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A new combat truck deflects IED blasts–which are responsible for 70% of U.S. deaths in Iraq–well enough that the Army doubled its initial order. The truck’s secret? Its shape.
OLD MODEL: HUMVEE
The flat underside allows the force of a bomb to go directly up through the vehicle’s floor
NEW MODEL: MRAP
The V-shaped steel body directs an explosion’s force up the sides and away from passengers
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