Russian social media outlets were quick to tout how an American M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) was being sent to the Uralvagonzavod research and development facility for evaluation. The tank had ...
However, it was a mock-up built on the chassis of a surplus M8A1, which was based on the M41 Walker Bulldog. Numerous attempts to smuggle a tank – not exactly a small object – proved unsuccessful.