Russia Unveils Anti-APS RPG

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Russia Unveils Anti-APS RPG

By Kris Osborn - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 20, 2008 7:02:32 EST

Years before the Army is to deploy its active protective system for armored vehicles, a Russian firm has unveiled a weapon designed to thwart it.

The RPG-30 fires a tandem-charge rocket-propelled grenade immediately after launching a decoy warhead in an adjoining tube, according to a Nov. 19 article by ITAR-TASS, the Russian news agency. The decoy is meant to distract an active protective system like the Army’s Hard Kill and the Israeli Trophy so that the tandem charge can land a one-two punch against modern armor. Its developer, Moscow-based Basalt, has completed development and testing and will begin deliveries to Russian and other militaries in coming months, the news service reported.

“It has a standard 105mm tandem warhead, but what the difference is it has a decoy or a dummy charge that fires a few seconds ahead of the main warhead,” said Jonathan Pruiksma, an intelligence specialist with the Army’s TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity, Wargaming, Experimentation, Test and Evaluation Directorate. “It is basically a prototype and they are advertising designed to defeat explosive reactive armor and active protection systems.”

Pruiksma said it’s not clear whether the RPG-30 will be able to get past the Army’s Hard Kill active protection system, which is slated to enter service in 2015. Hard Kill uses radar to spot incoming weapons, then fires small missiles at them.

“In order to overwhelm it, you need to fire enough rounds at it. Some APS systems may have dozens of charges,” he said. “What is interesting is they are starting to think through the challenges of explosive armor and active protection systems. It will be interesting to see how it tests.”

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/defense_rpg30_121808/%2e

[Adsos Letter]

1. a 105mm RPG?

:wtf:

[Angleae]

2. Considering they've had active protection for decades

They should know how to defeat it.