Vietnam: Maniobras con la autoprotección Shtora-1 para T-90s

Vietnamese Army Conducts Shtora-1 Active Protection System Demo

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T-90S/SK of the Vietnamese Army equipped with Shtora-1 APS (photo : QPVN)

Those watching National Defense News last night were treated to 'red eyes' - a demonstration of the Shtora-1 active protection system on the PAVN's T-90S/SK MBTs. This demonstration took place in front of a visiting delegation to the 201st Tank Brigade.




Shtora-1 Active Protection System (photo : otvaga2004)

The Shtora-1 was designed to disrupt SACLOS ATGMs along with laser rangefinders/target designators, though it should be noted that some newer modern generation of ATGMS have been designed to bypass the system's IR dazzlers.


Shtora-1 APS equipped T-90S/SK turret (image : Maksshop)

It would be interesting to see how well the Vietnamese Shtora-1 APS performs against the threat of enemy anti tank weaponry, specifically the Chinese "Red Arrow" series of anti tank missiles.