An armoured bus or armored bus is a type of bus which provides increased protection for passengers, usually against small arms and improvised explosive devices. The bus can be a stock commercial bus with retro-fitted vehicle armour as well as bulletproof glass, or a specially built military armoured vehicle. Lighter armoured buses are also used for prisoner transport.
During World War 1 LGOC B-type buses fitted with 2 inch think planks to provide some protection were used to move troops behind the lines.[1]
Temsa, a Turkish bus manufacturer, made the world's first armoured passenger bus.[citation needed] The bus was displayed at the 9th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF'09). The bus was tested in Germany with bombs and multiple calibres of ammunition.
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References
- ^ Livesey, Jack (2007). Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Would Wars I and II. Southwater. pp. p.84. ISBN 9781844763702.
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