Posted on 06/14/2023 9:58:32 AM PDT by Red Badger
Almost 15 percent of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) sent to Ukraine by Joe Biden’s government have been destroyed, according to open-source intelligence analysts.
Oryx, a Netherlands-based operation which has been tracking materiel losses on both sides of the conflict through visual confirmation, puts the number of destroyed Bradleys at 16, per CNN.
The news comes as Zelensky has officially confirmed his forces have commenced major counter-offensive operations. Friendly news outlets are so far reporting only “small” gains, however, with four villages in the Donetsk region believed to have been captured as of the time of writing.
In addition to the American-made Bradleys, a number of European-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks also appear to have been lost.
In particular, Forbes reports that around half of Ukraine’s Leopard 2Rs, specialized for breaching enemy defenses, have been taken out.
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
They may have been some older ones from Sierra Army Depot by Susanville CA. And who else makes BFVs?
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.
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%.
Uh, do we have “advisers” there? We know how that ended up in VN.
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.
Cash for clunkers?
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.
The headline and some of the text has me wondering if there are licese made Bradleys that are doing better.
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.
Yes.
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.
That’s good info for us so we can make better tanks
Yep, every cloud has a silver lining..................
Surprize surprize surprize! But, I knew that
US has 2,000 older model Bradleys in storage.
“Armored coffin.”
How would it do against my local SWAT teams MRAP?
“… 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.
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