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Are you being sarcastic, or is that actually a good end result for one of these systems? Genuinely curious.
by Cyph0n 11y ago
Are you being sarcastic, or is that actually a good end result for one of these systems? Genuinely curious.
- greedo 11y agoThat's a good result. The APS system is usually paired with reactive panels that explode in the face of the ATGM. This looks bad on the turret, but the turret is intact, and the tank still operational. I'd hate to be a dismount nearby when that goes off, but if your goal is protecting a multimillion dollar tank, that's the dues you have to pay.
- Mizza 11y agoThat's a very good result. This is what a bad result looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJwkGy6EOj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJwkGy6EOj8 [NSFW] When the ammo and fuel of the tank burns up, that's called cook-off. You can't repair that, and unfortunately the crew will not survive.
- Cyph0n 11y agoThanks for the vid. Is there a specific reason why the protection system doesn't detonate the projectile further out to avoid any damage whatsoever?
- jasonwatkinspdx 11y agoThe picture above looks like it's reactive armor, which is slightly different. There are multiple versions around, but the core idea is to sandwich explosives between metal plates in such a way that a round striking the assembly triggers the explosive, which drives the plates tangent to the round in a way that can disable it.
- lisivka 11y agoUkrainian Nizh tries to fragment incoming missile or shell wit cumulative charge. It allows to be effective against broader range of threats.
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- ryanmarsh 11y agoMagazine fires do not go over well with the crew. So yes.