Army Wants Bradley Replacement to Vastly Outgun the Enemy

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Army Wants Bradley Replacement to Vastly Outgun the Enemy

Military.com 15 Oct 2018 By Matthew Cox

The Army's replacement for the Cold-War era Bradley fighting vehicle will likely field a main armament that's far more potent than the Bradley's 25 millimeter cannon.

Current combat vehicles owned by peer competitors include the Russian BMP3, which features a 100 mm main gun. And "104 countries have the 30 mm," said Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team.

https://www.military.com/2018/10/15/army-wants-bradley-replacement-vastly-outgun-enemy.html

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The number one job of the IFV is to protect the infantry inside
The number two job is to transport the infantry to the fight
It is the third job to support the infantry with crew served / heavy weapons

If you put a 100 mm or 120mm main gun on the IFV, there no longer a need for a separate fighting force known as the tank.