One of the most critical issues for light armoured vehicles is the protection against mines or roadside bomb explosions, whether these occur under the wheels or the belly. The latter is of course the worst case because it happens under the crew compartment and penetration must be avoided. However, penetration is not the only cause of casualties: the acceleration generated by the explosion, and the resultant sudden upward acceleration and subsequent strong deceleration once the vehicle heavily lands back on earth can be lethal even if the vehicle floor survived the blast. New solutions to absorb energy and reduce as much as possible the thrusting effects of the explosion are thus being developed.
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