active armor, or in other words, active protection from modern tank consists of a special system that shoots a certain charge if hit by a projectile.Such a system usually coincides with the local radar.
In case of approaching an enemy shell, shooting on the system command is to undermine and otstrelivanie charge attached to the side of armored vehicles.When confronted with the charge that otsrelennogo projectile he cries, creating a cloud of debris, which significantly reduces the penetrating enemy shell.
Such systems are actively developing in France, Israel, the US and Germany.However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union began to develop such little relevance, since that was "lost" main enemy capabilities and budgets for such development were desyakti times reduced.
striking example of such a system of active protection of the tanks of the world, is the development called "Barrier", made in Ukraine.It was designed for export and for use only samples of modern tanks.
This complex initiates protivosnaryadnym active armor ammunition directly on the surface of the tank, rather than shoot them.Furthermore, such a development can withstand ammunition flying on top of the tank, not only in the lateral projection.
In the case of activation of the system, the flow echelon fragments under the influence of the blast wave changes the trajectory of enemy ordnance, or creates a favorable angle of the collision of the projectile with the armor of the tank, at which he or it does not break or bounce happens.
These factors make such an active protective armor systems that use all the modern tanks of the world, universal and multitasking protective agent.For example, today there are Israeli achievements, which, after each operation, the system is "recharged" and can affect several approaching the tank purposes.
disadvantage of such systems is the lack of clarity in their use in high shaking the tank and do not reflect the possibility of enemy attacks from only one direction.
Many anti-tank guided missiles, such as the American Javelin, usually aim at the roof of the tank, bypassing the heavily armored protected zone.Therefore, in 2012-2013 the world all the modern tanks are designed taking into account the features of the new anti-tank systems.
In the development and design of anti-tank defense RPG-30 accounted for all of the above points: in this model RPG-end (first) shell should provoke tripping active protection of the tank at such a distance that is safe for jet cumulative projectile that follows behind.
