Squadron SS12056 M2/M3 Bradley In Action

Squadron SS12056 - M2/M3 Bradley In Action

Squadron reference work dedicated to the M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, named after U.S. General Omar Bradley.

The Bradley M2/M3 was designed to transport infantry or scouts and was equipped with sufficient firepower to suppress enemy troops and armoured vehicles. Introduced into U.S. Military service in 1981, the vehicle was built around the formidable Bushmaster 25mm chain gun mounted in the vehicle's two-man turret.

• Primary crew: commander, gunner, driver
• Transport capacity: seven infantry soldiers in rear compartment
• Aluminium-alloy armoured skin
• Cummins Diesel V-8 engine
• M2 Bradley: original infantry transport version
• M3 Bradley: cavalry scout vehicle with two scouts only
• Additional armaments: TOW and TOW2
• 80 illustrated pages
• Over 130 photographs
• Author: David Doyle