What Saves Tanks from Anti-Tank Shells?

00:00 Introductory
00:46 Types of tank protection
02:05 How Active Protection was created
03:48 The main types of Active Protection

Almost simultaneously with the appearance of tanks on the fields of World War I, anti-tank means began to be created. The thicker the armor and faster the tanks became, the more powerful the anti-tank artillery became.It seemed that the appearance of antitank guided missile systems finally lowered the status of tanks. However, everything changed with the advent of active defense systems, which made them a formidable force again, capable of influencing the outcome of the war.