在“沙漠风暴”行动中,西方媒体曾大肆渲染“爱国者”PAC—2的威力。面对真实的统计数字:在沙特阿拉伯境内,PAC—2型的拦截成功率为70％,在以色列境内则仅为40％,美国军方决定迅速对“爱国者”进行改进,争取早日推出PAC—3型“爱国者”,以对付日渐增多的来自八方的威胁。 海湾战争中,“爱国者”PAC—2的对手是伊拉克的“飞毛腿”(射 In the “Desert Storm” operation, the Western media had vigorously rendered the power of the “Patriot” PAC-2. The real statistics: in Saudi Arabia, PAC-2 type interception success rate of 70% in Israel, only 40%, the U.S. military decided to quickly “Patriot” to improve and strive for the early introduction of PAC -3 “Patriot” to deal with the growing threat from all sides. In the Gulf War, Patriot PAC-2's rival was Iraq's Scud