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[[Update "Wind of Change"]] added active protection systems ('''APS''') to the ground vehicles. These devices provide automatic defense against [[ATGM]]. It is possible to shoot down incoming ATGM manually but it is very hard. There a two categories of APS: | [[Update "Wind of Change"]] added active protection systems ('''APS''') to the ground vehicles. These devices provide automatic defense against [[ATGM]]. It is possible to shoot down incoming ATGM manually but it is very hard. There a two categories of APS: | ||
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* '''Softkill''': A softkill system will not destroy the incoming projectile but disturb its guiding system so that it will miss the target. | * '''Softkill''': A softkill system will not destroy the incoming projectile but disturb its guiding system so that it will miss the target. | ||
* '''Hardkill''': A hardkill system however tries to detect to projectile itself and destroy it by firing a defensinve system at the incoming projectile. | * '''Hardkill''': A hardkill system however tries to detect to projectile itself and destroy it by firing a defensinve system at the incoming projectile. | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with AN/VLQ-8A:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with AN/VLQ-8A:''' | ||
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* [[M1A1 HC]] | * [[M1A1 HC]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with MUSS:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with MUSS:''' | ||
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* [[PUMA]] | * [[PUMA]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with Shtora-1:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with Shtora-1:''' | ||
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* [[T-80UK]] | * [[T-80UK]] | ||
* [[T-90A]] | * [[T-90A]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with JD-3:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with JD-3:''' | ||
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* [[ZTZ96A (P)]] | * [[ZTZ96A (P)]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with EIREL:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with EIREL:''' | ||
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* [[AMX-30B2 BRENUS]] | * [[AMX-30B2 BRENUS]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with Drozd:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with Drozd:''' | ||
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* [[T-80UM2]] | * [[T-80UM2]] | ||
* [[T-55AMD-1]] | * [[T-55AMD-1]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with Iron Fist:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with Iron Fist:''' | ||
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* [[Black Night]] | * [[Black Night]] | ||
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'''Vehicles equipped with Trophy:''' | '''Vehicles equipped with Trophy:''' | ||
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* [[Merkava Mk.4M]] | * [[Merkava Mk.4M]] | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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{{Youtube-gallery|M_EnuM2MoQ8|'''The Shooting Range #296''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 08:21 discusses active protection systems.}} | {{Youtube-gallery|M_EnuM2MoQ8|'''The Shooting Range #296''' - ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 08:21 discusses active protection systems.}} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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* [[wt:en/news/7606-development-hard-kill-active-protection-systems-in-war-thunder-en|[Devblog] Hard-kill active protection systems in War Thunder]] | * [[wt:en/news/7606-development-hard-kill-active-protection-systems-in-war-thunder-en|[Devblog] Hard-kill active protection systems in War Thunder]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:09, 1 March 2023
Contents
Introduction
Update "Wind of Change" added active protection systems (APS) to the ground vehicles. These devices provide automatic defense against ATGM. It is possible to shoot down incoming ATGM manually but it is very hard. There a two categories of APS:
- Softkill: A softkill system will not destroy the incoming projectile but disturb its guiding system so that it will miss the target.
- Hardkill: A hardkill system however tries to detect to projectile itself and destroy it by firing a defensinve system at the incoming projectile.
Electro-optical APS
Electro-optical APS (also known as "soft-kill APS" or "infrared countermeasures" (IRCM)) are a group of active protection systems that utilise light emitters to disrupt the guidance of incoming missiles.
Electro-optical APS acts on SACLOS-guided missiles that do not feature an electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) system:- 3M7 (IT-1)
- 9M14-2 Malyutka-2 (IAR 316B)
- 9M17M Falanga (Mi-4AV, Mi-24A)
- 9M112 (T-64B, T-80B)
- 9M113 (BMP-1, SPz BMP-1, BMP-2)
- 9M114 Shturm (Shturm-S/Russian helicopters)
- 9M120 Ataka (Mi-35M, Mi-28N)
- 9M120F-1, 9M220O (Shturm-S)
- 9M311, 9M311-1M (2S6)
- 302 (Object 122MT "MC")
- ACRA (AMX-30 ACRA)
- AGM-12B Bullpup (H-34)
- AGM-22 (UH-1B, UH-1C)
- AS.11/SS.11, RB 52
- BAe Swingfire (Swingfire, Striker)
- BGM-71A TOW/RB 55, BGM-71B TOW/RB 55B, BGM-71C I-TOW
- Fireflash (Swift F.7)
- HJ-8A/C/E/H (Chinese helicopters)
- HJ-73E (ZBD86)
- HOT-1
- HOT-2
- HOT-3 (EC-665 Tiger HAD, HAP, UHT)
- Kh-66 (MiG-21PFM)
- MGM-51B (M551, M60A2)
- MGM-51C (XM-803, MBT-70, KPz-70)
- MILAN/MILAN 2
- RB 53 Bantam (HKP3C)
- Roland 1/2/3 (FlaRakPz 1, Roland 1, FlaRakRad)
- Type 79, Type 79 ASM (Type 89)
- VT1 (FlaRakRad, ItO 90M)
Missiles that utilise a different guidance system (e.g. MCLOS, laser, TV) as well as SACLOS missiles with ECCM will be unaffected by the operation of an electro-optical system.
AN/VLQ-8A
It is a IRCM type jammer.
Vehicles equipped with AN/VLQ-8A:
MUSS
MUSS (Multifunktionales Selbstschutz-System, engl. Multifunction Self Protection System) is a IRCM softkill APS. When a laser is pointed at the vehicle MUSS will pop smoke grenades to make laser guidance harder. Against other ATGM it will use IR light to confuse the targeting system of the attacker.
Vehicles equipped with MUSS:
Shtora-1
Vehicles equipped with Shtora-1:
JD-3
Vehicles equipped with JD-3:
EIREL
Vehicles equipped with EIREL:
Hard-kill APS
Drozd
T-55AMD-1#.27Drozd.27_Active_Protection_System
Vehicles equipped with Drozd:
Iron Fist
Iron Fist uses a AESA Radar to find projectiles fired towards the vehicle and shoots a little bomb to deflect it.
Vehicles equipped with Iron Fist:
Trophy
Vehicles equipped with Trophy:
Media
- Videos
External Links
Devblogs
Wikipedia
