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Watch this video at the 1:35 mark and you'll see a mysterious looking tank riding on the back of a CSX freight train that's supposedly rolling through Ohio. Anyone have any idea what this beast is?
Some are speculating that it's the new M1A3 Abrams tank prototype while others think it's merely a movie prop.
The video was posted to YouTube on Sept. 30, 2010 followed by chatter on the TankNet forum. The pics below emerged on militaryphotos.net in the last week.
Here are a couple of pics of the M1 Component Advanced Technology Test Bed (CATTB) built in the late 1980s to test out a smoothbore gun, heavier turret armor, an auto a mechanical loader and new engine for the tank. The CATTB, however, never made it past the test bed phase.
The tank in the video is similar looking to the CATTB, but the turret is much different.
More pics after the jump.
Thanks to reader Brody for passing us the tip.
