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it's literally used as armor in some military vehicles

That sounds really interesting - can you give an example of what you are talking about? I can’t find anything by googling.

WW2 warships used fuel tanks as part of their torpedo defense systems. They would have fuel tanks outside the armor to absorb most of the damage.

In most tanks fuel is used as higher density voidspace to decelerate projectiles and shrapnel.