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The V-hull is a type of vehicle armor design used on wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs), infantry mobility vehicles,
File:Rhodesia-Leopard Security Vehicle-001.jpg, The Rhodesian Leopard security vehicle, one of the first V-hull vehicles.
File:Armoured car, Army Museum Stockholm.jpg, KP-bil, Terrängbil m/42 KP early V-hull vehicle and the first APC in the Swedish armed forces, in use 1942–1990. It saw combat during the Congo Crisis, Congo crisis.
File:Casspir vehicle Ai101503g1.jpg, A Casspir Demining#Mine clearing machines, de-mining vehicle in the vicinity of the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
File:Twinbuffels.JPG, Buffel variants at Air Force Base Swartkop, South Africa.
File:Cougar Hit By IED.jpg, Cougar (MRAP), Force Protection's Cougar hit by an Improvised explosive device (IED) in Iraq; all crew survived.
File:Bushmaster Counter IED Lane Tarin Kowt.JPG, A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, Bushmaster IMV after encountering an IED; the drive train and utility bins were destroyed, but the Chassis, hull is intact and the crew survived with only minor injuries.
The V-hull is a type of vehicle armor design used on wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs), infantry mobility vehicles, infantry fighting vehicle
An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s (IFVs) and MRAPs. The design originated in the 1970s with vehicles such as the iconic Casspir used extensively during the South African Border War, Leopard security vehicle used in the Rhodesian Bush War and South African armored vehicle company Land Systems OMC
Land Systems OMC is a South African company that produces a range of armoured vehicles which have been successfully exported and are in service with, amongst others, the U.S., Canadian and South African militaries. It is a division of Denel SOC LT ...
s and Buffels.
Design
The purpose of V-hulls is to increase vehicle and crew survivability by deflecting an upward directed blast from a landmine (or Improvised Explosive Device) away from the vehicle, while also presenting a sloped armor face. By presenting its armor at an angle, it increases the amount of material a Terminal ballistics, ballistic projectile must pass through in order to penetrate the vehicle, and increases the chance of deflection (physics), deflection. V-hulls are incorporated in armored vehicle designs in several different ways. Many vehicles, such as the BAE Systems RG-33 incorporate the V-hull into a monocoque chassis, while others, such as the ATF Dingo and International MaxxPro use a body-on-frame chassis, with an armored V-hull crew compartment, and an additional V or semicircular shaped piece protecting the driveline. Others, such as the Cougar H have a V-hull crew compartment, and allow the driveline and suspension (vehicle), suspension components to be sacrificed in an attack, while maintaining the safety of the crew.Gallery
See also
* MRAP (armored vehicle)References
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