"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 D.C." This vid made me rewatch the pentagon war. Thx for that.

@TheMwnciboo

6 жыл бұрын

Yet inspite of all that pseudo information, it still got an awful lot of Tank kills in Gulf War 1 and 2...Primarily from the TOW, but the Chaingun got some decent t72 kills kn 2003.

@TotalRookie_LV

6 жыл бұрын

+Bob Walker Even "real" T-72 has only 20mm side armour, so...

@Kman31ca

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, always gotta be one hater. I think the Bradley has proved itself through 2 wars, actually 3 including Afghanistan.

@Luredreier

6 жыл бұрын

+Kman31ca With the upgrades it's an ok vehicle now, but the one they first issued? Eh, delayed and poor value for the money...

@cartmanrlsusall

6 жыл бұрын

Yakku you just described most of the American military, if you are faster on the draw and can put more ordnance downrange,you can beat an enemy that outnumbers you

I love how it can transform a T55 into a M48 Patton with a single tow missle

@lordbaal4371

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, those t55s aren't free... or growing on trees... :P

@haalstaag

3 жыл бұрын

T62

@cascadianrangers728

3 жыл бұрын

Rofl

@quwadefense9963

3 жыл бұрын

*:V*

@raptorteam486

Жыл бұрын

AMERICA! Our missiles turns targets into friendly model.

"unlike the BMP, the bradley is human engineered with soldier in mind" as a russian this cracked me so bad and i can't disagree with this vintage advertising lol

@gangstar8652

3 жыл бұрын

Wiedergeboren Nope, the robots just designed the thing, an actual cyborg pilots it, half human half robot. Hope this helps.

@FeelFree3

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. The Bradley can only carry 6 infantries, just like the Merkava tank can carry 6 infantries with much better protection, while the BMP-3 can carry much more infantries.

@creepydutchman

3 жыл бұрын

@@FeelFree3 on the advertising it says 7 have a nice day

@spoton6906

2 жыл бұрын

@ionno whoiam In the early version M2 Bradleys, there was a seating for 7 Dismounts as was shown in the film. Later version M2s removed a seat from the “hell hole” which is located behind the driver. So seating for 6 is factually correct.

@ericolsen5592

2 жыл бұрын

@@FeelFree3 Yes but being able to carry more doesn't mean it's better for them, survivability and ease-of-use are what they mean by having "the soldier in mind". At the time, it was a major task for Russian troops to dismount under fire because of how small all the doors were.

I'm an expert Bradley crewman of 1-26IN, 2BDE, 1ID. I drove an M2 ODS for over a year. Damn thing saved my life time and time again, in combat. I fought in Iraq in 2004-05 and again in 2006-07. Love the Bradley!

@the500mphtortoise

5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever watch pentagon wars? Did you think it got a lot wrong?

@devilreject6878

5 жыл бұрын

Tst.. 1-18inf for life ya 1-26 loser.. LOL

@davidwestwater3028

5 жыл бұрын

I trust the movie more

@AgentExeider

5 жыл бұрын

Well then you need to thank Col James Burton, who essentially sacrificed his career to get the critical upgrades to the damn thing so it wasn't a complete fucking death trap. "Not all heroes wear capes."

@catchpennygaming1769

5 жыл бұрын

@@devilreject6878 Vanguards

Am I the only one who thinks about the movie Pentagon Wars...?

@jonlee5642

5 жыл бұрын

Just Another Dane its on amazon videos for free with prime

@ReformedSooner24

5 жыл бұрын

Just Another Dane I do to

@CreativeZachGaminglebestvids

5 жыл бұрын

Just Another Dane Yeah I thought of it

@BungieStudios

5 жыл бұрын

It's free on KZread. The creators want everyone to be able to see it.

@v3xterplays41

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonlee5642 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 D.C.

I know their roles aren't even close to comparable, but I always felt the Bradley looked like what would happen if they made a modernized M4 Sherman.

@Its_shiki_time4876

6 жыл бұрын

Marco Mazzeo yup

@KaiserHabsburg

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Mazzeo they dont even look aliek

@KaiserHabsburg

5 жыл бұрын

alike.

@shaider1982

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Mazzeo some have commented how the Bradley looks like a Sherman

@anarchyandempires5452

5 жыл бұрын

It definitely looks like the Sherman's Grand son.

I was a 14R. I was a crewmember on the linebacker bradley. We had 4 stingers instead of the TOW missiles. However, we also had some with the TOW pod, but we had a 2 man stinger team that would dismount and fire shoulder fire manpad missiles. I loved my Bradley's and still think it is a great machine. I was a driver and a gunner at different times from 2003 to 2007. Thanks for the video, it brings back a few fond memories

@blaquness1

6 жыл бұрын

Steve, I was a 14R as well from 94-97. It was the funnest vehicle to drive and silly easy to operate and maintain.

@jonboring2877

4 жыл бұрын

I was a 14R also after we turned in our Vulcans at the end of 93 at Ft. Hood. We were basically 11M with a Stinger team in the back. I had a great time in ADA, but re-enlisted to go Aviation and ended up retiring in 2014. This is a great throwback to my old days at 4/5 ADA, 1st Cav!

That 1970s and 1980s voice-over guy must be worth millions by now, because I've heard him on so much stuff. M113, Stryker/LAV, M2 man the Americans sure have a lot of APCs.

@sawyernorthrop4078

5 жыл бұрын

I think he was on the original Colt video for the M4

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

5 жыл бұрын

Sawyer Northrop Hell, I think he was on the original M1911 🤣

@lukatomas9465

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192That was his father.

@jamesharding3459

4 жыл бұрын

We sure do like to burn oil driving armor around.

so ... was every GI back in the day issued a mustache?

@ga-america5030

7 жыл бұрын

tanitatt my dad had his while enlisted so possibly

@MrKirby2367

7 жыл бұрын

SNAP! Just about to say same. I found them distracting and horrific

@raz_hz

6 жыл бұрын

Oh god...

@steven3979

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, we were... :D

@seumasnatuaighe

6 жыл бұрын

Female armored infantry were issued with falsies, (various colors and sizes were available.)

There is a dancing upgrade due in 2018. It will feature four important new moves, designed to counter new dance technologies being developed by the T14 Armata team.

@_Matsimus_

7 жыл бұрын

Neil Wilson lol hopefully not ;-)

@MeanLaQueefa

2 жыл бұрын

Look what dancing Jewish men did

I may be getting old but 35 years ago when I was involved with Armor I loved the Bradley so long as they didn't give the false impression that it was a main battle tank. It was an extraordinary Infantry Fighting Vehicle, not meant to act as counterforce to a T72! It wasn't armored enough to take on MBTs even though it did a few times, successfully thank God. I prefer tracks over rubber tires but the Stryker thinks otherwise. Bradley over Stryker in this man's book, even though Both are great vehicles. I'm now too old but my 3 grandsons aren't...

7:24 80s military synth music! who said all military music was bad. gloriously cheesey!

@diecastmania

5 жыл бұрын

The song used was "World Beater" by Andy Clark. It was even used in a few SuperBowls I believe.

@awashbarbecue9109

5 жыл бұрын

diecastmania SuperBowl XV

@joshmccoy1522

5 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of the music from Kung Fury.

Bradley's killed more Iraqi armor in 91 gulf war than Abrams

@Marinealver

5 жыл бұрын

and proved vulnerable to IEDs. Granted, homemade bomb attacks were not a consideration on the battlefield at that time.

@catchpennygaming1769

5 жыл бұрын

@Eros Baruc León As our tankers in 1-1 cav would always say...."when in doubt, shoot a scout" .... smh

@robertboyer5926

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. It certainly did. I don't think most of the general public actually understand anything resembling remotely modern warfare or force multipliers. All you have to do is watch the insanely out of date infomercial that was included in this and extrapolate even a tiny bit to kinda get how integrated a weapon system the Bradley/A1/Apache/A10 combo is. I remember the targeting assistance the Bradleys provided to A1's were producing kills from miles away WAY back in the 90's now fast forward a few decades.

@a1phamalestud

4 жыл бұрын

The biggest tank battle was with Bradley’s and they won

@dsm3759703

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is a fearsome machine. Infantry light and I know this thing is a beast. Privates just want dont want to work to keep it up.

As a former driver of one of these sexy beasts, I thank you for your respect and this video, the first I've seen more than 5 minutes long. Unfortunately, I agree with something you said though. It just may be time to retire the beast.

@tylerbryanhead

5 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ray-Ray must have been cav cause no infantryman would ever praise these buckets lol

@nikolas3464

5 жыл бұрын

Hey dont put that evil on us cav probably a fister

@butsargeee

5 жыл бұрын

Sexy beast? It’s hard to believe you were a driver fuck these broken ass pieces of shit. I would kill myself if I had to spend another Monday morning PMCSing and filling up my whole 5988 with all the problems this bucket had every week.

@dsm3759703

4 жыл бұрын

Boo hoo. Complex vehicles require maintenance. Suck it up leg...you got the best IFV on the planet.

@Z3nHolEminD

4 жыл бұрын

.....back to the Motor Pool....Dismounts weapon draw in 10 Mikes HOOAH!

the bradley isn't a bad system, but for modern wars we seem to be seeing far more low intensity conflicts. That being said, I remember my uncle telling me a story about how a friend of his was a bradley driver, and the bradley was hit by several RPG's. luckily the ERA stopped the RPG's, and my uncle's friend came home safe. On his next deployment an IED blew the bottom hull to pieces because it wasn't designed with a V-hull, where as the overall less armored LAV-25 could and does survive hits from IED's of similar size. The commander, two soldiers in the back of the Bradley, and my uncle's friend were killed by the blast. The bradley is a weapon for a past war, despite its merits. The US seems to be lagging behind in APC/IFV development, in favor of MRAP's due to that problem. The problem with MRAP's, is they lack firepower of a 25mm cannon and TOW missiles, instead getting .50 cal machineguns most commonly. The struggle continues.

@PeterWolfe2012

4 жыл бұрын

Build whatever you may, you're going to find yourself preparing for the last war partly because you are and partly because the enemy will look at what you've now got and deploy cheap weapons designed to exploit the weaknesses you had to accept to get the advantages you wanted. New beats old because it is designed to do precisely that.

@JohnDoe-yy9ic

2 жыл бұрын

JLTV would like to know your location

@ericolsen5592

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-yy9ic I was gonna say that! I've seen an armament system for the JLTV that had a 30mm Hughes cannon and a 4-tube Javelin launcher!

@JohnDoe-yy9ic

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericolsen5592 Yeah, and from what I've seen, it's hellfire capable as well, which makes it more interesting.

@yuriyvolski5532

Жыл бұрын

согласен, особенно впечатлили 2 факта :1) Bradley had already lost the BMP-3 once. We are talking about the UAE tender for the supply of infantry fighting vehicles, in which Russian equipment won. According to various sources, the Arabs now have up to 650 "triples". As of 2022, the BMP-3 operators are at least 13 countries, in which more than a thousand Russian machines serve. 2 )During Operation Desert Storm - even more Iraqi equipment was destroyed than Abrams tanks. Losses from enemy fire were minimal - only three vehicles. But 17 Bradleys were destroyed by friendly fire. After that, the M2 and M3 were in combat only during the next invasion of Iraq. so, it is more correct to compare it with the "BMP -3" with a 100mm cannon that will punch the "Bradley" into any projection, and not with what was released in the USSR in the 50-60s. M2A2/M3A2 - modification with improved protection. The armor provides protection from 30mm shells "in a circle", it is possible to install dynamic protection. Source: warbook.club/voennaya-tehnika/boevye-mashiny/m2-bradley

I like the bradley. I was a dismount for years, driver, and gunner. Loved it.

"How 'bout some port holes along the side, for individual fire arms, so the fellas can stick out their guns and shoot people" After watching Pentagon Wars, so many parts of that 80's Bradley promo feel like indirect satirical references to the movie ;)

It's covered by steel plating now, but on the original M2/M3 vehicles, you could see the forge marking from Aluminum Company of America on the hull behind the driver's hatch. A great big ALCOA stamped on the hull. It was awesome! I was a BFV gunner from 1991 to 1993 and again from 2004-2007.

@joehughes5177

Жыл бұрын

That was dead center on the drivers hatch inside.

That Bradley promo video was high energy. Do you have a link for the original?

@napoleonibonaparte7198

7 жыл бұрын

NS PU Search it. It is still out there

@pesshau6508

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but the music made me want to watch old Macgyver episodes...

@reddevilparatrooper

7 жыл бұрын

My buddy in Basic and AIT at Ft.Benning got to see this propaganda video because he became an 11 Mike Bradley IFV crewman. I did not get to see it because I was an 11 Bravo Infantryman and was going to Airborne School to be a Paratrooper so I thought. After being Airborne qualified I ended up in Germany in a mechanized infantry division instead of the 82nd Airborne at Ft.Bragg. I ran into him again in Germany and he was in 1st Armored and he told me all the stuff they do in the Bradley and he enjoyed his job.

@BungieStudios

5 жыл бұрын

@@pesshau6508 Oh yeah yeah.

@sIurz

5 жыл бұрын

everyone oh yeah yeah

I may have heard you wrong but the infantry's Bradley's have all been upgraded to the a3 variant not being as are the engineers brads. Also most of the components to the busk kits are installed. They are in the process of upgrading the 25mm to either a 30 or 40mm. They have improved the tow as well, they have a wireless version in production. A few nice things for the Brad is the 919 apfsdst (depleted uranium) ammo. I destroyed a t72 in Baghdad 2003 with ease with it, granted not sure it will kill more modern tanks. Also the port firing weapon or m231 is a beast. Fires over 1200 RDS a min. Back when I was an 11m and we actually trained to fight large scale warfare we would take them into the trenches when we cleared. Really got to hold on to it.

@user-py9cy1sy9u

7 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what part of tank did you hit? Front turret or side?

@russellworden5324

7 жыл бұрын

It was the flank of the turret about 500m if I remember correctly, was 14 years ago. We were using 919 DU rnds. Had to wear these radiation watches that were supposed to measure how much you were exposed but they never collected them. Really sucked cause we left our m2a2 ods brads at Stewart and drew the a2 basics in Kuwait. Had the weird seat config and no lrf.

@user-py9cy1sy9u

7 жыл бұрын

If those round were truly depleted uranium you should not be exposed to any damaging levels of radiation unless you swallowed one round lol. T-72 has 80mm thick armor at side turret and now I understand how Bradley destroyed more vehicles than Abrams. I guess crew protection and soviet tanks dont go in one sentence.

@russellworden5324

7 жыл бұрын

The export model is also supposed to have a different armor than the Russian version. And yes I know all about the DU rounds. Would take 50,000 hours in constant contact to equal 1 x-ray. We were also supposed to have the barrels checked but they never did that either. It's not the round itself but the dust from them being fired or hitting their target. You Inhale or ingest the crap then you're in trouble.

@user-py9cy1sy9u

7 жыл бұрын

They probably checked two barrels and wrote in papers that barrels were checked. My mistake 80mm is for T-72B models, but it might be similar to T-72M(export version of T-72) and they used different front armor. Here is diagram if T-72B turret. i50.tinypic.com/2q2k29e.jpg Here is a picture of T-72M turret cutaway: lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hnEZiyYWMlg/U-3_gU5yVyI/AAAAAAAAAeY/5XKIszspUH8/w834-h563-no/T72M1opis.png

the tow paid off when the battle of 73 easting happened.

as a 1980s Bradley Driver and Gunner, I approve of this video and MG has the same opinions I have on the Bradley and it current variants. Although swimming the Bradley ended with the A2 model. And I am glad it ended. It was quite thrilling to be in the drivers seat while swimming across a lake.

The Bradley is good to go now but portholes??? What are we, the navy??

@scottl9660

4 жыл бұрын

Emmet Long I’ve been a full bird colonel so long I swear I’m growing feathers!

@scottl9660

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Parsons both of the above comments were references to the comedy The Pentagon Wars, check it out if you get a couple hours

@spoton6906

2 жыл бұрын

Firing ports. M231 Firing Port Weapons were pretty fun to shoot. At one point, we tried using them for MOUT but they ate ammo too fast.

@Shaun_Jones

2 жыл бұрын

This is an old comment, but the reason for the firing ports was because it was believed that the vehicle would have to fight in a nuclear battlefield, and the troops would need to fight from inside the vehicle.

@joehughes5177

Жыл бұрын

@@spoton6906 used to swap lowers for full auto fire. 3 rd burst was crap

Wait, it took them all the way until the BUSK 3 to have an emergency ramp release? Jeez. I feel like any infantry in the back would have been able to tell you from day 1 a way out of a sitting duck disabled metal coffin would have been nice!

@melodicgrog

6 жыл бұрын

Altis Corporation there is a door on the ramp you can get it of.

@michaelvondrake7489

6 жыл бұрын

You do know there's a rear hatch that can be used instead of the ramp, right? It works quite well. The M-2 easily handled the BMP-2. At 73Easting 50cal would go through BMP's like they were made of plastic. Yes, M-2 had some lessons to learn. You don't think Russia learned there were issues with the BMP?

@rudolphrowell6940

4 жыл бұрын

There is a door inside the ramp it swings open. We used to practice with it so we could dismount without dropping the ramp. To lower and raise the ramp caused distinct motor noise that would alert the enemy that we were dismounting or mounting. Depending on the orientation of the turret you could also use the troop missle load hatch to get out if you had to.

Some of the infantrymen looked like members from Blue Oyster Cult.

@travispetkovits9944

5 жыл бұрын

I drove/gunned a M2A0 and have a Blue Oyster Cult tatoo.......

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

5 жыл бұрын

los789 Yeah, those porn staches were freaking me out. I joined in ‘89. I don’t remember anyone sportin’ those..

@jerryphillips2970

4 жыл бұрын

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 '83-'03... and yes the porn stache was almost a standard issue item, thankfully we didn't have to sign for them! ;)

@jamesharding3459

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll get my running pants and my running hat.

3:51 "...and 7 squad members." Only shows 6 additional men.

@rudolphrowell6940

4 жыл бұрын

7th was an assistant driver and was located in what we called the bowling alley

Thanks for posting this Matsimus! I've seen several docu vids for Bradley but having this original FMC promotional, that I haven't seen. Thank you for the work required to make this very informative vid...

Awesome video, +Matsimus Gaming ! You did a great job covering the M2/M3 Bradley and totally came through with my request for an overview and analysis of this family of vehicles. You also answered basically all the questions I had, too. I really enjoyed watching the old United Defense contractor video from the late 70's or 80's, I always wondered how they reloaded the TOW launcher tubes in battle. Thanks again for another fine video! Keep the coming, and I'll be a happy tank nerd. :)

Whats great about the States here is it so freakin large our guys have so much room to train..mountains desert forest. Its sooo important to do alot of live fire training.

Holly Hell! That video was amazing, +Matsimus! All it was lacking was Mr T saying he'd "pity the fool in a BPM who came across a Bradley"! :-D Great video.

In 1983 I was assigned to Alpha Co., 2nd BN(M), 41st Inf, 3rd Tiger BDE, 2AD at Ft. Hood, Tx, and became the second line BN(the first being our sister BN 1/41st) in the US Army to be trained and outfitted with the M2 BIFV...I was one of the first 100 Bradley gunners in the US Army...

Brings back memories. I was an 11HE9 (Eleven Hotel Echo Niner), TOW anti-armor crewman on the old M901 ITV (Improved Tow vehicle). The M901 was a M113A1 variant modified with a TOW launcher turret. Consider my vehicle as an interim replacement until the M2 was in full swing. From 1984-1988. 1st ID, 2yrs. Fort Riley, KS and two years Boblingen, West Germany. Thank goodness we didn't have too use it against anyone.

Yeah baby!! Thank you for this too!

BSFV Driver, Gunner and BC. 1993-2005. Trained on the A0 crewed the A2. Master Gunner 2003 Great times and fond memories.

My dad was one of the development engineers for some of the Bradley's and Abrams' fire control computers.

@danneu8

Жыл бұрын

Very cool. People get caught up on brochure statistics, but that's what really makes the difference between American and Russian weapon systems. Precision beats power every time.

I like how all the grass is neatly mowed where the troops are engaging in mock battle at.

@matthewnunya8483

4 жыл бұрын

Training in a head height hay field is abit redundant.

"Unlike the BMP, the Bradley is human engineered." Yes, burning aluminum is a fantastic smell. Poor soviets never get to smell it.

@peterson7082

4 жыл бұрын

Well the thing is, that is an issue. But by the point it starts burning, the ammunition would be popping off.

@heyhoe168

4 жыл бұрын

Light armour is always some tough engineering trade. If you want ultimate protection you have to go expensive and heavy, otherwise...

@kcimb

4 жыл бұрын

Henry Atkinson compared to burning steel?

@essexclass8168

4 жыл бұрын

the Bradley may be a Gas Canister but the BMPs a Molotov Cocktail so

@matt_pigeonowsky1734

3 жыл бұрын

BMP-3 and all BMD are made from alluminium

Shoots at T55 > Misses and hits M60 lmao

@haalstaag

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a T62.....fume extractor 2/3 up the barrel and two curved hand rails

@matthewjones39

20 күн бұрын

M48

Best IFV in service. A co, 2/7 Inf, 24th Division. Served in the 1991 Gulf War with it and compared to the Warrior, the Marters, and the BMPs, I swear by the M2/M3 Bradleys.

Great video!!! Loved the "flash-back" to the 1980s video - brought back memories. Wore those BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms), humped that "hawg" (M60 machine gun as well as a 90mm recoilless rifle which really sucked), and had an awesome m'stache as depicted in the video as well!!!! I was a Combat Engineer in Germany, Korea, Fort Knox, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Riley, and rode around mainly in the M113 APC in support of the infantry & armour. I was in US Army from 1981-2001.

LOL @ 10:45... And a wild BMP appears!

Very nice Matsimus. Please do a video on the amphibious assault vehicle AAV7a1. Pleeaase

When I served as a Cavalry Scout in the US army I was on an M3 Bradley. First as a dismount, then a driver, then a gunner. I love the little bastards. The 20 MM bushmaster could shred mostly anything, having the Tow missiles helped too. Since we were a scout platoon we could also have discounts with javelins. I miss the Army.

Thanks for the video. It brings back great memories

Can't tell ya how many times I've ate it rolling out the back of one of those as a Cav Scout...

lol 8:18 "minimum shock and stress to troops" lies.

@jameson1239

6 жыл бұрын

DEATHDEALER meanwhile in the Bradley Jesus fucking Christ [puke noises]

@anarchyandempires5452

5 жыл бұрын

Dirty puke filled lies!!!!

@tylerbryanhead

5 жыл бұрын

My PL got knocked out after he smacked his head on the hatch

@jimmay1988

5 жыл бұрын

Engineers always know what's best, without ever being there.

@JacobVeith

5 жыл бұрын

I got sick everything I rode in the back. EVERYTIME!

That firing range footage looks to be Camp Roberts or Hunter Ligget. The scenery is unique: the once common California Oak woodland Savanna which is quite rare today but thanks to those very very large bases there is still some to see. Ligget alone is 170,000 acres. I used to hunt it while in College, as the military, thru DFG allowed for this on certain days with certain limitations.

Served on an M2A2 crew when I was in. Qualified as top gun twice. Enjoyed being crew and for a short time as a dismount on the same track. Awesome vehicle. Thanks for showing the ol' girl.

My only real beef against the Bradley was it was never built in large enough numbers. And the video does say it was built to fight next to the M113 not replace ALL of them. We now have half of the M113 variants still in service and they are 60 years old. Their is a raised version of the Bradley that is being considered to replace them but it's 35 years to late.

@aarondallas885

7 жыл бұрын

therichardking4242 pls sub and I will sub

@willthorson4543

6 жыл бұрын

it was designed to fight with the M1 not the M113...The army wanted something that could keep pace with the Abrams and the 113s just could not. Now finally, they have found a replacement for the 113s...

"fully air transportable by Lockheed C5 Galaxy" Yea well... everything is transportable by the C5...

Love your posts matsumis. Keep up the good work. ❤

Never clicked on a video faster in my life. Great job on the video and btw nice moves.

when the Bradley first came out and they were testing it the Army wanted to see what rounds it could take before the punch through and they told the guy shooting the weapon not to hit it in a certain spot and he aimed it that certain spot and when it did it just incinerated 25 tons of aluminum

I just feel the 25mm dont do the job anymore. The 40mm guns can deploy effective new affordable ammunition types and can engange at longer ranges. The 40' packs a good punch and can dig holes in most armor. Its not a anti-tank weapon but rly most heavy armor counter TOW but the TOW/SPIKE option can be combined with the 40 to make a devastating combination

@jonny2954

7 жыл бұрын

AFAIK theres a remote turret concept with a 30mm for the M2.

@MrTangolizard

7 жыл бұрын

CoyDK DK I just wonder what the body roll is like when a 40mm fires

@mikeoxsmal8022

7 жыл бұрын

CoyDK DK what about 75mm autocannon ,someone should make that if it's a possibilty

@jonny2954

7 жыл бұрын

The bigger it gets the less ammo you can bring. As an example everything up to 35mm is belt-fed, so it can be used in a remote controlled unmanned turret. 40mm upwards however needs a manned turret (not CTAS though). CV-9040 needs a loader that loads 25-shot-magazines at the autocannon. IFVs are mainly to counter Infantry these days. Some IFV as the T-15 or the Puma already are that good protected to widhstand IFV main armaments. IFVs get more tank-like so it will need ATGM in the future to counter these vehicles (or atleast have a chance to counter them, a tiny)

@cannack

7 жыл бұрын

25mm still has punch, when it comes to heavy ifvs and modern MBTs not even 40mm could kill them, thats why even the swedish CV90 has ATGMs to assist the bofors 40mm in the3 anti tank role

Used to love watching the Bradley test track on Coleman Ave. by SJ airport. The drivers wore white full head Bell motorcycle helmets on the track!

I worked for FMC Bearing in Clinton,Tn we made bearings for the Bradley as well as the M1 Abrams. Shipped them to the San Jose plant during their buildup in the 70's and 80's

You ever heard the story of how the M2 was developed?. If it had been released as already "pre-approved", it would have been a cheap piece of junk that was more of a deathtrap to the men inside than it was a worry for the enemy. If it wasnt for the actions of a few whistleblowers, a lot of men would have died because of it.

@humansvd3269

6 жыл бұрын

GodPikachu qGood in the whistle blowers. They saved it from being a failure and a death trap.

@pacificstatesofamerica

5 жыл бұрын

There’s books and movie called The Pentagon Wars. While the film was more focused on satire and humor they both talked about how corrupt and unconcerned the top brass were on the Bradley as a fighting vehicle and were more interested in pushing it though to feed the Military Industrial Complex. I am no pacifist, nor do I hate the Bradley as it is now, but the way it was originally designed would’ve made it a far inferior vehicle.

@justsomeamerican2301

5 жыл бұрын

just watched it , great movie and is now a new favorite

@tryomama

5 жыл бұрын

@PasoFreak ever heard of Pentagon Wars?

@jamesharding3459

4 жыл бұрын

GodPikachu The one time whistle-blowing is the right thing to do: saving the lives of those who put theirs on the line to protect others.

The dancing was priceless!

I was a Bradley mechanic for 15 years. I got to know my operators pretty well and they were all crazy bastards, but in the kind of way that if you are the enemy then you wouldn't want to ever see them coming. Our Bradley crews often got more kills than the tankers. The Bradley I know saved allot of lives during Iraq. And I was there to support a unit from the 101st ABN when they got theater pre-po Brad's to do missions in, instead of Hummers. Out of the 13 Brad's they got 11 were coded out for IED damage. One loss of life over that 8 months I was with them. If they had kept using the Hummers like so many other units there would have been allot of funerals. The Bradley was easy to maintain if you were a parts hoarder like I was and had the 101st division making my guys priority for parts. Lol word got out about my 2 million + parts in my milvan and I had BAE FSRs show up looking for parts. The guys face hit the dirt when he saw my parts selection. I was given a directive by the Col to have everything I would need to get his tracks back up and running in 24 hrs. So I just made a dream list of parts. I figured it would be shaved down by at least 1/2. They didn't bat an eye and ordered everything and then asked if I needed more. So I threw in some more spare track. Unless we had a hull piercing or something that constituted a reason to code a Brad out. We were able to get that 24 hours turn around on those Bradley's. I miss my job back in the Army. I miss being able to support my guys and just doing something I truly felt good at. I have never had that feeling as a veteran.

I rarely make comments on KZread but I had to say that you order short videos of individual military equipment are excellent. Please keep them coming. Would love to see your short videos on some of the new Russian military equipment such as S400, Smerch etc.

This make me want to watch the Pentangon war again

That was some great dancing, there. Share that with the troops to boost morale!

The sword part is my favorite bit of the dance. I'm not afraid to say I'll happily dance along... :D

Thank you for this video Matsimus :)

Could you talk about the Canadian LAV III?

I drive a Bradley, mechanized infantry in the 1st cavalry division

@mikebrase5161

5 жыл бұрын

First Team Always! I served in 1/5 and 2/7.

@dustinboyd3284

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikebrase5161 I was light in 2-5

Thats some smooth moves you got there Mat!!!!

I love the woodland camo and the shiny leather boots. Brings back memories. Seeing my dad in the green pickle suit is a fun picture too.

High-energy video & some sick moves by you. 11/10

great dancing mat XD made the video lively

YES! been waiting for this one 👍👍

To sum it up - Outstanding!

What's the song on your theme song Matsimus?

@DaOneJoel

7 жыл бұрын

Danny Olson - If I Lose Myself Tonight

@tyagacetta6666

6 жыл бұрын

darude-sandstorm

have you understood the difference in combat tactics and philosophy that made the Soviet ifvs so different than the western ones? In terms of firepower (Soviet advantage) and armor (western advantage, I think, I'm not sure).

@spoton6906

2 жыл бұрын

Google NATO versus Warsaw Pact.

That dancing though! Absolute belter!

I watched this video again just to hear that awesome 80s music. So badass for such a badass vehicle.

19:17 did you forget to edit this out, Maximus?

11:10 Marine packs an M203 grenade launcher across the battlefield, throws a hand grenade.

Great episodes Matt, thoroughly enjoy them. Could you please do an item on the LAV series of vehicles. I am from New Zealand, and back in the early 2000s, with much controversy NZDFpurchased the LAV III, (Kodiak in Canada) it would be great if you could also look at those. Thanks, keep up the excellent research, and insight.

I love the way you film this stuff it's really talented :)

There's a great made for TV movie called, "The Pentagon Wars". Staring Kelsey Grammer and a stellar supporting cast. It's based off the real life story into the early designed Bradley botched design with cut corners to save on production cost. Happy to say they of course got that all squared out. Still goes to show ya those in power won't skimp on the chance to make a fast buck, and this was by no means a fast development. I would encourage anyone who watches @Matsimus Gaming channel to check out the movie. www.imdb.com/title/tt0144550/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_65

@cccpredarmy

6 жыл бұрын

it's a well made movie worth watching!

@SgtStinger

6 жыл бұрын

It is made by HBO, so yes. It's great!

@johnharker7194

6 жыл бұрын

Pentagon wars was largely fictional. It is a funny film though. The Bradley was actually a fairly efficient procurement.

@peterson7082

4 жыл бұрын

@01000110 ! Not a liar by any sense. He lost his job over it. That being said the changes to improve survivability I am not sure what it changed exactly.

@essexclass8168

4 жыл бұрын

@01000110 ! As much of a liar he might be, it *did* take the Bradley 3 years after the BMP 2 to provide a counter to the decade old BMP it was supposed to be designed as a counter to

ahh, totally reminds me of the Pentagon wars

@Bendejo301

7 жыл бұрын

Bluefleet OC Anytime I try to wrap my head around "Why is politics and bureaucracy a thing?", all I have to do is watch that movie as a reminder.

@AmazingAce

7 жыл бұрын

such a good movie lol

@raptorteam486

5 жыл бұрын

"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 D.C."

Your intro always makes me feel like im about to play a video game ☺

Love that haunting logo . Thank you .

Good video, good channel. Could you please do the new British Ajax Scout and the Warrior 2000 with the 40mm gun?

@TimothySielbeck-1

7 жыл бұрын

He's already done the Ajax.

@99IronDuke

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will go find it.

The 80's seem pretty camp now.

Great videos as usual, you should do a video on the LAV 6

They’ve also developed a Depleted Uranium (DU) Round for the 25 MM Chain Gun. Reportedly - it can penetrate the side armor of many modern tanks.

The best of the best. No other PC is any real comparison. INFANTRY!!!! The TOW is the dealbreaker, as it increases the survival of mechanized infantry far better. The vehicle is fast, maneuverable, and has the best gunnery system found in IFV's. I still would NOT want to be inside it when it gets hit by something, but it's still a transport. The money maker is the dismounts. Finally, it has what can be argued as elbow space for the dismounts compared to other APCs and IFVs.

@cccpredarmy

6 жыл бұрын

"The TOW is the dealbreaker, as it increases the survival of mechanized infantry far better" why not add wings to it and equip it nuclear missile launch pads too and build a fortress on top of that turret and cover it in stealth materials and add 2 miniguns on the side and... to increase the survival of infantry far better? *sarcasm off* a military vehicle has certain job to do and bradley itself seem to not really know what it's designed for. we are FAR from developing technologies to build ultra-multifunctional vehicles. that's why still today military equipment is always specialized. bradley is not specialized. that's what i don't like about it

what is the name of the intro song?

I love the 80s rocky style music. And ending with "in the eye of the tiger" would have been perfect

They went HAM in Desert Storm. Squads of Bradleys racked up a whole lotta T72 and t62 kills

@isaachousley325

2 жыл бұрын

Not all that impressive when you consider those tanks were 20-30 years3 old and crewed by Iraqis who were known for being flaky when facing the US.

@poop75018

2 жыл бұрын

@@isaachousley325 lol it was IFVs killing tanks like flys, its hugely impressive.

M1128 Stryker MGS next after Paladin?

Anyone else just thinking of Pentagon Wars now?

@jamesharding3459

4 жыл бұрын

LaserAirsoftWeapons YES!

I used to drive the M2A3 when I was in the infantry. The M2A3 does not float anymore. You are right about it being heavy.

Thanks for this program. I was a Mech Infantry Platoon Leader in the 1990s. We did not have the firing ports on the side of our Bradley. We still had the M231 Port Firing weapons. Those are the 5.56 MM weapons fired from the inside. They are a full auto only variant of the M16. They were too dangerous to use safely as they have a very high cyclic rate of fire. We struggled to fit six soldiers in the back of our Bradleys.

"Im going to go over the vehicle information" *shows a video instead*

I want to correct you on a critical piece of information regarding the M2 Bradley. the modern bradley is correct as you say it. however it was in blueprint and RND from the 1950's until the 1960 or 70's where it had finally been built with Military grade alluminum as a prototype. Mind you the 'bradley fighting vehilcle' of today is entirely different to the original blueprints of the vehicle during the 50's. to the point that it's an entirely different vehicle now. however, it's beginning was in world war 2 as a napkin vehicle (till the 50's) and then became viable after an incredible 14 billion dollars during it's developmental lifetime (mind you this was in the 50's to 70's when that amount of money would be 143 billion today ish intotal.) think about that. there was an HBO movie called Pentagon wars with cary elwes that (mind you is a hollywood interperetation and some events aren't historically accurate). even so, i wanted to bring this to your attention as it is of importance to understanding the full history of the bradley fighting vehicles development

@piotrd.4850

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Pentagon Wars is great movie, but it even vastly differs from original book and way how Bradley thread (roughly 1/3rd of the book) was described. It had to skip on many complexities and meanderings of Bradley development and testing.

@arconite2842

3 жыл бұрын

@@piotrd.4850 true. It's a decent fighting vehicle now.. but good God the level of production to make it something wildly different from what it actually was is astounding

@kingqw3rty-_-982

2 жыл бұрын

The Bradley was actually under budget additionally it was always meant to be an IFV, the book pentagon wars was written by an axe grinding idiot angry that the Airforce didn’t want to use ww2 as a reference for how future jet fighters should be made and who treated it like some scandal when his demanded tests to test the Bradley’s armor against stuff it was never meant to withstand and which would waste millions of dollars blowing up perfectly good Bradley’s and than when his tests did go through he freaked out and exaggerated and distorted what happened in the tests to make the others look bad, he was than reassigned after which he through a hissy fit and resigned.

I was a dismount on the bradley in Iraq in 2005. Loved it

@11Bugout

4 жыл бұрын

Same. Leadership from 10th Mountain talked shit about Mech until they get shot at and then they wanted a platoon from our BN.

@fratersol

2 жыл бұрын

@Dogge we was attached to the 10th mountain... we patrolled the western Baghdad area of Abu Graib

I trained (Ft Sill) and served on the ODS M7/M7A2 BFIST in South Korea. I really found my role as a Light Fighter later on... But the Bradley Fighting Vehicle is one awesome machine.