Active protection systems

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.

Soft-kill APS

[List of missiles that can be jammed]

AN/VLQ-8A

It is a IRCM type jammer.

Vehicles equipped with AN/VLQ-8A:

• M1A1 HC

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:

• PUMA

Shtora-1

Vehicles equipped with Shtora-1:

• T-80UK
• T-90A

JD-3

Vehicles equipped with JD-3:

• ZTZ96A (P)

EIREL

Vehicles equipped with EIREL:

• AMX-30B2 BRENUS

Hard-kill APS

Drozd

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Vehicles equipped with Drozd:

• T-80UM2
• T-55AMD-1

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:

• Black Night

Trophy

Vehicles equipped with Trophy:

• Merkava Mk.4M

Media

Videos

The Shooting Range #296 - Tactics & Strategy section at 08:21 discusses active protection systems.

External Links

• [Devblog] Hard-kill active protection systems in War Thunder