Active protection restores urban tank utility

Modern active‑protection systems (APS) like Trophy can intercept the majority of anti‑tank threats and thereby convert heavy armor from an untenable liability into a survivable, mobile fire base in dense urban fighting. That shifts tactics: commanders can use tanks to reduce infantry casualties, open evacuation corridors, and provide precise heavy fire where air or artillery might be politically or technically constrained. — If APS reliably works at scale, defense procurement, doctrine, and urban‑combat planning will pivot back toward armored formations, changing casualty expectations, force structures, and weapons export debates.