Decided to just revise the tank altogether. So, I found this beautiful low poly M1 Abrams model on TurboSquid for 10 bucks. I've never processed a new vehicle in SOED, so it was a challenge. The main thing was trying to get the tracks to react to the suspension in a realistic way. IDK how novalogic did it with their model, but if anyone knows, please share.
Anyway, got a full video coming soon. here's a gif in the mean time.