The M1 Abrams main battle tank has gained a significant amount of weight during its service life. The AbramsX demonstrator sought to address this, but that wasn't the first attempt at making a lightweight version. The Abrams Lightweight Variant Tank or ALVT made some drastic changes to the design, but was never adopted or made into a prototype.
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The Strangest M1 Abrams Tank Variant