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Battle ready

July 8, 2015

It’s not every day one stumbles upon a tank in the woods, much less at a commercial vehicle proving grounds facility.

But that’s exactly what our intrepid reporter spotted this year while traversing one of the off-road courses at Navistar’s recently purchased proving grounds site outside New Carlisle, IN.  This Bradley M2/M3 tracked armored fighting vehicle,  or AFV,  is used to rescue trucks and other equipment that might get stuck along the muddy trails favored by engineers seeking tough challenges for vocational chassis to navigate.

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