沙地阿拉伯的爱国者防御导弹怎么连那么慢的无人机都防御不了？(转载)

　　纵使花了百亿在美国武器上也保护不了沙地阿拉伯油田被摧毁。

　　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.

　　有一点是明确的：该攻击显示沙地阿拉伯的先进防御系统的限制。近年利雅得花了上百亿美元购买了六连的美制爱国者地对空导弹防御系统和雷达。但爱国者没有制止该攻击。

　　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.

　　而且这不是第一次沙地阿拉伯的爱国者系统失败。在2018年3月25号，最少五次爱国者失败当沙地阿拉伯试图拦截攻击利雅得的飞弹。

　　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.

　　胡塞军当晚发射了最少7颗飞弹。沙地阿拉伯军队发射了先进爱国者2型导弹试图在半空击落胡塞军的飞弹。沙地阿拉伯声称7枚爱国者导弹打中目标。

　　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.

　　但群众拍的视频却显示很多爱国者导弹在空中爆炸或者脱离目标轨道。失误的导弹让人想起1991海湾战争和2003伊拉克战争也出现同样错误。

　　“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.”

　　“这是一个残酷的现实但很多人不明白，包括所谓的军事专家--空中防御系统，就算如何先进也不会变魔术”Tyler Rogoway 在 战场杂志写道。“它们有很多的限制，尤其是主要依靠地面雷达。”