Trophy

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

A big issue with this sort of system is it's unintended side effects on your supporting infantry. If it's a tank vs tank (or tank vs fortifications) battle this is of course a nonissue, but if you're working in concert with infantry ...

Firstly sorry for posting in wrong spot.
Agree close supporting infantry is an issue but if its an effective system you no longer need them just modify tactics to keep a suitable distance away.
Tanks are falling to ATGM all over the shop recently due to poor screening & tactics, more than a few have been K/kills.
In the past Merkavas I would say faired better than most other tanks generally surviving the hit but leading to Trophy being developed because they still suffered losses.
Since its fitment no ATGM or RPG has hit its target & as far as I am aware no one has been harmed by the system firing. I would say losing a friendly soldier who operated to close to the vehicle is a small price to pay for that advantage.

As to confidence in the system so far I think its stopped 14 shots in combat situations & decided not to fire once as it was a near miss. It still plotted the firers location in the last case so was activated.
Probably why they are working on making it reloadable from in the tank.