Why Ukrainian Soldiers Owe Their Lives to Bradley IFV
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Published 2023-09-13
The US Army’s M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle is a full-tracked, medium-armored vehicle capable of providing cross-country mobility and protection to mechanized units.
These vehicles were meant to serve as both an armored personnel carrier and a tank-killer.
The M2 Bradley IFV, a formidable armored fortress on tracks, embodies both agility and defense in its design.
Its primary armor is constructed from high-strength welded aluminum, fortified further with spaced laminate belts and reactive armor tiles to withstand the onslaught of enemy fire. The thickness of the armor, which incorporates classified composite materials, offers an optimized balance between protection and weight, safeguarding against a variety of anti-armor threats.
The main armament is an ATK Ammunition Systems (formerly Boeing Ordnance) 25mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun. The M242 has a single barrel with an integrated dual feed mechanism and remote feed selection. The IFV’s arsenal also includes a 7.62 coaxial machine gun, armor-piercing, sub-caliber, and high-explosive ammunition. Besides, Bradley has a TOW ATGM launcher.
Infantry can fight from inside the vehicle by using modified M-16 rifles mounted in firing ports although these ports were removed from A2 version onward. As of the end of July 2023, Ukrainian Bradleys have been equipped with the advanced BUSK kit.
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All Comments (21)
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Bradley is one of those old warfighters who defies retirement
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People like to discuss armor and weapon systems, but they often forget that the primary weapon system of any IFV is the infantry they carry. All the other weapons are to be i support of the infantry. I was trained on the M3 Bradley, the cavalry scout version oh so many decades ago.
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Named after the 260lb Bradley Martin, nobody can beat him.
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All they need to do to Bradley is add some tyres to the top..... USA has thousands of Bradley's laying around gathering dust, no excuse for not sending a lot more to Ukraine.
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needs a drone killer capability and mine detection, at the very least
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Why doesn’t the drawing animation match the actual vehicle
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It reminds me of the Sherman tanks from US in WW2
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Bradly and BTR4 are the best compare to Russian BMP
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Didn't the Russians turn the Bradley into cinder many times over?
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Go to Bradley Square in Ukraine and see how well they have done
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The Russian ifv is a joke compared to the Bradley. Not even in the same class. The Russian ifv is a coffin on wheels. The Bradley is beast and is also why in Ukraine the Russians invested heavy in land mines, the Russians have nothing to compete against a Bradley aside from air craft.
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The Ukrainians in their industrious ways and great initiative are probably re-purposing them for i don't know what? and improving them.
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Lie lie. Yes, the whole world saw that heroic USA's armored vehicles were very effective against unarmed, innocent civilians in the Middle East. Apparently, it was very weak against Russian battleships. down with america. Please ask, how many m2 bradley, m1a1 and leopard 2 is at the russian hand?
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Hey You Tube censorship, censor this 🖕
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still does Bradley have no chance against a swedish cv9040 wich sweden have sended to ukraine .a 40mm bofors gun and missiles.beter protection.better quality and lower
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But i'M not impressed with the Bradley 25MM much slower compared to the 30 MM use by BTR!
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Im former mechanized infantry. Used Bradleys in Iraq a giant piece of shit. Gun understrength armor dhskas can penetrate too heavy
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stop smellin your farts mate
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Plenty of them burning in ukraine.
