The "thump" when crossing the crossing made everyone feel relieved.
Although this section of road through primitive jungles and deserts is far away from the familiar Italy, the familiar "click" when crossing the traffic light intersection shows that the Fiat is still on the right journey.
This is why everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Wu Chen discovered that the Fiat was driving at high speed along a desert road parallel to a straight railway track.
"Huh?" Coco also noticed: "Just now it was a vast ocean, are you going to cross a desert this time?"
What's even more strange is that the Fiat ETR Y 0160 Pandolino tilting train that just passed the crossing is currently traveling on the railway ahead. The 4003 HP Fiat is far more powerful than the 2447 HP ETR Y 0160 Pandolino. Therefore, the distance between the two sides has not widened, but is still slowly getting closer.
At this moment, a tank turret suddenly rose from the rear carriage of the ordinary ETR Y 0160 Pandolino prototype train? !
"Oh my god, it's an armored train!" Policewoman Gianna exclaimed.
An Armored Train is simply an armed train. Initially composed of combat trains and base trains, it usually consists of an armored steam locomotive, more than two armored carriages or two to four railway flat cars for cover. The armored steam locomotive is located between the armored carriages, and the tender (the section where the steam locomotive loads coal, water, oil, and stores locomotive tools and spare parts) faces the enemy. The locomotive is equipped with communication equipment and shooting command equipment.
The earliest armored train is said to be a crude model pulled by a steam locomotive used to fight cavalry during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and the British Boer War of 1899-1902, a large number of armored trains participating in coordinated operations began to appear.
The steam armored train's carriage is equipped with 1 to 2 artillery pieces and 4 to 8 machine guns, located on both sides of the carriage and in the rotating turret. Each section of the vehicle is rigidly connected to facilitate passage through the light rail railway section. The base train is used to configure the headquarters, arrange for personnel to rest and place on-board reserve materials. Before the outbreak of World War I, each warring country owned a certain number of rudimentary armored trains. In subsequent battles, heavy armored trains appeared one after another, equipped with powerful artillery used to destroy fortress fortifications. The armored train at this time was also called "train gun" or "train gun". The same logic applies to the naming of truck guns.
Before World War II, standard armored trains were equipped with heavier weapons such as large-caliber heavy artillery, field artillery, and machine guns, and were even equipped with anti-aircraft guns to deal with the air force. The body is covered with thick steel plates, some of which are double-layered steel plates, which can withstand most bullets and small artillery shells. The turret rotates 360 degrees, and there is no blind spot for shooting. It is equipped on the gun carriage, which is the core of the armored train. Some armored trains are also equipped with tanks, which further improves the self-defense capabilities of the armored trains. The Polish army's armored train units were once equipped with Renault FT-17 light tanks and TKS ultra-light tanks. In addition, the complete armored train is also equipped with assault vehicles carrying infantry, with one assault vehicle carrying approximately one platoon of troops; flatbed vehicles that protect the core compartments from mine damage, generally equipped at the front and rear of the vehicle; and a large number for maintenance Auxiliary carriages mainly used for medical, rest, etc.
In World War II, the development of aviation and armored tank troops reduced the role of armored trains. Armored trains are mostly used to guard railway traffic lines in the rear. They are generally equipped with anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. They play a certain role in protecting large railway hubs and railway trains from enemy aviation attacks. After the war, countries no longer developed such armored vehicles that relied entirely on railway mobile operations. However, armored trains can still be seen in some local low-intensity conflicts.
The biggest advantage of armored trains is their high speed. Even in the face of enemy ground and air attacks, armored trains can travel 500 kilometers in one day, and general light weapons and artillery fragments cannot penetrate their armor. Therefore, this kind of train can fight with the enemy. In close combat, the vehicle-mounted artillery and machine guns can form powerful firepower, and the armored train also has certain air defense capabilities and the ability to carry infantry.
The obvious disadvantage of armored trains is that they cannot leave the rails to fight. As long as the rails are slightly damaged, the train will lose its mobility. Therefore, many armored trains will carry materials and personnel to quickly repair the rails. Compared to other weapons, armored trains rely much more on logistical support. For example, the old steam trains from World War II had to be constantly filled with water, coal had to be replenished every day, and the boilers had to be cleaned. But with the lengthening of the front and the need for large-scale strategic transportation, the advantages of armored trains far outweigh the disadvantages of protecting railway transportation lines.
However. The 4-car Fiat ETR Y 0160 Pandolino armored train in front of me, with a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour, has changed from a steam locomotive to an electric locomotive. This armored train includes a troop carriage, a fire support carriage with a rotating turret, an anti-aircraft gun carriage and an armored locomotive; each carriage can be entered through armored hatches, and these hatches are sealed , the observation post and all windows are protected by armor plates. Internal communication between the armored train's commander, mechanics, commanders of each independent carriage, and shooters is through a closed-circuit video system, while the train's communication with the outside world relies on a radio station in the control tower.
"Actually, from armored buses to armored trains, it is right that the difficulty of crossing traffic light intersections continues to escalate." Wu Chen comforted the era girls on the car: "Our collage armor protection is not weak either."
"Mr. Commander is right." Coco took a deep breath: "Sisters, passing a traffic light is like a 'camera switch'. So this armored train must be related to a certain era sister."
"Coco, try to contact the commander of the armored train using the radio. Tell him that we are a flying team on a secret mission." Wu Chen found that the turret did not follow the movement of the Fiat, but pointed steadily towards the sandstorm behind. .
"Yes, Mr. Commander." Coco was about to contact the armored train via radio when the conversation suddenly changed: "Everyone, be careful!"
Before he finished speaking, the tank turret of the Fiat ETR Y 0160 Pandolino armored train opened fire violently.
"boom--"
However, it did not hit the Fiat, but shot farther back.
"Da da, da da, da da..." Between the explosions, the dull sound of horse hooves followed closely from the sandstorm behind them.
Coco, who had had a similar experience, blurted out: "It's the Magic Horse Knight!"
A masked knight wearing a Middle Eastern robe and holding a submachine gun jumped out of the dust raised by the wheels of the Fiat. Straf the Fiat ETR Y 0160 Pandolino armored train with a dense rain of bullets. The half of the masked knight's body that was blown apart by the gunfire was quickly twisting and turning into a demon. Like soft tentacles and hard bone spurs, the left and right rows of ribs pierced the chest, intertwined with each other, and formed a thick white bone armor. The demonized flesh and blood body can even withstand bullets fired from the troop transport carriage. He used the submachine gun in his hand to shoot at the turret as if no one was watching. Soon, more and more masked knights armed with submachine guns rushed out of the sand and strafed the armored train with a dense line of fire. The battle was extremely fierce.
Just as Wu Chen thought.
In essence, this is a highly targeted plot counterattack. Precisely because the Fiat ETR Y 0160 Pandolino armored train's firepower is too powerful in this plot fragment spliced by Fat House, the masked knight chasing the armored train uses targeted mutations to withstand the powerful firepower.
