縱使花了百億在美國武器上也保護(hù)不了沙地阿拉伯油田被摧毀。

　　One thing is clear: The attack revealed the limits of Saudi Arabia’s seemingly sophisticated air-defense system. Riyadh in recent years has spent billions of dollars building up six battalions of U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles and associated radars. The Patriots didn’t stop the recent attack.

　　有一點(diǎn)是明確的：該攻擊顯示沙地阿拉伯的先進(jìn)防御系統(tǒng)的限制。近年利雅得花了上百億美元購買了六連的美制愛國者地對(duì)空導(dǎo)彈防御系統(tǒng)和雷達(dá)。但愛國者沒有制止該攻擊。

　　And it wasn’t the first time Saudi Arabia’s Patriots have failed. At least five Patriots apparently missed, malfunctioned or otherwise failed when Saudi forces tried to intercept a barrage of rockets targeting Riyadh on March 25, 2018.

　　而且這不是第一次沙地阿拉伯的愛國者系統(tǒng)失敗。在2018年3月25號(hào)，最少五次愛國者失敗當(dāng)沙地阿拉伯試圖攔截攻擊利雅得的飛彈。

　　Houthi forces fired at least seven rockets at Saudi Arabia that night. The Saudi military launched Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles in an attempt to destroy the Houthi rockets in mid-air. The Saudis claimed seven of the Patriots struck their targets.

　　胡塞軍當(dāng)晚發(fā)射了最少7顆飛彈。沙地阿拉伯軍隊(duì)發(fā)射了先進(jìn)愛國者2型導(dǎo)彈試圖在半空擊落胡塞軍的飛彈。沙地阿拉伯聲稱7枚愛國者導(dǎo)彈打中目標(biāo)。

　　But amateur videos that appeared online in the aftermath of the missile skirmish indicate that many of the Patriots exploded in mid-air or veered off course. The errant missiles invoked memories of similar failures involving American-operated Patriots during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

　　但群眾拍的視頻卻顯示很多愛國者導(dǎo)彈在空中爆炸或者脫離目標(biāo)軌道。失誤的導(dǎo)彈讓人想起1991海灣戰(zhàn)爭和2003伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭也出現(xiàn)同樣錯(cuò)誤。

　　“Here's a cold hard reality that most people just don't understand, including many defense-sector pundits—air defense systems, no matter how advanced and deeply integrated, aren't magic,” Tyler Rogoway wrote at The War Zone. “They have major limitations, especially considering most primarily rely on ground-based sensors.”

　　“這是一個(gè)殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)但很多人不明白，包括所謂的軍事專家--空中防御系統(tǒng)，就算如何先進(jìn)也不會(huì)變魔術(shù)”Tyler Rogoway 在 戰(zhàn)場雜志寫道?！八鼈冇泻芏嗟南拗疲绕涫侵饕揽康孛胬走_(dá)?！?/p>