What is an active protection system?

• A. A defensive system for armored vehicles designed to intercept, destroy, or confuse attacking munitions.
• B. A device attached to the muzzle of the main gun which reduces recoil.
• C. The toothed, powered wheel transfers power of the engine to the tank's tracks.
• D. The front armored portion of a tank.

Answer: (C)

An active protection system is a defensive setup on armored vehicles that detects incoming threats and actively defeats them before they can hit the vehicle. It uses sensors to spot projectiles or missiles, then responds with hard-kill interceptors that physically destroy or deflect the threat, or with soft-kill countermeasures that disrupt the missile’s guidance and cause it to miss. This stands in contrast to passive armor, which only absorbs or slows impacts. It’s also not a muzzle device that reduces recoil, not a drive component like a front sprocket or track wheel, and not the front armor itself.