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Vehicles: blast protection
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Protecting vehicles when Gs cut in.
Protecting a crew from the blast of a mine or a roadside bomb entails much more than just defending the vehicle cell from being perforated by fragments or by the molten jet of a shaped charge. Even if the hull remains unscathed, the acceleration that the human body has to withstand in the event of a bottom blast can have fatal consequences.
Contrary to widespread belief, the most critical moment is not only that of the explosion. In fact the higher casualty probability comes after it was projected up in the air by the explosion, when the vehicle falls on t...See the full content of this document
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