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| Tango01 | 20 Dec 2016 12:44 p.m. PST |
… is able to intercept uranium tank ammunition.
"The Afganit active protection system (APS) equipping the Armata commonized heavy tacked platform's derivatives has proved to be able to intercept depleted-uranium (DU) armor-piercing discarding-sabot (APDS) projectiles during tests, according to the Izvestia daily. The unique system from the Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) detects incoming AP projectiles with its radar and destroys them with special fragmentation projectiles. The first test intercepts of depleted-uranium APDS projectiles have taken place this year. The cutting-edge system has tackled such hard targets successfully, even though DU projectiles were believed to be invulnerable, a Russian Defense Ministry officer close to the trials told the Izvestia. Work is in full swing on refining the system, the computer software controlling the intercept in particular…"
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| JMcCarroll | 20 Dec 2016 4:50 p.m. PST |
If and I mean if it works. It should be easily overwhelmed with a new shotgun styled round. Or the tank is shot at be the rear or sides. |
 Legion 4  | 20 Dec 2016 4:54 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 21 Dec 2016 10:35 a.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 22 Dec 2016 1:03 a.m. PST |
Makes sense. Wonder when they'll be putting similar on American vehicles? |
| Legion 4 | 22 Dec 2016 11:36 a.m. PST |
When ever the US can afford such tech … and then only maybe … I'd think … |
| Gaz0045 | 22 Dec 2016 11:56 a.m. PST |
No close cooperation with their infantry then with all those fragments flying around…… |
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looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!