Isralies claim to have invented 'Force Field' for RPGs
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thats cool.Initially when I heard forcefield I thought it will restrict access of any projectile like the one the alien used in Independance Day.
This however can only destroy the warhead of RPGs, bullets still can go through. It is a very good invention but the term forcefield like overkill lei.
However i would love to have this system on our Apache. -
It's not April 1.... is it?
Despite the limitations of the system in being unable to protect against small arms fire and landmines, it's still a very useful system to have as protection against RPGs.
I'm just wondering... would it fare just as well against a Spike, Javelin or Hellfire? -
Maybe we should get this Trophy system installed at least on our 'MBTs' which are our vanguard as RPG and anti-tank missiles are readily avaliable nowadays in this part of the world.
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Hmmm.... did i see some flechette rounds engaging the rpg projectile just before it exploded?
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Possibly. Shaped Charge warheads are pretty fragile stuff.
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Isralies is not e only nation 2 use e Trophy system.Hmmmmmmmm a certain nation MAY have them
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Not for helicopters I think. Anyway, I had hoped to see a real force field too. That would be damn cool. Wonder if I will live to see the day...Originally posted by fedor86:thats cool.Initially when I heard forcefield I thought it will restrict access of any projectile like the one the alien used in Independance Day.
This however can only destroy the warhead of RPGs, bullets still can go through. It is a very good invention but the term forcefield like overkill lei.
However i would love to have this system on our Apache. -
The clip did said the trophy system can be adapted for use in helicopters. Maybe we should have it in our Apaches as these helicopters are periodically taken down in Iraq.
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From what I read elsewhere, the Trophy system is 'merely' an anti-ATGW (not sure about rocket projectiles) system similar to the Russians' Arena.
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You you hinting at something?Originally posted by spartan6:Isralies is not e only nation 2 use e Trophy system.Hmmmmmmmm a certain nation MAY have them -
u think le
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i think it is unbelievable.Originally posted by spartan6: u think le
So our Gundams for this trophy system ah? haha yay -
Actually, I thought the report said it 'can't' be fitted onto helicopters?Originally posted by tankee1981:The clip did said the trophy system can be adapted for use in helicopters. Maybe we should have it in our Apaches as these helicopters are periodically taken down in Iraq.
Can't tell. Bloody accent. Why don't they speak bloody english?
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MBT maybe
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report did say it can be fitted to rotor aircraft..
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Anything is possible.Originally posted by fedor86:You you hinting at something?
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The Russians and/or Chinese seem to have come up with a defence for armoured vehicles against ATGM, they use laser to 'dazzle' the guidance unit of the missile.
The turret-mounted system carried by the Type 98 is very similar to a tripod-mounted laser weapon that was seen for the first time at an arms exhibition in Manila in 1995. Identified at the exhibition as the "Laser Interference Device," it matched the description of a known Chinese laser weapon called the ZM-87. According to its promotional information, one of the ZM-87's major uses is to "injure or dizzy targeted individuals." The ZM-87 can reportedly injure the human eye at 2-3 kms, this rising to over 5 kms using a 7-power magnification device. Additionally, short-term "flaring blind-ness" can be inflicted on the human eye at up to 10 kms. The ZM-87 and the laser weapon carried by the Type 98 should not be confused with electro-optical "dazzlers" like those turret-mounted de-vices used by the Iraqis during Operation Desert Storm. Those Iraqi devices (some of which are believed to have been supplied by the Chinese), are designed to confuse the tracking systems of Western/NATO anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), without directly attacking the controlling optics or the eyesight of the weapon's gunner. The available photos of the Type 96 have also confirmed that the laser weapon can be elevated to a higher angle than the tank's main gun, indicating that the engagement of attack helicopters is possible.
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Anybody plays Command and Conquer :Generals? Reminds me of the Paladin MBT of the US eh? ahahah
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Well in C&C General if u use e airforce general aircraft also can intercept missiles
,anyway i know this is out of point la 
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Check out an earlier Russian system
A more complete hemispheric protection is the Russian Arena E – developed by the Russian company KBM. The system is designed to protect the tank from attacks of anti-tank guided missiles launched from the ground and by attack helicopter and lightweight anti-tank grenades (such as RPG). The system weighs between 1 – 1.3 tons (depending on the coverage and configuration) and uses a fixed, omni-directional radar, that covers a sector of 220 – 290 degrees around the tank. The protective charges are housed in a "belt" of 22-26 protective charges (depending on the turret size and shape), each positioned to cover a specific sector. Once an incoming threat is detected by the radar, the system ejects a charge above and sideways from the tank, to a position best suited for intercepting the target. As the charge explodes, it throws a deadly hail of fragments downward, to shutter and destroy the incoming projectile. The system is capable of engaging incoming missiles, at speeds ranging from 70 to 700 meters per second. The system creates a virtual "cone" shaped shield at a radius of 20-30 meters from the tank, and its response time, from target detection to destruction is 0.07 seconds. When the system is triggered, a warning signal is activated, to warn infantrymen that may be following the tank to open some distance or take cover. The status of the Arena E system is unclear, although the system was seen in public since the mid 1990s, it is believed that funding problems delayed final development and deployment of the system.
http://www.defense-update.com/products/a/arena-e.htm
While Arena-E provides an effective protection against many types of anti-tank threats, from RPGs to fast missiles such as Hellfire and TOW, it cannot defeat fast missiles (such as HVM) and tank projectiles, such as HEAT shaped charge projectiles and APFSDS penetrators. Different countermeasures are being examined to defeat these threats, including the deployment of steel bars, which are accelerated into the projected flight path of the incoming projectile. The kinetic energy discharged from the collision between the steel bar and the projectile can disintegrate or destabilize the projectile, shift it from its course, or cause it to hit the target at angles that do not facilitate effective penetration. -
Oh yeah... thats like totally useless against the chinese infantry generals. Wahahaha. Those guys are mobile anti-air. LOL!Originally posted by spartan6:Well in C&C General if u use e airforce general aircraft also can intercept missiles ,anyway i know this is out of point la -
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haha..coollOriginally posted by Shotgun:Anybody plays Command and Conquer :Generals? Reminds me of the Paladin MBT of the US eh? ahahah
(There is no actual MBT called the Paladin in e US Army. SPH yes..)
china's MIG are useless if u have 8 paladins...
1 paladin take one missile...mig carries 8 misseles..
hah.,,mwhahahhahhahaahahahha,,,,
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issit? I didn know the USA paladin's are so weak. Is the china mig with or without blackfire upgrade?
China Migs expensive to produce lar, but den again, if u got enuff hackers... shudden be a problem. I play US, have to pia supply drop zone like crazy... hhahaha only to kena attack there.