Active armor is explosive armor. The missiles have a double charge or a stand off shape charge that is defeated by a counter explosive force. And yup, that’s what I remember, no tanks were lost in either war with Iraq.
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After we kicked Iraq out of Kuwait, a Russian general said he was glad they never had to go up against our Air and Armored Forces in Europe.
About 7 Tanks were lost in Desert Storm, and a few more in Iraqi Freedom, but so far, only two tankers have been killed. An Iranian Kornet missile shot through the side skirts about 2 years ago. That is about the time the reactive/active armor side skirts were added.