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> Large enough shells can't be intercepted, only avoided. Even large armor-piercing shells require sophisticated electronics to correctly time the explosion.
by oldgradstudent 5y ago
> Large enough shells can't be intercepted, only avoided.
Even large armor-piercing shells require sophisticated electronics to correctly time the explosion.
These may be defeated by EW.
Proximity fuses, for example, are just simple radars.
Supposedly, the Russians were are able to defend against artillery by jamming or spoofing proximity fuses with EW in Ukraine.