[Paul R.]

OOPS!

Parallel article from "CRUX":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgUCgFbdG0&pp=ygUTZ2VybW4gd2Fyc2hpcCBkcm9uZQ%3D%3D

"US MQ 9 Drone Survives German Warship Attack In Red Sea As Missiles Crash Due To “Technical Failure”

I guess if the Houthis want to go after a warship, now they know which one...

[Paul R.]

A little coordination here would be good...

[proxy_user]

Fog of war + computerized bots = complete confusion.

[Drew68]

So not only do the Germans shoot their multi-million dollar missile at our multi-million dollar friendly drone, but their multi-million dollar missile fails due to a technical glitch.

Wonderful.

I'm sure Vlad is crapping his pants.

[PGR88]

....and they missed.

keystone cops.

[linMcHlp]

Basic URL address portion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cgUCgFbdG0

[AlaskaErik]

If you want to see the state of today’s German military just watch reruns of Hogan’s Heroes. Colonel Klink and Sgt Schultz epitomize what it’s become.

[Ken H]

Was it over when the Germans bombed the Reaper drone?

[Leaning Right]

Back in 2015 the German Army ran a field training exercise. And due to equipment shortages, some of their tanks used broomsticks instead of machine guns.

So I’ve got to ask. Did the German ship fire a volley of broomsticks?

Side note to the Germans: Just kidding, guys. At least you’re there, and you’re trying.

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For the curious, here’s the 2015 broomstick story:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/19/germanys-army-is-so-under-equipped-that-it-used-broomsticks-instead-of-machine-guns/

[NWFree]

NATO to the rescue. Watch out for friendly fire

[bunkerhill7]

Das ist die hootentootenfrigenmissinschlepenziekaputenziedeutcheslanderboot

[A strike]

There is NO reason for U.S. military involvement in this area.
show me wrong

-fJRoberts-

[PLMerite]

“RT News reported that the Reaper drone was flying in the area with its transponder shut off.”

Yeah, but I bet it didn’t have its ECM shut off.

[McGruff]

Also reported here:

German ship accidentally targets US drone in Red Sea, revealing challenges of response to Houthi attacks

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-02-29/red-sea-drone-us-germany-13159576.html

and

German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight

https://www.businessinsider.com/german-warship-accidentally-opened-fire-us-military-reaper-drone-2024-2

[Paul R.]

Related, last I heard the Rubymar (hit by a Houthi missile) is still adrift and slowly sinking. It’s said to have been carrying 22,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, in some reports.

If that missile had hit a cargo hold of fertilizer, well, lets just say the crew would never feel a thing. That’s like a small nuke going off. Remember the fertilizer explosion in Beirut? That was 2,750 tons of fertilizer...

[353FMG]

Graf Spee should have never left the Atlantic. The Kriegsmarine is not what it used to be.

[varyouga]

At least they didn’t friendly fire shoot down an AWACS jet costing several hundred million...

[SaveFerris]

Fahrvergnugen!!

[rottweiller_inc]

Or maybe they are mad their economy is tanking because a certain country blew up their pipeline.

[Mr.Unique]

Is there no ATO and IFF?