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. For the most part, they were used during the late 19t. DefinitionAn armoured train is characterized by the armour from which it takes its name. It is not to be confused with, which includes a large-caliber gun and its crew, but without special protection from them. Train. The rail cars on an armoured train were designed for many tasks. Typical roles included: • – equipped to carry, along with a mixture of other support weapons s. Armoured and armed trains saw use during the 19th century in the (1861–1865), the (1870–1871), the and (1880–1881 and 1899–1902). During the Secon.
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