This fact can be exploited by an agile enemy capable of outflanking their opponents or ambushes such as those common in the asymmetric warfare of modern insurgency.
[5] A secondary advantage is the increased safety of infantry and light vehicles operating near tanks with electric armour instead of ERA.
Shaped charges such as those in said RPGs or HEAT rounds project a hypersonic jet of molten metal particles to penetrate armour, whereas kinetic APFSDS rounds, the main anti-tank ammunition in use by modern tanks, utilize a solid rod of metal which require more electrical charge to effectively diffuse the attack, possibly beyond current capabilities.
[1] Electric armour is a development in the United Kingdom by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory,[3][4][6][8] named the 'Pulsed Power' System.
[citation needed] Developers of the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) series of armoured vehicles were considering this technology before its cancellation.
A mat of optical fibres would be the top layer, followed by a thin sheet of standard armour plating, and then a series of metal coils.