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Offline rangerrebew

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Did the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Fail in Ukraine?
« on: April 06, 2025, 06:20:09 am »
 
Did the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Fail in Ukraine?
 
Key Points and Summary: The M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle has seen intense combat in Ukraine, proving its survivability and firepower in engagements against Russian armor.

-However, the highly anticipated Western vehicle has struggled to turn the tide of the war, suffering heavy losses in Ukraine’s failed 2023 counteroffensive.
 
-While praised by Ukrainian troops, the Bradley alone cannot overcome Russia’s deep defensive lines, evolving tactics, and overwhelming firepower.

-Without sufficient numbers or air superiority, even the best Western equipment has limits. The Bradley has not failed—but it also hasn’t been the decisive weapon many once hoped it would be.

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Re: Did the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Fail in Ukraine?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2025, 06:35:41 am »
The game-changer in Ukraine (and I think this will change land warfare for the foreseeable future) has been the UAV. Not the high priced drones like the Reaper, but the cheap, <$1000 drones that can drop bombs (grenades, both antipersonnel and anti-armor), surveil the bejeebers out of the battlefield, and can be used to place accurate attacks on target, either with artillery or suicide drones.
Virtually every armored or even light vehicles have some sort of anti-drone cage about them, now, and despite the threat, open hatches invite doom from the skills of a pilot out of view of the battlefield.

The Bradley was not really intended to go toe-to-toe with MBTs, but to act as an APC, or in a scouting role, and to provide some heavier weapon support for infantry. It has neither the armor nor the firepower (impressive as the cannon on it is) to take on heavily armored vehicles, especially tanks. Although the idea of shooting up the vision blocks of opposing tanks has proven to be an effective tactic, blinding the opposing crew and leaving them at the mercy of vehicles which are then free to maneuver in the vicinity for a good angle to finish off the opposing armor.
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