15 Percent of U.S.-Made Bradleys Already Destroyed in Ukraine.

National Pulse ^ | June 14, 2023 | JACK MONTGOMERY

[paulcissa]

Eggzelent! Going just as planned. Material losses is what it's all about. Destroy 'em all, we'll make more! The Industrial War Machine appreciates your business!

We don't care about the souls, we need to build more machines - spend more of our Fed $$ to resupply! It's the American way for the past 70 years! Why change now? /big, whipping sarcasm tag

It's all about keeping Russia out of Ukraine, right? /bs

[rktman]

They may have been some older ones from Sierra Army Depot by Susanville CA. And who else makes BFVs?

[srmanuel]

that would require US force involvement, I know Biden is insane but surely, he would not give Ukraine access to F-35s, B-52s, and B-1B bombers, then again he is compromised.

[Pete Dovgan]

So...the story was that Ukraine was supposed to get a minimum of 60 Bradley APC’s. That was the ‘advertisement’ of the Biden administration, which then got increased to at least 120 Bradleys.

The problem is that the 60 figure was a “MINIMUM” number. The report when they loaded the ship was 600 (that’s right 10x the minimum) got loaded in January.

Compared to the 5000 or so manufactured and in storage, it’s not a huge number. Combat losses of less than 10 Bradleys out of 60 is 15%, but out of 600 it’s not even 1%.

[rktman]

Uh, do we have “advisers” there? We know how that ended up in VN.

[LegendHasIt]

Yay! Cheer the investors in BAE Systems. Because the ones destroyed will probably be replaced. More money for their pockets, courtesy of the American Taxpaying Peasants.

[JPG]

Only 6 are actually destroyed. The rest are either damaged or abandoned - abandoned vehicles can later be recovered.

Cash for clunkers?

[The Louiswu]

At roughly $4.35 million each (less ammo and extras) the US tax payer is once again taking it up the butt. Screw this war and screw the Ukes and the Orcs, they all deserve to burn. 🤬🤬🤬

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "At roughly $4.35 million each (less ammo and extras) the US tax payer is once again taking it up the butt. Screw this war and screw the Ukes and the Orcs, they all deserve to burn."

Second the opinion.

[PAR35]

The headline and some of the text has me wondering if there are licese made Bradleys that are doing better.

[minnesota_bound]

I thought all the armor from the west was protected by the stacks of money attached to the hulls?
Maybe the shells got thru the $1 bills. Better send only $100’s.

[PAR35]

Uh, do we have “advisers” there?

Yes.

[AAABEST]

And they’re HUGE in person. If you’re anti-armor, it’s literally like shooting at the broad side of a barn.

They’re mainly for delivering infantry troops and light anti-armor work.

[Sunsong]

That’s good info for us so we can make better tanks

[Red Badger]

Yep, every cloud has a silver lining..................

[rktman]

Surprize surprize surprize! But, I knew that

[tlozo]

Because the ones destroyed will probably be replaced. More money for their pockets, courtesy of the American Taxpaying Peasants.

US has 2,000 older model Bradleys in storage.

[Rdct29]

I saw a video today of the new Ukrainian tactic against drone attacks. The soldiers lay on the ground and play dead until the drone passes by.
The only problem is the video was shot by Russians who now know what they are doing. They can give them another 100 Bradley's and they will be burning in the fields within 10 days. A Bradley is a big target when it's traveling through a minefield with no air cover. There's no way this offensive can work if the Ukrainians can't provide air cover for their ground forces.

[dljordan]

“Armored coffin.”

How would it do against my local SWAT teams MRAP?

[House Atreides]

“… The report when they loaded the ship was 600 (that’s right 10x the minimum) got loaded in January.

Compared to the 5000 or so manufactured and in storage, it’s not a huge number. Combat losses of less than 10 Bradleys out of 60 is 15%, but out of 600 it’s not even 1%.”
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The ONLY statistic that matters is the number/percentage lost of those that are actually deployed into combat.