tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post2408843152446297078..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 29, 2016War News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-37703939698726640772016-03-01T15:03:11.333-05:002016-03-01T15:03:11.333-05:00That's right Jay. And it was "on".That's right Jay. And it was "on". RRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110767228447006154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-76985093047871667912016-02-29T19:12:29.209-05:002016-02-29T19:12:29.209-05:00Shorta is passive, it's unclear if the Arena A...Shorta is passive, it's unclear if the Arena APDS is deployed in Syria.<br /><br />When the Shorta system is "on", one of the protective systems is to automatically turn the turret towards the incoming missile, so that if the missile hits, it hits the thickest area of the turret with the heaviest reactive armour.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-54778529774675647222016-02-29T14:48:12.370-05:002016-02-29T14:48:12.370-05:00Poor training. They targeted the front of the turr...Poor training. They targeted the front of the turret, which has reactive armor and the thickest frontal armor on the tank. If they had just moved the target about three feet down, you would have had a dead T-90. That missile would have hit the side of the hull, which has a lot less armor. <br /><br />Also very interesting that their active countermeasures didn't fire.<br />Buick93https://www.blogger.com/profile/00876454589449305254noreply@blogger.com