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At 04:17 local time in the Persian Gulf, thirty-one fast attack craft from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy moved in total silence toward a U.S. Carrier Strike Group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

Their plan was simple: swarm the fleet from four directions and overwhelm the defenses before dawn.

But within minutes everything changed.

A detection from orbit, rapid fleet coordination, and the full defensive network of the U.S. Navy activated at once. Destroyers USS Gravely and USS Mason opened fire, fighter jets launched into the dark sky, and the swarm doctrine faced its ultimate test.

Eight minutes later, the battle was over.

This video breaks down the entire engagement — the swarm strategy, the detection timeline, the layered naval defenses, and the response that stopped the attack before a single craft reached weapons range.