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Whoa! Watch a battle tank drift

<b>IMAGINE THIS DRIFTING ON A BATTLEFIELD?</b> A Swedish Stridsvagn 122 tank shows that drifting isn’t a domain reserved for 4x4, sports cars and hot hatches. <i>Image: YOUTUBE</i>
<b>IMAGINE THIS DRIFTING ON A BATTLEFIELD?</b> A Swedish Stridsvagn 122 tank shows that drifting isn’t a domain reserved for 4x4, sports cars and hot hatches. <i>Image: YOUTUBE</i>
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Rear-wheel drive, smoky tyres and sports cars and modified hatchbacks are what usually comes to mind when you're thinking about vehicles drifting.

A video uploaded to YouTube shows Swedish troopers taking the sport of drifting to a new level with some superb slide-ways action behind the controls of a tank.

The German-built Swedish Stridsvagn 122 boasts a 47-litre V12 twin-turbo diesel engine producing 1103kW and weighs 62.5 tonnes. In the video it uses its immense tracks to power around corners.

VIDEO: Watch a battle tank drift

It's one of those clips that you can't stop watching simply due to the sheer lunacy of it. The tank is fully functional and is used by the Swedish Army.

Its torsion-bar suspension comes in handy when maneuvering out of tight situations...or to use when creating an awesome video.

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