Shtora (Russian: Штора, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser target designation and rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks, the Ukrainian T-84 and the Serbian M-84AS. The existence of Shtora was revealed in 1980 by Adolf Tolkachev.
Shtora-1 is an electro-optical jammer that disrupts semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) antitank guided missiles, laser rangefinders and target designators. Shtora-1 is a soft-kill, or passive-countermeasure system. The system was shown fitted to a Russian main battle tank during the International Defense Exposition, held in Abu Dhabi in 1995. The first known application of the system is the Russian T-90 main battle tank, which entered service in the Russian Army in 1993. It is also available on the BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicle.
According to Steven Zaloga and Tankomaster:
Ooooooo, Ooooooo, Ooooooo
Everybody's tellin all, baring their souls,
just to go on the Rikki Lake Show
Shoo-bi-doop-doop-why
Last night I turned the TV on,
you were booed off stage, singin your famous love song
And tell me who makes the rules
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Wanna belong to the world today
Oh, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Can't believe what I heard today
Oh yeah, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoo-bi-doop-bow
I mean, while I got my magazine tellin me,
sellin me lies on how I could be the perfect ten
Shoo-bi-doop-doop-why
And my boyfriend left just the other day,
he's all messed up, is he straight or is he gay
Shoo-bi-doop-doop-why
So tell me who makes the rules
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Wanna belong to the world today
Oh, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Can't believe what I heard today
Oh yeah, Life's a bitch and then ya die
So if I fall
If I fall...oh...all
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Wanna belong to the world today
Oh, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Can't believe what I heard today
Oh yeah, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Wanna belong to the world today
Oh, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Can't believe what I heard today
Oh yeah, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Wanna belong to the world today
Oh, Life's a bitch and then ya die
Shoulda been born on the Milky Way
Can't believe what I heard today