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The Paulista Armored Train of 1932 was one of the improvised solutions used by the São Paulo forces during the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. Built by the Sorocabana Railway, the train was equipped with steel plates for protection and armed with machineguns and light cannons. Its main function was to support Paulista troops in combat, transport supplies, and secure the railways, which were essential for war logistics. The armored trains were mainly used in the Paraíba Valley and the interior of the state, acting as mobile attack and defense platforms against the federal troops of Getúlio Vargas.
Despite the creativity and ingenuity in their construction, the Paulista armored trains faced difficulties against the artillery and aviation of government forces. With the federal troops advancing and lacking heavy weaponry, the use of the trains proved to be limited, and they were eventually abandoned or destroyed at the end of the conflict. Even so, the armored train became a symbol of Paulista resistance in the revolution, representing the effort and mobilization to confront the central government in the fight for a new Constitution.
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