Blogs about: Armored Devices
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C.S.S. Manassas
After Ross Winan’s 1858 Cigar Ship, the idea of cigar-shaped vessels of war was widely circulated – coverage of his invention in Scientific American helped sparked the development of the D… more →
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C.S.S. Manassas
secondmdus wrote 8 months ago: After Ross Winan’s 1858 Cigar Ship, the idea of cigar-shaped vessels of war was widely circula … more →
Ironclads and American Monitors in Peru's Navy
secondmdus wrote 8 months ago: Came across this while looking up ironclads – turns out two American Monitors were sold to Per … more →
Tanks: Armored Warfare Prior to 1946
secondmdus wrote 8 months ago: Check out this link for a great collection of images of armored cars, tanks and other armored vehicl … more →
Netopyr aka Tsar Tank
secondmdus wrote 9 months ago: Check out this link for an image of one of the largest and most insane armored devices ever – … more →
See A Monitor Without a Time Machine
secondmdus wrote 9 months ago: If you have ever wondered what the U.S.S. Moniter was like, you owe yourself a trip to the Monitor C … more →
For Armor Fans
secondmdus wrote 9 months ago: Just came across this link – several pages of photos of several major tank/ armor collections … more →
Flanigan and Cowan Armored Vehicles (1850s/1860s)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: This link is to an interesting discussion of two 19th century ideas of armored vehicles of John Flan … more →
Timby's Revolving Battery Tower
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: In the glare of the historical spotlight that shines on John Ericsson, designer of the Monitor, the … more →
Civil War Tank (1860s)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: “ALMOST EVERY WAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY HAS inspired valuable innovations in military technology … more →
Soviet Armored Trains (Russian Civil War and WWII)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: During the Russian Civil War and World War II Soviet forces used several types of armored trains … more →
C.S.S. Manassas (Civil War)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: “CSS Manassas, formerly the steam propeller Enoch Train, was built at Medford, Massachusetts, … more →
Popoffka Novgorod (1874)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: Here is a link for a very detailed 1874 article regarding an interesting class of circular ironclad … more →
Infernal Machines (Book)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: Whether you are new to the topic of Civil War “infernal machines” or are looking for an … more →
Winans Cigar Ships (1860s-1890s)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: Besides steam guns, one of my other research interests is a unique class of 19th Century steam ships … more →
Railway Battery (1861)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: In the early days of the American Civil War, in the wake of the April 29, 1861 Baltimore Riot, sever … more →
Steal Clad Steam Chariots of War (1861)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: Besides finding a detailed account of the McCarty Centrifugal Gun, (to be featured in a later post) … more →
