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BMP M2 "Bradley"

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

To create a BMP Americans started much later Soviet engineers. And US BMP and BRM were developed almost simultaneously. The Joint Program was named FVS (Fighting Vechide System) and included work on the creation of two machines: IFV (Infantry Fighting old) – BMP to transport infantry squad and CFV (Cavalary Fmghting Vachicle) – BRM with crew 5 human. AT 1981 , the US Army finally got serial BMP and BRM, who had the name, respectively, M2 and M3 "Bradley".

M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in Iraq – video

Already the proper name of these machines – "Bradley" (in honor of General of the US Army) – It meant the recognition they typically fighting vehicles, not only means the transportation of personnel.

The front housing portion is disposed BMP engine-transmission compartment (fitted therein and diesel engine hydromechanical transmission HMPT-500-3 in a single unit), and to his left is a seat of the driver with reclining back hatch. Driver's hatch prismatic block has four observations, one of which may be replaced with a night vision device AN / NS-2. In the middle part of the body is placed a double tower with the commander and gunner seats, each of which is provided with a hinged hatch back cover. Luke commander has seven prism instruments, and gunner – three. The tower is set 25 mm cannon firm "Hughes Helikonterz" with external avtomatki chain drive and two-belt feed. The maximum rate of gun – to 500 rounds per minute. In the single mask with a gun mounted 7.62mm gun. The main armament of the BMP is stabilized in two planes. Horizontal gun laying drive- electrohydraulic, vertical guidance drive – electric. Angle of gun aiming vertically from -10 ° to + 60 ° allows therefrom fire air targets. On the left side of the tower, there are PU ATGM «Toy» BGM-71 two rockets into an armored container, which in firing position (the level with an eye to the top of the tower) translated electric device. Range ATGM flight – to 3750 m, a gun projectile to penetrate the armor allows Soviet BMP-1 at a distance 2500 m.

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

For weapon control BMP M2 “Bradley” the gunner has a combined sight ("day Night"), which duplicated the same sight commander. For aerial gunnery serves outer annular Sight. Troopers of six people located quite unusual: Two infantry sitting in the middle of the hull, for a seat of the driver, two people – in the rear starboard and two – at the stern ramp, through which the landing. The roof hatch is configured troop compartment pyramidal shape, recline, through which the reloading PTUR. Arouse interest in the car shooting settings for each member of the landing party – they are non-removable 5.56 mm M231 machines FPW (based on the M16A1 automatic rifle with ammunition 4200 rounds), enshrined in the ball mount. For aiming using prismatic blocks, installed on every place paratrooper. The hull and turret BMP welded from sheet aluminum alloy armor with the addition of manganese, chromium and zinc. This reduces the weight of the machine with a pretty good security. In front and on the sides of the housing spaced reservation of fixed-combination "steel sheet – aluminum armor "with the space therebetween filled with polyurethane foam. The bottom of the machine reinforced steel sheet, protects from explosion of mines. BMP is able to overcome the water barrier due to rewinding caterpillars.

BRM M3 "Bradley"

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

BRM M3 "Bradley" looks a little different from BMP M2, mainly the lack of embrasures for firing and the presence of additional systems. Increased main armament ammunition (to 1500 shells, 4300 rounds, 10 missiles), removed countermines Reinforced bottom. In the troop compartment are placed in this time 2 observer, 10 PTUR and motorbike. BRM is equipped with a portable radar reconnaissance of ground targets AN / PRS-15, as well as night vision devices.

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

In general, the BMP M2 and M3 BRM were quite heavy, with the result that limited their ability to overcome water obstacles swimming (in choppy water necessary to deploy individual flotation device), machinery and transport is only possible with heavy transport aircraft. However, for the US Army by FMC has produced more than 5000 "Bradley". The cost of this in BMP 10 times higher than the cost of M113 armored personnel carriers, as a result of foreign buyers in the BMP not found.

The performance characteristics of the M2 Bradley IFV

Crew: 3 man
landing, pers.: 6 (M2, M2A1, M2A2); 7 (M2A3)
Manufacturer: M2, M2A1 — FMC Corporation; M2A2, M2A3 — United Defense (now - BAE Systems Land & Armaments)
years of operation: from 1981 (M2); c 1987 (M2A1); c 2000 (M2A3)
The number of issued, PC.: 9 753

All BMP M2 Bradley

– 22,797 tonnes (M2); 22,798 (M2, M2A1); 27 (M2A2); 30 (M2A3)/34,250 (M2A3 SSS rev. D)

Dimensions BMP M2 Bradley

– body Length, mm: 6 452 (M2, M2A1); 6 550 (M2A2, M2A3)
– housing width, mm: 3 200 (M2, M2A1); 3 280 (M2A2, M2A3)
– Height, mm: 2 972
– Clearance, mm: 460/380 M2A2 / A3

Armor BMP M2 Bradley

– M2A1: «Mnogosloynaya raznesёnnaya bumper»: steel screens + Aluminum body armor. Lobe protection 25mm APDS c D 300 m; board 14.5 mm B-32 with D 300 m
– dynamic protection: On M2A2 / A3

Armament BMP M2 Bradley

– Caliber guns and stamp: 25-mm M242
– gun type: automatic cut-
– barrel length, calibres: 2 032 mm
– gun ammunition: 75 APFDS-T + 225 HEI-T of the first stage + 600 tower in BC
– firing range, km: 2
– sights: day / passive night
– Shotgun: 1 × 7,62-mm M240S (2 200 rounds)
– Other weapons: 2 × PU TOW

Engine BMP M2 Bradley

– VTA-903T500
– Engine power, l. from.: 500/600/660

Speed ​​BMP M2 Bradley

– Road speed, kmh: 66 (M2, M2A1); 56 (M2A2, M2A3)
– Speed ​​over rough terrain, kmh: 7,2 afloat (M2, M2A1); 6,4 (M2A2, M2A3)
– Cruising on the highway, km: 480 (M2, M2A1); 400 (M2A2, M2A3)
– power density, l. p. / m: 19,9

– suspension type: Individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers
– Unit ground pressure, kg / cm²: 0,55 (M2, M2A1); 0,65 (M2A2); 0,66 (M2A3)

– Gradeability, city.: 30°
– to overcome the wall, m: 0,91 (M2, M2A1): 0,76 (M2A2, M2A3)
– trench, m: 2,50 (M2, M2A1): 2,10 (M2A2, M2A3)
– fording, m: floats

Photo BMP M2 Bradley

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

Padded RPG The BMP M2 Iraq “Bradley”

 BMP M2 "Bradley" TTH, Video, A photo, Speed, armor

Burning BMP M2 “Bradley”

 

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