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■泰戈爾
原文：
The U.S. Army Pacific’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment have test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the Typhon launcher in the central Philippines - and it successfully hit a target around 600 kilometers away in Nueva Ecija.
Col. Dennis Hernandez of the Philippine Marines told Defense News the cruise missile was launched and landed at the impact area within Fort Magsaysay, the Army’s main battle camp, in Laur, Nueva Ecija, roughly an hour later.
"The missile was very precise. Let’s say if you want to hit a window from a far distance, it lands directly into that window," Hernandez said. "This skimming missile traveled all the way from Tacloban to the target in Laur."
Exercise officials meant for the Tomahawk missile to support ground troops in a night land maneuver exercise led by the 25th Infantry Division in Fort Magsaysay, part of the ongoing Balikatan annual joint drills between American and Filipino troops. This year’s Balikatan drill involves roughly 17,000 troops from Japan, Australia, France, Canada and New Zealand.
The Typhon launcher’s presence in the Philippines, let alone a test-firing of one of its variable munitions, has irked Chinese officials because of its long-range capability, especially when loaded with Tomahawks.
There was some back-and-forth earlier in the exercise about whether the Typhon launch would happen at all. U.S. military officials suggested it could be canceled because of unspecified "obstacles."
中譯：
美國陸軍太平洋司令部第一多領域特遣隊與菲律賓陸軍砲兵團，日前從位於菲律賓中部的「提豐」發射器試射了一枚戰斧巡弋飛彈，並成功擊中了約 600 公里外位於新怡詩夏省的目標。
菲律賓海軍陸戰隊赫南德茲上校告訴《國防新聞》，該巡弋飛彈發射約一小時後降落在新怡詩夏省勞爾市麥格塞塞堡—即陸軍主要戰鬥營地的彈著區內。
赫南德茲表示：「這枚飛彈非常精準。這麼說吧，如果你想從遠距離擊中一扇窗戶，它會直接鑽進那扇窗戶。這枚貼地飛行的飛彈一路從塔克洛班飛到了勞爾的目標區。」
演習官員表示，這次戰斧飛彈試射的目的在支援由第 25 步兵師在麥格塞塞堡領導的夜間地面機動演習；該演習是美菲部隊年度「肩並肩」聯合軍演的一部分。今年的「肩並肩」演習由來自日本、澳洲、法國、加拿大與紐西蘭的約 17000 名官兵共同完成。
「提豐」發射器出現在菲律賓，更不用說試射其搭載的彈藥，這引起了中共官員的不滿，因為該系統具備長程打擊能力，特別是在裝載戰斧飛彈時。
在演習初期，對於此系統是否會進行發射仍然未定。美軍官員曾一度暗示可能因不明「障礙」而取消。
- 關鍵軍語 -
※Multi-Domain Task Force：多領域特遣隊
※land maneuver exercise：地面機動演習