stackyFACTSSticking giant battleship cannons onto a train sounds like a child's drawing, but it was highly effective. Nations in both World Wars built massive armored locomotives equipped with heavy naval guns and anti-aircraft turrets. They were incredibly lethal, provided nobody casually blew up the tracks in front of them.
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