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A mobile vehicle having a high degree of survivability against a nearby nuclear blast. The vehicle includes a chasis on which wheels or the like are mounted for movement along the earth\s surface and a protective shell covering the vehicle. A skirt extends downwardly from the shell to a substantiall

A mobile vehicle having a high degree of survivability against a nearby nuclear blast. The vehicle includes a chasis on which wheels or the like are mounted for movement along the earth\s surface and a protective shell covering the vehicle. A skirt extends downwardly from the shell to a substantially uniform distance above the earth\s surface during normal conditions. In the event of a nearby nuclear detonation, sensors on the top of the shell detect the initial flash and initiate braking, retraction of the wheels, and closure of any vents. The vehicle comes to rest on the skirts, which may include seals in contact with the earth. Blast overpressure and winds cannot leak underneath the vehicle. Overpressure on top then forces the vehicle tightly against the earth, preventing it from being overturned or blown away by the blast winds. Thereafter, the vehicle can return to its normal function, e.g. erect and launch a missile contained therein, extend the wheels and resume movement, etc.

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A nuclear blast hardened mobile vehicle comprising; a chassis having a blast-resistant shell thereover; a plurality of earth-engaging motive members on said chassis adapted to move said vehicle over the earth\s surface; drive means for causing said motive members to move said vehicle; retraction mea

A nuclear blast hardened mobile vehicle comprising; a chassis having a blast-resistant shell thereover; a plurality of earth-engaging motive members on said chassis adapted to move said vehicle over the earth\s surface; drive means for causing said motive members to move said vehicle; retraction means to retract said motive members; skirt means extending downwardly around said shell, adapted to ride above the earth during vehicle movement and contact the earth when said motive members are retracted to substantially seal the air volume within said shell from the outside air; and means for actively pumping air out of the chamber formed by said skirt in ground contact, the ground under the vehicle and the underside of said vehicle.