文档介绍：TheUnintendedConsequencesofacareerinEngineeringOrHowtoendupamassmurdererwithouteventryingThePATRIOTSystem,andmypartinitStandsforPhasedArrayTracking,RadioInterceptOfTargetDesignedandbuiltatRaytheon,righthereinMassachusettsFirstbuiltasananti-aircraftmissilesystemModifiedtofunctionasanAnti-BallisticMissilesystemDeployedduringtheFirstGulfWarinSaudiArabia,Kuwait,andIsraelWhatamIheretotalkabout?Here'essful,buttheyused4PATRIOTmissilesperScud–justtomakesureThiswasaproblem:IraqhadhundredsofScudmissiles,,tomakeinterceptionsmoreeconomical,modificationsweremadetohavethePATRIOTdisabletheScuds,ratherthandestroythemEveryeffortwasmadetofindanddestroythemobilelaunchers,withoutwhichtheScudswereuselessPATRIOTbatterieswerepermanentlyplacedaroundsensitiveareas,mannedandrunning24/7,incaseofmissileattackHoweffectivewasit?Intheinitialtrials,extremelyIn'economy'mode,somewhatlesseffectiveThestrikesbythePATRIOTmissileswereskewedtowardsthefrontoftheScudTheideawastodisable/detonatethewarheadWorkedasplanned,mostly,butthatleft2tonsofrocketstillfallingonthetargetIthelpedthattheScudscouldnotbeaimedwellWhendeployedtoIsrael,the'economy',1991February26,1991WARINTHEGULF:ScudAttack;,.,SpecialtoTheNewYorkTimesInthemostdevastatingIraqistrokeofthePersianGulfwar,anIraqimissiledemolishedabarrackshousingmorethan100AmericantroopsonMondaynight,killing27andwounding98,,,anArmyReserveunitbasedinFarrell,Pa.,-builtScud,amissilethathasbeenfiredagainandagainintoSaudiArabiaorIsraelduringthewar,'sattackwasthefirstoftheIraqisurface-to-surfacemissilestotakeasiz