V-hull

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.[4][5] By presenting its armor at an angle, it increases the amount of material a ballistic projectile must pass through in order to penetrate the vehicle, and increases the chance of 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.[6] Others, such as the Cougar H have a V-hull crew compartment, and allow the driveline and suspension components to be sacrificed in an attack, while maintaining the safety of the crew.

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  The Rhodesian Leopard security vehicle, one of the first V-hull vehicles.
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  A Casspir de-mining at the Bagram Airfield
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  Buffel variants at Air Force Base Swartkop
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  Force Protection's Cougar with a V-shaped hull hit by IED in Iraq, all crew survived
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  Intact hull after the drive train and utility bins were torn off after an IED to a Bushmaster IMV.
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  Terrängbil m/42 KP early V-hull vehicle and the first APC in the Swedish armed forces, in use between 1942 until early 1990. It saw combat during the Congo crisis.

• MRAP (armored vehicle)