armoured train
| Railway train protected by armour and usually carrying several guns. They were extensively used in World War I to protect vulnerable supply lines by patrolling or escorting supply trains, particularly by the Russian Army, which had long stretches of railway line liable to attack from roving German cavalry patrols. |
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