Armoured bus

Armoured bus

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. [cite book |last=Livesey |first=Jack |title=Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Would Wars I and II |year=2007 |publisher=Southwater |isbn= 9781844763702|pages=p.84 ]

ee also

*Non-military armored vehicles
*Armoured personnel carrier
*Police vehicle

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