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An armoured train (Commonwealth English) or armored train (American English) is a railway train protected with heavy metal plating and which often includes railway wagons armed with artillery, machine guns, and autocannons. Some have also had ports used to fire small arms from the inside of the train, especially in earlier armoured trains.
The No. 1 Armoured Train; During World War II, the Canadian high command implemented this armoured train for protection of the Canadian National Railway line between Prince Rupert, an important naval port for the Aleutian Island campaign, and Terrace, from potential attack by Japanese aircraft, submarines/gunboats, and infantry.
Zaamurets (Russian: Заамурец), also commonly called Orlik (Czech: Orlík) among other names, was an armoured train built by the Russian Empire in 1916. While originally made to fight in the First World War, it was extensively used in the Russian Civil War by Bolsheviks, Ukrainian anarchists and most notably the Czechoslovak Legion.
Light armoured train [116] Belgium & United Kingdom. Heavy "Anglo-Belgian" armoured train [117] Germany. Deutsches Heer armoured train [118] Russia. Zaamurets armoured train [119] South Africa. South African Engineer Corps armoured train [120] The LNWR built two armoured trains for the defence of the east coast of England United Kingdom. GNR(I ...
The Armored Train Regiment (Estonian: Soomusrongirügement) was an armored regiment of the Estonian Defense Forces from 1934–1940. In 1939, the strength of the regiment was 544 men. [1] The symbol of the regiment was a skull with wings on train wheels, symbolizing how armored trains fought in the Estonian Independence War. [2]
The armored train Hurban was an armoured train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising. [1] The Hurban was constructed on September 25, 1944, in the Railway Manufactory in Zvolen , Slovakia , and was the last armored train used in the Slovak National Uprising.
Now limited to 60 km/h (37 mph) due to the heavy weight, the Taeyangho travel with two additional auxiliary security armoured trains: [17] The first security train running ahead to check the safety of railway lines. The security train is a three-body configuration (1x locomotive and 2x troop sleepers) with anti-mine detection sensors. [2]
The Krajina Express (Serbian: Крајина експрес) was an improvised armored train used by the Krajina Serb army during the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War. The main battle in which the train became involved was the Siege of Bihać. The train's crew also performed in combat in the role of infantry.