I am a bit puzzled. The damage to the roads in DC with TRAITOR**'s insane,

[Attilatheblond]

2. Since there are roads & bridges in D.C. that cannot take the weight of the Presidential 'Beast',

one might speculate that weight is a primary concern.

And someone around here mentioned the tanks have padded tracks to lessen road damage. I dunno if that's accurate, but considering how modern warfare now included a lot of urban fighting, it wouldn't surprise me if the tracks are a bit different now than decades ago.