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De Petrowski Alexander	Posted: March 11, 2006 03:07 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 12 Member No.: 706 Joined: October 23, 2005	What's the history of the Rumanian armoured trains in WW 2 ? How many Soviet armoured trains were confronted (destroyed or captured) in the war ?

Posted: March 13, 2006 05:02 pm

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QUOTE (De Petrowski Alexander @ Mar 11 2006, 06:07 PM)

How many Soviet armoured trains were confronted (destroyed or captured) in the war ?

The Soviets built four armoured trains during the siege of Odessa and delivered them to the Army.

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Source: N. Krylov, Glory Eternal - Defence of Odessa 1941

Victor	Posted: March 13, 2006 07:24 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4350 Member No.: 3 Joined: February 11, 2003	One was knocked out on 17 August 1941 by the aircraft of the 6th Mixed Bomber Group, 5 km NW of Vygoda Railway Station.

sid guttridge	Posted: April 03, 2006 01:06 pm
Locotenent colonel Group: Members Posts: 862 Member No.: 591 Joined: May 19, 2005	Hi Guys, Which leads to the question as to why, if the Germans, Soviets, Hungarians and Slovaks all found uses for armoured trains on or behind the Eastern front, the Romanians did not make use of them? Or do we simply not know about them yet? Cheers, Sid.

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