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A M2 Bradley configured for swimming, Fort Benning, June 1983 The M2 was the basic production model, designed to carry 10 person teams, first fielded in 1981. [ 56 ] The M2 can be identified by its standard TOW missile system, steel laminate armor, and 500 horsepower (370 kW) Cummins VT903 engine with HMPT-500 hydromechanical transmission.
The Bradley is designed to transport infantry or scouts with armor protection, while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. Variants include the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and the M3 Bradley reconnaissance vehicle. The M2 holds a crew of three—a commander, a gunner and a driver—along with six fully ...
The XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV), formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), is a U.S. Army program to replace the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. MICV is one part of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle portfolio of programs.
The M231 Firing Port Weapon (FPW) is an adapted version of the M16 assault rifle for shooting from firing ports on the M2 Bradley.The M16, standard infantry weapon of the time, was too long for use in a "buttoned up" APC, so the FPW was developed to provide a suitable weapon for this role.
One of the prototypes for the replacement of the M2/M3 Bradley. Turret to be equipped with: [59] [a] XM913 chain gun (50×228mm) [f] BGM-71 TOW, FGM-148 Javelin, or CCMS-H (Close Combat Missile System-Heavy), [h] Aerovironment Switchblade [g] Elbit Iron Fist Light Decoupled APS; KF-41 Lynx: XM30 – MICV "Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle ...
A M2 Bradley tracked infantry fighting vehicle, armed with a 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain-driven autocannon and 2 BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles, in US service during the Second Battle of Fallujah (2004). A Russian BMP-3, armed with a 2A70 100 mm low-pressure rifled cannon, with embarked infantry.
XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (OMFV program replace the M2 Bradley) M5 Ripsaw (vehicle robot) Multi-Mission Launcher (indirect fire protection capability increment 2-intercept) Long-range hypersonic weapon (intermediate-range conventional prompt strike (IRCPS) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Project Pele (mobile microreactor)
English: A U.S. Army M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle exiting the water at Victory Pond, Fort Benning, Georgia (USA), on 13 June 1983. This amphibious vehicle was propelled in the water by its tracks.