FORMER BAY STATE OFFICER OFFERS US ARMY NEW TYPE OF ARMORED CAR: Invention of Capt William G. Renwick Given Tryout by Officers of Northeastern Department in The Boston Globe, September 2, 1917—
Capt Renwick with camouflaged armored car (1917)
The Department of the Northeast has been offered for inspection and adoption an armored car designed by and manufactured under the inspection of a New England officer, Captain William G. Renwick, formerly of the 8th Massachusetts Regiment.…
A striking feature of the car as it stood on the avenue this morning was the fact that it is painted in “camouflage,” which at a distance renders it practically invisible. Those who did not understand this fact, expressed their opinion that the car “looked as if it had been through hard service and he ought to paint it over again.” The car is covered with a mixture of gray, green and pink coloring irregularly placed and is not as attractive as it is efficient. Entrance to the car is at the top though a manhole in the protective covering. The occupants are completely hidden from sight, with only openings in the armor for the machine guns.…”
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