I need an expert in Google-Fu

[Cdnwolf]

Nothing yet but sounds like something I read about WWII vehicles ... or a modified reactive type of armor.

But I did find this cool site...lol


http://www.armoroutlet.com/index.html

[Grimace]

I don't know of anything that would be anti-personnel, but the Russians have something called the Arena-E active protection system. Mounts in a strip-like ring around the turret of a tank and it used to defeat ATGMs that are inbound on the tank. It fires an explosive charge when the missile gets within detection range and basicaly impacts/destroys the missile or causes premature activation of the warhead before the missile strikes the target.

It's mentioned that in an emergency, the commander of the tank can activate the system manually and explode munitions from the ring. So I guess it would be possible for a tank commander to use it in an anti-personnel manner should infantry be desperate enough to engage a tank in close combat.

Here's a link to a site that tells a little bit about it: http://defense-update.com/products/a/arena-e.htm

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Maybe you need to direct your search towards anti-ambush devices?
For example, thre are some mentioned on this page from Rhodesia that are anti-personnel
http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/antiambush.html

[cavtroop]

Not exactly what you are looking for, but I've seen this before:

http://www.strategypage.com/military...spx?comments=Y

[Dog 6]

Originally Posted by cavtroop

Not exactly what you are looking for, but I've seen this before:

http://www.strategypage.com/military...spx?comments=Y

wow talk about scratch my back.
got to love that.

[cavtroop]

Originally Posted by Dog 6

wow talk about scratch my back.
got to love that.

I'd hate to be inside when those things went off, but I guess it's better than getting pulled out of the APC and gutted alive

[Grimace]

Yeah, I read the comments on that site and you pretty much hit the nail on the head. This isn't a "use every day" sort of thing. It's to save your butt from something much, much worse.