posted on 07/06/2015 7:01:08 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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Arab armies do not have the concept of shock infantry. To them, Armor is a really big horse or camel and infantry is “those smelly goat humpers over there that wash my Mercedes.”


4 posted on 07/06/2015 7:13:37 PM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: C19fan

Does not bode well for Saudis; looks like they were getting out fought.


5 posted on 07/06/2015 7:52:13 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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