Posted on 01/18/2024 11:22:12 AM PST by marcusmaximus
The devastating efficacy of the US Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) has been revealed in heart-pounding new footage from the frontlines of Ukraine.
An incredible clip shared by Ukraine's 109th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade showed how the expertly piloted Bradley saved a troop of Kyiv's soldiers from certain death, reducing three Russian BMP-2 armoured vehicles to smouldering wrecks.
The unit was defending the village of Stepove in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region when a group of Russian armour descended on their location, ready to rain down cannon fire on the Ukrainian positions.
Footage showed a trio of BMPs motoring towards the town, threatening to flank the Ukrainian positions - until the Bradley screamed into view and began blasting them with armour-piercing rounds from its 25mm cannon.
The Russian vehicles were torn apart as the Bradley's cannon smashed through their hulls and blew off their tracks, saving the defenders of Stepove from a bleak fate.
Another clip even showed the Bradley taking on a Russian tank - with resounding success.
The T-90 is among Russia's most advanced tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, with Putin himself declaring it the world's best - but thanks to the Bradley's armour-piercing rounds and some precision gunning, it was quickly torn apart.
Tracer rounds were seen streaking through the twilight, illuminating the snowy ground and ripping into the tank, which moments later erupted like a firework as the ammunition inside ignited.
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Pretty much every story about this stupid war is propaganda, from both sides.
Oh goody!! U.S. manufactured weapons destroy Russian vehicles in yet another proxy war, while U.S. politicians, their family members, and their big donors make money off taxpayer dollars via their investments the military industrial complex
They are supposed to come armed with two TOW missiles that can kill tanks out to 5 kilometers. 5k should outrange just about any Russian tank...or at least their main gun
Trump's in office, Putin stays home. Same with Hamas.
Weakness foments aggression.
Not saying it is right, or fair. It just is.
They are repeating the Bakhmut fiasco.
I remember when the Bradley first came out and it was not well received, but I am always impressed now when I see it working.
Another video
Judge for yourself
https://youtu.be/7Xe9o9XM6ns?si=FLyaMbENt6uTx5kp
crazy footage of T90 withstanding 25mm fire.
Cant confirm exactly what happened yet but it seems it stood solo against 2 or 3 bradleys and FPVs while taking a trench in an opertation
Comments from video
“2 bradley + 1 kamikaze FPV drone vs. 1 solo T-90M... but still they failed to destroy the tank and the tank crews was also evacuated”
“The tank blew up 2hours later, and the crew was in anothe tank already. The 3 three bradleys was destroyed along with their crew . ( It was 3, not 2. ) the ukr trenches was also captured. 5 POW survived, out of 16”
I have noticed that to. Mixing rock with rap is always disaster to the ear drums. Might as well bang a stick on a trash can lid.
All news from a war is propaganda.
Doesn’t mean it isn’t true. And it’s easily dis-proven or proved. Someone will look for blown up tanks.
Good thing they won’t be getting any export model M1s to reverse engineer.
Those are not Russian tanks but more like armored personnel carriers, APCs. It can rip them open like a tin can. Tanks are also very venerable too if hit from the rear where the engine compartment is located. Regardless, great to see the Bradley doing what it was designed to do.
I have a tough time believing 25mm destroys a BMP and “blows the tracks off” the vehicle.
There are three APC and one T-90, Russia’s latest and greatest tank.
Gee whiz neato. /s
Yes it is over hyped but I did not see any actual tanks in the Bradley video.
Russian tanks have an auto-loader located up in the turret, with several rounds vulnerable. It’s a known flaw.
My presumption is these rounds were hit and the tank effectively blew itself up.
The BMP dates at least back to the 60s. Kind of a Russian M113, except with small arms ports on the sides that are plenty big enough for a 25mm round to fit thru.
That I can accept.
Poorly written article.
Good shooting for the Bradley crew.
For those who don’t know, he got the drop and angle on the BMPs.
The very same could have happened to him.
And the music in the video is the soundtrack for EU neo-nazis.
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