(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands next to a huge land vehicle at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, VA.)  To protect Marines from insurgent IEDs, the MRAP vehicle has a V-shaped this, a term more associated with ships, to disperse blast force
The Counter-IED Task Force, comprised of Royal Logistic Corps 
explosive... [DOC] [TLE] Afghanistan and Pakistan [Archive] - Page 13 - The Fifth Column [PAR] That applies particularly to weapons systems, combat vehicles