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The first and probably the world's only
operationally deployed APS developed by the Russian KBP
company was the 1030M Drozd (Thrush), a which was first
installed on a T- 55AD MBT in 1983s. The automatic system is
capable of defeating anti-tank guided missiles and grenades,
approaching at speeds between 70 to 700 meters per second. The
system employed
eight 107mm anti-missile rockets, triggered by a pair of
millimeter-wave radar sensors mounted on either side of the turret
facing forwards. This configuration utilized the turret traverse
to slew the protective devices into position. The rockets use time
delay fuzing to activate a fragmentation charge at a safe distance
from the tank.
It is assumed that each
radar sensor and rocket quad
covers 40 degrees of the frontal arc. with an elevation of -6 +20
degrees. The rockets can be fired at
any direction the turret points at, and rely on the the radar for
early warning, target detection and intercept parameters (speed
and direction). The original Drozd two quad-round launchers,
utilizing four High Explosive Fragmentation charges, weighing 19kg
each. The total system's weight is below 1,000kg. To provide 120 degrees
coverage, Drozd-2 system was proposed, with five
twin-rocket launch tubes and sensors mounted on different
locations. The system is
currently offered for the upgraded version of the T-80U. It is
also proposed for the "Black Eagle" project.
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