Leonardo's fighting vehicle
Vehículo de combate de da Vinci
- Date
- c. 1487 · confidence medium
- Place
- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Credited to
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Field
- Conflict
What it is
A conceptual design for a circular armored combat vehicle armed with fanned-out cannons and powered by hand cranks, conceived by Leonardo da Vinci while in the service of Ludovico Sforza and never built in his lifetime.
What it led to
- A frequent retrospective reference when imagining forerunners of the modern tank
- An early example of an armored combat vehicle
- Study of hand-crank transmission mechanics