XBT2: WIP Active Protection System (Stormworks Search and Destroy)

[@pattyindustries]

FYI: The tank does have a manual chaff toggle but as you can see by how surprised I was it was entirely the APS that launched the chaffs, the system is still fairly unreliable and slow but it is very easy to see that the second missile was deterred by the chaff.

[@TTHowler]

Hey chief, I’m a weapons developer for Stormworks I recommend using 2 radar detectors on an and gate, it’ll detect a missile launch in 4 ticks or a detection time of 0.06 seconds

[@pattyindustries]

@@TTHowler I will take that under serious consideration as I have no idea what I'm doing, so you can expect to see that on the XBT2A1

[@djmicrowave6073]

for people who dont understand the pain to make systems like this may be confused by how much of an achievement this is, making an aps system not shoot missiles that wont hit you is actually too hard, i applaud this amazing creation, hoping to see some more cool stuff from you!

[@matthelord7695]

Its litteraly just a radar detector connected to a delay and then connected to the chaff too simple

[@djmicrowave6073]

@@matthelord7695 lmao what? Thats not aps that’s chaff 🤣

[@matthelord7695]

​@@djmicrowave6073thats litteraly what i said, plus its both

[@munchyolly]

How did you make this, how does it detect a missile? i would like to know if possible.

[@pattyindustries]

Its not amazingly functional at the moment, but its fairly simple and uses a combination of a radar detector to detect if the tank is being locked on to (if there is no radar detected the chaffs wouldn't do anything anyway) and a missile radar, which I have found is the most sensitive radar and picks up the missile within a certain distance of the tank. If both the missile radar detects an incoming missile and the radar detector is locked on to, it will launch a chaff.

[@munchyolly]

@@pattyindustries thank you very much!

[@Robs_Reef]

@@pattyindustries I see an issue with that if the munition you are defending from has a semi active radar or is guided via a different system the APS wont activate. Im not sure what would work instead of that though.

[@Stormworks_maker_of_things]

Hmm, seems interesting. I should probably incorporate auto chaff into my Hard Kill aps “Iron Fist”

[@pattyindustries]

It could be good just in case the hard kill fails as a back up

[@ItsPolarHere]

Where do I find this? 😮

[@BobaPhettamine]

the missiles just missed you the active protection didn't fire until the missile was past the tank

[@pattyindustries]

I have uploaded this vehicle's first iteration to the workshop, search up Patty Industries XBT2

[@propeltheprototoaster8151]

So. The chaff destroys the missile?

[@pattyindustries]

Not directly, the chaff distracts the missile causing it to miss the tank

[@propeltheprototoaster8151]

@@pattyindustries ahh. So, how does it know to trigger? Radar?

[@pattyindustries]

@@propeltheprototoaster8151 when the missile is within about 400 metres of the tank, the chaff fires

[@hyanen]

Hopefully this system has noise protection?

[@pattyindustries]

Noise protection?

[@hyanen]

@@pattyindustries If the missile's radar runs on a blinker, will the chaffs be fired?

[@pattyindustries]

@@hyanen it should

[@hyanen]

@@pattyindustries Many times, or one?

[@pattyindustries]

@@hyanen potentially many times

[@GreegAVsAMV]

Saw your video and tried to recreate it in my build. If i upload it to workshop, i'll put your video in credits are you okay with it?

[@pattyindustries]

That’s fine by me :)

[@GreegAVsAMV]

@@pattyindustries happy to hear it

[@Vyacheslav_Zvigintsev]

чафы сработали?

[@pattyindustries]

Yes

[@Mlorran2014]

Jag älskar korv med

[@giorgigiorgi8375]

Man what if I told you I was thinking of a system like this before watching this video. Basically stole my idea

[@pattyindustries]

Lucky me

[@Stormworks_maker_of_things]

Bro, I made an actual Hard kill aps and I only have 500 views lol.

[@giorgigiorgi8375]

@@Stormworks_maker_of_things I just watched it bro it was actually really cool.

[@Stormworks_maker_of_things]

@@giorgigiorgi8375 thanks. Ive been thinking abt upgrading it with a more advanced targeting Microcontroller.

[@giorgigiorgi8375]

@@Stormworks_maker_of_things how much more advanced?

[@lami_zr3267]

no
NO WAY

[@Ka.mera418]

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