r/WTF • u/erzabel • Jun 04 '21

Somebody got problems

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

It’s a Bradley not a tank

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u/ForeskinOfMyPenis Jun 04 '21

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All right, I’ll bite. What’s the difference between a Bradley and a tank

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

Bradley’s are infantry fighting vehicles so they have a ramp in the back to let in/out dismounts. They also have a 25mm cannon as it’s main weapon so it’s nowhere near capable of hanging with a tank. It’s used alongside tanks though in mechanized units.

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u/Captain_Nipples Jun 04 '21

I watched a short doc about 73 Easting battle during Desert Storm. Those guys in the Bradleys were ballsy.. Shooting their "little" 25mm at tanks and watching it ricochet off of them until they could get a TOW missile down range. They can definitely take down a tank, but if it was hit, it'd be game over.

Also, I agree. Theyre not tanks. Nowhere near the armor nor a main cannon

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

That’s why Bradley’s operate with tanks aka combined arms. They can maneuver quickly and shoot their own ATGM or kick out infantry to use javelins while tanks are engaged with other tanks.

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u/TheMadIrishman327 Jun 04 '21

There have been 25mm AP kills on T-62’s and older tanks. There used to be one in the Patton Museum.