Zaamurets

Zaamurets
TypeArmoured train
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1916 – c. 1931
Used by
Wars
Production history
No. built1
Specifications
Rate of fire60 rpm (Nordenfelt)

Armor
  • 12 mm on curved and inclined surfaces
  • 16 mm on vertical surfaces
Main
armament
Secondary
armament
c. 12 machine guns
Engine
  • Fiat 60 hp petrol engine
  • 1× Florence 60 hp petrol engine
SuspensionUnique to Zaamurets
Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)
References[1]

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 While originally made to fight in the First World War, it was extensively used in the Russian Civil War by Bolsheviks, Ukrainian anarchists and most notably the Czechoslovak Legion. It was then given to the White Movement to assist Chinese warlords, before eventually being captured by the Empire of Japan. During its service it was frequently renamed and reconfigured as it changed hands and traveled across Eurasia.

  1. ^ Kolomiets 2007, pp. 10–20.

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