M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle

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The M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is a U.S.-designed, tracked armored combat vehicle that transports infantry while providing substantial firepower and battlefield reconnaissance capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
antiTankArmament TOW missile launcher ⓘ
armorType add-on explosive reactive armor ⓘ
aluminum armor ⓘ
combatRole anti-armor combat ⓘ
mechanized infantry support ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
combatWeight approximately 27.6 tonnes (early variants) ⓘ
configuration tracked vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
designed 1970s ⓘ
designedFor armored warfare ⓘ
battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ
infantry transport ⓘ
engineModel Cummins VTA-903T diesel ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService 1981 ⓘ
hasFeature NBC protection system ⓘ
amphibious capability (early variants with preparation) ⓘ
fire control system ⓘ
thermal imaging sights ⓘ
height approximately 3.0 m ⓘ
length approximately 6.55 m ⓘ
manufacturer BAE Systems Land & Armaments ⓘ
linked to: BAE Systems
maximumSpeed about 56 km/h on road ⓘ
namedAfter Omar Bradley ⓘ
operator Lebanon ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
United States ⓘ
originalManufacturer FMC Corporation ⓘ
passengerCapacity 6 infantry soldiers ⓘ
primaryArmament 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun ⓘ
range about 400 km on road ⓘ
relatedVehicle M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle ⓘ
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm M240C machine gun ⓘ
suspension torsion bar suspension ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
usedInConflict 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War

Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
variant M2A1 Bradley ⓘ
M2A2 Bradley ⓘ
M2A3 Bradley ⓘ
M2A4 Bradley ⓘ
width approximately 3.6 m ⓘ

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U.S. 3rd Armored Division → equipment → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
Battle of 73 Easting → coalitionEquipment → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
Battle of Medina Ridge → primaryWeaponSystem → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
M242 Bushmaster → usedOnPlatform → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
subject linked to: M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
21st century U.S. Army → fieldedSystem → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team → usesEquipment → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
M2 Bradley → variant → M2A1 Bradley ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
M2 Bradley → variant → M2A2 Bradley ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
M2 Bradley → variant → M2A3 Bradley ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
M2 Bradley → variant → M2A4 Bradley ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle → basedOn → M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle → sharesChassisWith → M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
Armored Brigade Combat Team → hasTypicalEquipment → M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ
FMC Corporation → notableProduct → Bradley Fighting Vehicle (as original manufacturer) ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
The Pentagon Wars → subject → Bradley Fighting Vehicle ⓘ
linked to: M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle