Air Intake Vents are used for the cowl opening of an armored vehicle which consists of a front armor plate extending upwardly from the cowl. A front flange of the cover extends downwardly in front of the front armor plate preferably with an inclined orientation so as to provide good deflection of projectiles away from the cowl opening. A pair of side armor plates extends upwardly from the cowl on opposite lateral sides of the opening and side flanges on the cover extend downwardly outboard in a spaced relationship. The holder for the air filter includes an L-shaped rear mount that positions the rear extremity of a mounted filter such that the front and side extremities thereof are respectively positioned by the front and side armor plates on the cowl.