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The 19-ton four-wheel-drive vehicle features an armored V-hull with 14 inches of clearance, designed to deflect the blast of an IED or mine. (Illustration by Henry Morshead; Image from New Vanguard #206, U.S. Army and Marine Corps MRAPs, by Mike Guardia, © Osprey Publishing Ltd.)
Illustration by Henry Morshead; Image from New Vanguard #206, U.S. Army and Marine Corps MRAPs, by Mike Guardia, © Osprey Publishing Ltd.