jack-in-the-box effect

noun

A specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air.

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Meanings

nounjack-in-the-box effect (plural jack-in-the-box effects)

plural jack-in-the-box effects

  1. slanggovernmentA specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air.
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