在众多的现代兵器中,水雷是一种毫不起眼,不为很多人所熟知的武器。然而,在从古到今的多次海战中,水雷所发挥的重要作用却是不容忽视的。在1990年爆发的海湾战争中,伊拉克的各种现代化的进攻性武器,包括“飞毛腿”导弹在内,都没有给多国部队造成严重损失,只有匆匆布下的近1200枚水雷重创了美国海军,炸伤了反水雷旗舰“特里波利”号和导弹巡洋舰“普林斯顿”号,并阻止了美国海军在科威特沿岸登陆的企图。因而,有关人士称水雷在海湾战争期间起到了“四两拔千斤”的作用。 Among the many modern weapons, mines are an obscure weapon that many people are not familiar with. However, in many naval battles from ancient to now, the important role played by mines can not be ignored. During the Gulf War that erupted in 1990, none of the various modern Iraqi offensive weapons, including the “Scud” missiles, caused serious losses to the multinational force. Only 1,200 mines were hurriedly laid off and the U.S. Navy was destroyed. Wounding the flagship “Tripoli” of anti-miners and the missile cruiser “Princeton” and preventing attempts by the United States Navy to land on the Kuwaiti coast. Thus, relevant sources said that the miners played a “four-by-two” role during the Gulf War.