Current US Practices in Mine Protection

Abstract

This brief will consider logistic and light armored vehicles since medium and heavy combat vehicles are more easily able to have mine protection due to heir massive structure. Mine protection is a minor but important part of their original design. It is not particularly efficient or interesting, but it is there. This brief only considers protection of the occupant from mine effects. Protection of vehicle function or reparability is not a high priority.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA458580

Entities

People

  • Rene Gonzalez

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Blast Injuries
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Foreign Intelligence
  • Land Mines
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Operations Security
  • Security
  • Shaped Charges
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.