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The armoured car is a war machine developed by Leonardo da Vinci, useable in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. A precursor to the modern tank, Leonardo's armored car invention was capable of moving in any direction and was equipped with a large number of weapons. It was designed to intimidate and scatter an opposing army. Da Vinci's vehicle has a number of light cannons arranged on a circular platform with wheels that allow for 360-degree range. The platform is covered by a large protected cover reinforced with metal plates, which are slanted to better deflect enemy fire. There is a sighting turret on top to coordinate the firing of cannons and steering of the vehicle.
In 1503, Leonardo's designs for the tank had been stolen by Cesare Borgia and he tasked Ezio Auditore da Firenze with finding the plans and destroying them. Ezio set on a quest to find the numerous copies of these plans and incinerate them, encountering many enemies on the way. Ezio also interrogated a number of people to find the whereabouts of these plans. Eventually, Ezio and his group of mercenaries came across a fully operational tank with the Borgia seal adorned on its shield. He then decided to steal the armored car and use its weapons to easily escape the place where it was being held.
Trivia
- Though the armored car appears in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Leonardo was never able to build the war machine, for it had a number of flaws that would prevent it from operating correctly.