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The ”Trophy ” system and active protection of the tanks and other vehicles

(Picture 1) Kimmo Huosionmaa Why I mentioned the U.S ”Trophy” system in the headline, is that I don't remember the name of similar Russian weapon system. This kind of active denial systems are coming to tanks, and their mission is to destroy missiles before the ammunition touches the tank. In modern denial, the system is the battery of arrow, what is guided by sensors, what uses infrared and radar to locate the incoming antitank weapon. When the antitank missile is located, the ADS (Active Denial System) would shoot it with an arrow and it works like CIWS-gun on the deck of warships. The structural problem of those weapons is that they must be lightweight, that those weapons can turn fast enough against an incoming missile. That's why there is used flechette-claymores, what can launch their flechettes as controlled salvos. This structure allows those weapons turn extremely fast, and the cheap microchips are making possible to create very small caliber guided ammun...