Bradley Fighting Vehicle
"A troop transport that can't carry troops, a reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance..."
"And a quasi-tank that has less armor than a snowblower, but has enough ammo to take out half of DC."
- – The Pentagon Wars
The quintessential Infantry Fighting Vehicle. If you watched the movie Pentagon Wars starring Cary Elwes or played any sort of FPS or a wargame set during the modern era. You would already know what it is. The Bradley Fighting Vehicle was created in response to the Soviet Union's BMPs.
In Team Yankee
| US Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M1 Abrams - M60 Patton - M551 Sheridan - RDF/LT |
| Transports: | M113 Armored Personnel Carrier - UH-1 Huey - AAVP7 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle - Pickup Trucks |
| Troops: | US Mech Platoon - Marine Rifle Platoon - Huey Rifle Platoon - HMMWV Machine Gun Platoon - Light Motor Infantry Platoon - Irregular Militia Group |
| Artillery: | M106 Heavy Mortar Carrier - M109 Howitzer - LAV-M - M270 MLRS |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M163 VADS - M48 Chaparral - M247 Sergeant York - HMMWV SAM |
| Tank Hunters: | M901 ITV - HMMWV-TOW - LAV-AT |
| Recon: | M113 FIST- M113 Scout Section - HMMWV Scout Section - LAV-25 - Bradley Fighting Vehicle |
| Aircraft: | A-10 Warthog - AV-8 Harrier - AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter |
IRL
As mentioned before the Bradley was a subject of the documentary Pentagon Wars. This is because unlike the vehicle currently in service. It was a poorly armored POS. While the film took some creative liberties with Colonel Burton's rank. It showed that unlike today that is was inferior piece of junk that had no place on the battlefield. While it eventually become one of the most successful vehicles we know today. If a bit long in the tooth. The Pentagon obviously did nothing to change their acquisition process after the procurement of the Bradley.
Redesigned just in time for the Gulf War after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The Bradley is currently armed with a M242 Chaingun. TOW missiles and a M240 Machine Gun. The TOW missiles being the biggest threat. During Operation Desert Storm. Bradley's killed more Iraqi Soviet Tanks and AMVs than the M1 Abrams. Most losses came from friendly fire incidents. AS IFF systems weren't a thing until the early 2000's. While the Bradley remains a beast that can back up or substitute for Abrams in both anti tank and urban warfare. Due to the changing face of warfare with the proliferation of Anti-Tank missiles and Improvised Explosive Devices. So as a vehicle designed to fight the Cold War, it didn't do so well during the Iraq War of 2003-2011. The US Army losing 150 vehicles and around 700 hundred damaged. The Army used the MRAPS after 2007. While the Bradley had to be upgraded with the Urban Survival Kit.
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle is a updated version of the Bradley that will replace the M113. Causing mindless fanboys like Mike Sparks to have autistic rage. The AMPV is a bit larger than the original. With at least seventy percent of the vehicle being new. Like the F-18 Super Hornet compared to the old Hornet. AMPV's can be fitted with a 30mm drone turret with tubes for Javelin Missiles. So now pretty anything that can be put on top of a Stryker can also also be used by the AMPV. Making sure the Bradley's descendants will serve long after the 2050's. If the Army is foolish enough to even bother with it given the GDLS Gryphon is now a thing with a 50mm auto cannon.