M2 Bradley
| General Characteristics (M2 Bradley) |
| Length: | 6.55 metres |
| Width: | 3.61 metres |
| Height: | 2.565 metres |
| Weight: | - |
| Speed: | 66 km/hour (road)
- (off-road)
7.2 km/hour (by water) |
| Range: | 483 kilometres |
| Primary armament: | 25mm Chain Gun
TOW Anti-Tank Missile |
| Secondary armament: | 7.62mm machine gun |
| Power plant: | - |
| Crew: | 3 + (6 passangers) |
The M2 Bradley and M3 Bradley are American infantry fighting vehicles.
Production History
The Bradley is a replacement for the M113 family of APCs and consists of two types of veicles, the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle. Since both vehicles are based on the same chassis they differ in only some details. The M2 carries a crew of three and a six man infantry squad. The M3 on the other hand carries only a two man scout team and additional radios, TOW and Dragon or Javelin missiles.
6,724 Bradleys have been produced. (4,641 M2s and 2,083 M3s)
They are produced by United Defense, L.P.
Variants
- M2A0 - First production model.
- M2A1 - TOW 2 missile system
- M2A2 - enchanced command and control.
The same variants are also found of the M3.
Combat History
During the Gulf War the Bradleys destroyed more Iraqi armour than the M1 Abrams.
See also
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Referenced By
2003 invasion of Baghdad | 7th U.S. Cavalry | Autocannon | BMP-1 | BMP-2 | BMP-3 | Bradley | Branch Davidian | Branch Davidians | Depleted uranium | Desert Combat | Fall of Baghdad | Infantry fighting vehicle | Invasion of Baghdad | Tim McVeigh | Timothy McVeigh | Tuballoy | U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment | US 7th Cavalry Regiment
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