[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 tank is much, much heavier than the shell. Whatever momentum you impose on the shell does kick back, but the tank is strong enough to absorb it through the entire heavy hull – some do slide back when shooting, but it isn’t anything worse than rough terrain.

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