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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2023
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (US);
Sebastian Balos, Novi Sad, RS;
Marko Knezevic, Durham, NH (US);
Danka Labus Zlatanovic, Novi Sad, RS;
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a new design for a combat vehicle, such as a battle tank, that includes enhanced armor plating overhead of the passengers inside the vehicle. The enhanced armor may include thicker plating within a turret that is arranged over where one or more passengers are seated within a turret basket. In some respects, the plated region of the turret may also protect rear features such as an autoloader from frontal attacks. The armored turret region may have a thickness of at least 500 mm or may have a thickness that extends an entire height of the turret. One or more occupants of the combat vehicle may be seated within a turret basket beneath the turret, such that they are arranged beneath the armored turret region when seated and better protected from overhead attacks.