United Defense M2 Bradley IFV (USA) KEY RECOGNITION
SPECIFICATIONS
• High hull line with well sloped glacis plate driver's hatch left side, horizontal hull top, turret centre of roof. Large ramp at hull rear, hatch above rear troop compartment
Armament:
9 Turret has twin TOW ATGW launcher on left side, extensive external stowage with 25mm cannon front and 7.62mm MG right, two spherical firing ports with periscope above in each side of hull • Suspension each side has six road wheels, drive sprocket front, idler rear, two trackreturn rollers. Upper part of track and hull sides has applique armour (when fitted with new armour package firing ports etc are covered up)
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M2 Bradley with TOW
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6.55m 3.61m 2.972m 2.565m 0.432m 22,940kg 19,005kg 20.38hp/tonne 0.54kg/cm2 Cummins VTA-903T turbocharged 8-cylinder diesel, SOOhp at 2,600rpm Maximum road speed: 66km/hr Maximum water speed: 7.2km/hr Maximum cruising range: 483km Fuel capacity: 662 lit Amphibious with preparation Fording: 0.914m Vertical obstacle: 2.54m Trench: Gradient: 60% Side slope: 40% Armour: Classified Armour type: Aluminium/laminate/steel Yes NBC system: Night vision equipment: Yes (passive for commander, gunner and driver)
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DEVELOPMENT M2 Bradley is the culmination of an early 1960s programme to provide the US Army with a supplement for M113 ARC. First two prototypes of XM2 were completed by FMC Corporation (now United Defense LP) in 1978. After trials it was standardised as M2 in 1980 with first production vehicles in 1981, when it was named Bradley IFV. Hull is welded aluminium with additional layer of spaced laminated armour for increased protection. Driver sits front left, engine to his right, troop compartment extending right to rear. Two-man power-operated turret armed with 25mm M242 Chain Gun, 7.62mm M240 MG mounted coaxial to right, turret traverse 360°, weapon elevation from -10° to +60°. Mounted on left side of turret is twin launcher for Raytheon TOW ATGW with range of 3,750m. M2 Bradley is fully amphibious with flotation screen erected (carried collapsed round top of hull). Later production vehicles are M2A1/M2A2 and M3A1/M3A2 which have many improvements with the A3 models having increased armour protection and upgraded powerpack. Some Bradley vehicles have been fitted with explosive reactive
