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according to a report by taiwan's "united news network" today, footage of the m1a2 main battle tanks purchased by the taiwan authorities from the united states being transported in the united states was exposed and is expected to arrive on taiwan before the end of this year.

according to the report, according to a video uploaded by local american railway enthusiasts on the internet last night, the first batch of m1a2t tanks sold to the taiwan authorities have been transported westward by rail on freight trains and are expected to be shipped to taiwan at a west coast port in the united states. . lu deyun, a military expert on the island, posted on the social networking site "facebook" yesterday evening that "m1a2t is coming soon." it is believed to have been taken in lapra, missouri (the original text was mistakenly written as mississippi, and the editor of this article has erratum) pictures from the tower railway station showed that at about 4:45 pm on september 23, local time, a freight train belonging to the burlington northern and santa fe (bnsf) railway company carried 12 m1a2 tanks to kansas city in the southwest. traveling, about to be shipped to the west coast of the united states.

station surveillance camera footage uploaded to social media by local rail enthusiasts

schematic diagram of the image shooting location, modified from bnsf official operation route map

according to the report, local railway enthusiasts also posted pictures and texts on the social media the auxiliary cooling and power system (acps) can be seen behind the turret, which is a feature developed on the basis of the m1a2s. the m1a2k sold by the united states to kuwait also has this feature. according to the m1a2t system configuration diagram previously announced by taiwan’s defense department, these vehicles it is the m1a2t tank designed for the taiwan military.

another photo of the m1a2t tank taken on the platform social media

in july 2018, the then tsai ing-wen administration officially made the decision to purchase american m1a2 tanks. in december of that year, the taiwan authorities included approximately nt$30 billion in the 2019 defense budget to purchase 108 m1a2 "aib" tanks from the united states. rams"; on july 8, 2019, the u.s. state department officially approved this arms sales order. in february 2021, the u.s. department of defense officially awarded a contract to general dynamics land systems (gdls) and began to modify and sell m1a2t tank prototypes to taiwan.

"lianhe news network" stated that taiwan's defense department also recently revealed that among the 108 m1a2t tanks sold to taiwan by the united states, the first batch of 38 tanks is expected to arrive on the island in december and will be handed over to the taiwan army's "armored forces training command" ( (referred to as the "uniform training department"), in addition to "dozens of seed instructors" this year, who are expected to return to the island before november, and plan to prepare for the taiwan military's uniform training from after the spring festival next year to february.