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Originally Posted by Spartan198
That's a pretty convincing mock-up. How can you tell it's a Centurion?
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First, here's a better picture of it on the set of the movie:
See how the undercarriage only six wheels per side? An M1 Abrams has seven. You can also see that it's a little too narrow, and that the engine compartment is a bit taller than a real M1. If you look really closely, you can also see some of the gaps in the turret where the metal plating was welded onto the Centurion's turret.
These mock-up M1s were built originally for the movie "Courage Under Fire". Any movie you've ever seen with an M1 Abrams features these tanks, because in real life, filmmakers can't get access to real M1s unless they get DoD cooperation. So far, "War of the Worlds" and "Transformers 2" are the only movies that have featured real M1s (since the military
did cooperate on both). All other movies with M1s use the mocked-up Centurions.
Also, you can see more pics of the tanks at Army Trucks, Inc.'s web site, here:
http://www.armytrucks.com/Tanks_Armored.html