"This applies, of course, only when the projectile hits the reactive armor, which only covers 60% of the frontal aspect of a T-72 in which it is mounted. tanks M1 Abrams (which were among the most formidable tank shells at the time). The Germans had the Kontakt-5 mounted on tanks T-72 and Pentagoncorrespondent Leland Ness confirmed that "when applied to T-72 tanks, the heavy reactive armor made them immune to the APFSDS made of DU fired by 120 mm guns of U.S. The shielding effectiveness of Kontakt-5 was confirmed in tests, which were conducted by the Bundeswehr German and U.S. These effects significantly reduces the penetration of any round. Secondly, the projected plates create a lateral yawing mechanism that deflects and break up any penetrator (typically, this effect is against long rod penetrators of anti-tank rounds although this may contribute against shaped charges too). First, the penetration of HEAT rounds are greatly reduced since the projected plates disrupt the metallic jet penetrator of the HEAT round, effectively providing a greater path-length of the material to be penetrated.
This causes two effects for the oncoming projectile.
The plates are arranged so as to move sideways rapidly when the explosive detonates. Made up of "bricks" of explosive sandwiched between two sheets of metal, entered service in 1985 to equi It is the first type of reactive armor capable of providing effective protection against ammunition APFSDS. Kontakt-5 is a type of reactive armor third generation of Soviet origin.
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