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Are Chinooks powerful enough to lift one of these shipping crates?
Actually, no they can't. An Abrams weighs 60+ tons.
https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m1.htm
The Chinook has a payload of 10,000 lbs., or 5 tons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook
Not even a Sikorsky Super Stallion can lift one, and they have a payload of 36,000 lbs., or 18 tons.
https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ch53e/#:~:text=The%20Super%20Stallion%20helicopter%20can,sponsons%20for%20greater%20fuel%20capacity.