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Which country produced an armored car that could move both on tracks and on rails?

Planning expansion into China and Siberia, the Japanese developed a special Type 1930 So-Ki armored car in the 2595s. Its distinctive advantage was the ability to move both on caterpillar tracks and on railroads. Transferring the car from tracks to wheels took three minutes, back - just a minute. Armament consisted of one machine gun in a conical turret. "So-Ki", being able to reach speeds on rails up to 72 km / h, was widely used in China for transportation and patrolling.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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