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An armoured train built in 1933 was designated "Rinji Soko Ressha" (Special Armored Train). It had 12 cars and armament consisting of one Type 14 10 cm AA gun, one Type 4 15 cm howitzer and two Type 11 AA guns. It was deployed in Manchuria with the 2nd Armored Train Unit. [6]
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.
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Horse and Train is a 1954 caesin painting by Alex Colville. Described by Ray Cronin as being "among the most recognizable images in Canadian art", it is held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in Hamilton , Ontario .
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; French: Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including 3 Regular and 18 Reserve Force regiments, [1] as well as the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School. The corps was formed as the Canadian Armoured Corps in 1940, within the Canadian Army (Active). In August 1945 ...
A total of 85 HX44M (8x8) Heavy Recovery vehicles and associated equipment such as 24 modular armoured cabin (MAC) kits, 85 heavy towing and recovery modules, associated ancillary equipment and integrated logistics support are to be delivered beginning in 2027. The contract includes options to procure additional vehicles and modular armoured ...
Armoured trains, like this Slovak example, are one form of military use of railways. The military use of railways derives from their ability to move troops or materiel rapidly and, less usually, on their use as a platform for military systems, like very large railroad guns and armoured trains, in their own right.
The regiment's role was changed to armoured reconnaissance and the unit employed jeeps in the armoured reconnaissance vehicle in this role. In 1980, the Ontarios were re-designated an armoured regiment, this time employing the Cougar armoured vehicle. During many of the subsequent years, the regiment maintained a wheeled armoured reconnaissance ...