Patent ID: 7401540

Claim:
A wheeled vehicle comprising: truck mobility components configured to transport the weight of an armored crew compartment, cargo, and additional armor with a gross vehicle weight from 10,000 to 100,000 pounds; said armored crew compartment constructed from armor material comprising a front, back and two lateral sides, configured with sufficient armor material to provide protection from explosive munitions fragments on said armored crew compartment front, back, top and bottom; vehicle armor protection on the bottom of the vehicle configured and sufficient to protect against mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in and near the road; side armor located on said lateral sides comprising a mass configured to defeat explosive munitions including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and armor piercing projectiles; a thickness ratio greater than five of said side armor to either the front or back armor of the said armored crew compartment; a weight ratio in pounds per square foot greater than three of said side armor to either the front or back armor of the said armored crew compartment; said side armor with mass ranging from 60 to 250 pounds per square foot; and, said side armor with a thickness from 8 to 24 inches thick.