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2005-03-08 Israel-Palestine

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Posted by Steve 2005-03-08 3:38:15 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It will certainly keep the grunts from using the tank as cover.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2005-03-08 4:04:28 PM|| 2005-03-08 4:04:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The tungsten disintegrates a rocket-propelled grenade for example.

Just think what they'd do to a rock throwing Paleo.

Posted by AzCat 2005-03-08 4:07:26 PM|| 2005-03-08 4:07:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice idea in principle but has a lot of flaws, some already pointed out. It sounds like a system that would be almost impossible to make safe for use in an urban enviroment - how would it differentiate between hostile and non-hostile movements? Would firing multiple rockets simultaneously (not difficult to rig) from different points overwhelm the system? Could an attacker use dummy missiles (even something as simple as lobbed bricks or bottles) to distract or exhaust the system before using a real warhead. The system claims to be effective at up to 30 feet - that's quite a long distance in your typical built up area. It might become very unpopular with support troops so you could imagine it being switched off at the times when it would most useful (explosive-reactive armour isn't very popular with infantry for the same reason).

Posted by Bulldog 2005-03-08 4:24:05 PM|| 2005-03-08 4:24:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I guess the Israelis read David Drake. His stories about Hammer's Slammers have such systems mounted on tanks and combat cars.

And while such a system isn't perfect, it's always nice to have something that can help in some situations. Just because that body armor doesn't stop all threats, people still wear it. This is much the same. Besides, having a toggle switch to turn the system on and off if you have infantry or civvies about isn't hard to do, or even as Drake had it, a switch to detonate the system so that any unfriendlies in range get turned into a fine red mist isn't a bad idea either.

Posted by Silentbrick 2005-03-08 4:48:13 PM|| 2005-03-08 4:48:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 First reactive armor and now proactive armor. The next innovation will be armor that reaches out, grabs the guy with the rocket launcher, and slaps him around for awhile. Can't wait.

Posted by Jonathan 2005-03-08 5:08:23 PM|| [http://www.workaround.blogspot.com] 2005-03-08 5:08:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Jonathan - thanks for the visual

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-08 5:18:47 PM|| 2005-03-08 5:18:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 That would be the "Bitchslap" armor system.

Posted by Matt 2005-03-08 5:29:43 PM|| 2005-03-08 5:29:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Silentbrick - I've been waiting for years for somebody to take Drake's system and try it out for real. It will be hard to implement safely, though. Drake had the advantage of far future computers handling the job in his books.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-03-08 5:32:57 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-03-08 5:32:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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