Leonardo da vinci s tank invention it was designed to be driven straight onto a battlefield and to decimate the enemy with its 360 degree cannons.
Tank leonardo da vinci machines.
The flaw in the drawing shows two of the main shafts going to the wheels working against each other this would mean the tank could not be propelled forward.
Leonardo da vinci s fighting vehicle is one of the conceptions of the revered italian polymath and artist leonardo da vinci.
Several other men could then fire cannons from inside the tank.
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Leonardo da vinci may be the ultimate jack of all trades.
Leonardo da vinci s armored fighting machine invention was capable of moving in any direction and was equipped with a large number of weapons.
Leonardo da vinci s armored car was the fore runner of the modern tank.
Indeed artist inventor and scientist are just some of the titles that da vinci held during his 67 year long life.
As well as its practical use it was also intended to intimidate and disperse the opposing troops.
Leonardo understood the psychology of battle and knew that this.
The machine was designed while leonardo da vinci was under the patronage of ludovico sforza in 1487.
Sometimes described as a prototype of modern tanks leonardo s armored vehicle represented a conical cover inspired by a turtle s shell.