Fowler B5 Armoured Road Train

Intended for 3d print. British armoured road and off-road train, used (sparingly) during the Second Boer War 1899-1902.The British Empire suffered logistical problems in the war, as the terrain in South Africa was difficult. Boer kommandos would raid vulnerable supply lines and evade reprisals. To combat this, the British commander Lord Roberts commissioned Fowler & Co in Leeds to build 6 armoured traction engines, along with 3 armoured wagons for each engine. The idea was to make the british s…

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