jack-in-the-box effect in English

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        "(military slang) 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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"jack-in-the-box effect" meaning in English

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