The machine was designed while leonardo da vinci was under the patronage of ludovico sforza in 1487.
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Leonardo da vinci may be the ultimate jack of all trades.
Leonardo da vinci s fighting vehicle is one of the conceptions of the revered italian polymath and artist leonardo da vinci.
It could move in any direction while carrying a large number of heavy weapons.
Leonardo understood the psychology of battle and knew that this.
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.
As well as its practical use it was also intended to intimidate and disperse the opposing troops.
Several other men could then fire cannons from inside the tank.
Indeed artist inventor and scientist are just some of the titles that da vinci held during his 67 year long life.
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.
And while da vinci lived a handful of centuries before we were even thought of it is many of his forward thinking prototypes that have provided the foundation for the most.
An introduction to leonardo da vinci s war machines with bbc co uk s guide to leonardo da vinci the man who wanted to know everything.
Leonardo da vinci s armored fighting machine invention was capable of moving in any direction and was equipped with a large number of weapons.