[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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not really. the shockwave dissipates in the hull of the tank and the turret itself also has recoil dissipation as well. you can watch this video to see what happens when a turret fires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC2ePKRvo9k

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