![]() ![]() For engaging heavier targets, such as when acting in an anti-tank fashion, the Bradley has a TOW missile system on board. It is also armed with an M240C machine gun mounted coaxially to the M242, with 2,200 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition. The M919 was used in combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Subsequent ammunition developments resulted in the M919 APFSDS-T ( Armor-Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer) round, which contains a finned depleted-uranium penetrator similar in concept to armor-piercing munitions used in modern tanks. However, Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) officials stated that, on the basis of their assessment of combat vehicles in the Persian Gulf war, for the 25 mm automatic gun to kill a tank, the tank would have to be hit at close range in its more vulnerable areas. While the 25 mm automatic gun is not the weapon of choice for engaging tanks, vehicle commanders, crews, and CALL and Army Infantry Center personnel reported isolated instances in which the 25 mm automatic gun had killed older generation tanks. The 25 mm automatic gun is primarily used for clearing bunkers and firing on lightly armored vehicles. ![]() The two ready boxes allow a selectable mix of rounds, such as the M791 APDS-T ( Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot (with) Tracer), and M792 HEI-T ( High Explosive Incendiary (with) Tracer) rounds. The gun has 300 ready rounds in two ready boxes, one of 70 rounds – usually AP-type rounds, the other of 230 rounds – usually HE-type rounds, with another 600 rounds in storage. The M242 has a single barrel with an integrated dual-feed mechanism and remote feed selection. The Bradley is equipped with the M242 25 mm autocannon as its main weapon. One specific design requirement was that it should be as fast as the new M1 Abrams main battle tank so that they could maintain formations while moving, something which the older M113 armored personnel carrier could not do, as it had been designed to complement the older M60 Patton.Īrmament An early M2 Bradley demonstrating the ability to engage targets at high angles of elevation. Design began in 1963 and entered production in 1981. The Bradley IFV was developed largely in response to the amphibious Soviet BMP family of infantry fighting vehicles, and to serve as both an armored personnel carrier (APC), and a tank-killer. The M2 holds a crew of three: a commander, a gunner, and a driver, as well as six fully equipped soldiers as passengers. It is designed to be highly maneuverable and to be fast enough to keep up with heavy armor during an advance. The Bradley is designed for reconnaissance and to transport a squad of infantry, providing them protection from small arms fire, while providing firepower to both suppress and eliminate most threats to friendly infantry. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, which was formerly United Defense. ![]() The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. ![]()
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