Threat to Russian tanks: How BMP Bradley will strengthen the Ukrainian army

Due to anti -tank installations and a powerful automatic gun, the infantry combat has been an effective weapon against enemy armored vehicles for 40 years. On December 29, Bloomberg announced the United States to consider the transfer of Bradley infantry combat vehicles to Ukraine. The focus figured out what BMP would help the Armed Forces. Bradley BMPs can become the most modern BMPs that have been transmitted to Ukraine.

The cars came to the system in 1981 and during this time they went through several stages of modernization. There are 4 main versions: M2A2 ODS, M2A3 and M2A4. They are characterized by the installation of more modern fire control systems, navigation, as well as crew and commander sights. During all this time, the changes did not affect only the combat unit. The main weapon is always the 25mm M242 automatic gun. Also, two TWC starters are installed on the machine.

The crew of the machine consists of 3 people, in the landing compartment places another 7 people. According to Defense Express, Bradley supply will have a number of benefits for Ukraine: so Bradley is the best option for Ukraine. The only difficulty will be logistics to provide the material and technical base of maintenance of machines in good working order. We will add that at the beginning of 2022 the United States sold 89 BMP M2 Bradley for $ 196 million. Yes, the cost of one BMP is about $ 2.