A body shell of an armoured vehicle includes a front face carrying an armoured windscreen projecting towards the outside of the body shell, at least one side wall including an opening, said side wall being integral with the front face at a strut which is defined by a part of the side wall included between an edge of the opening and a rim of the side wall situated furthest outwards at the front of the vehicle. In the armoured vehicle body shell, the strut extends beyond the front face towards the outside of the body shell, and at least one edge of the opening is situated near the front face, so that the junction between the strut and the front face of the vehicle is at the vicinity of the edge of the opening which forms a rear edge of the strut.