[ELI5] What prevents tank crews from getting injured from the Shockwave of the gun they are firing?

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I have been watching a few videos and I can see that some of the tanks nowadays have such huge main guns that obviously have a lot of power, but what stops the Shockwave from travelling inside and around the interior of the tank where the crew are?

To me that sounds like it would cause a lot of damage with all the vibrations going on. Do the tank crew even feel the brunt of the shockwave?

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The very first time I was in a tank and it fired, it felt like the hatch above me slammed closed ontop of my helmet, very jarring.

After a few more times, I kinda got used to the feeling.

But when in the gunners seat, you feel almost nothing when firing, it was a surprise to me, but suppose thats because you are couped up in the turret away from the hatches.

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