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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 (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 system:<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | + | Electro-optical APS acts on SACLOS-guided missiles that do not feature an electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) system:<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> |
* [[3M7]] ([[IT-1]]) | * [[3M7]] ([[IT-1]]) | ||
* [[9M14-2 Malyutka-2]] ([[IAR 316B]]) | * [[9M14-2 Malyutka-2]] ([[IAR 316B]]) | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 23 February 2023
Contents
Introduction
Update "Wind of Change" added active protection systems (APS) to the ground vehicles. These devices provide defense against ATGM. It can either be by destroying the incoming missile or by jamming the guidance system.
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
