Название: M2/M3 Bradley at War
Автор: Michael Green
Издательство: Zenith Press
Серия: At War
ISBN: 0760325235
Год издания: 2007
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 132
Формат: PDF
Размер: 111,8 MB
In a full-scale, fully detailed look at the M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, Michael Green and James Brown conduct readers through the nuts and bolts, production history, and wartime work of the stalwart Bradley since its production in 1982 a vehicle made for soldiers in combat to love! Designed to transport infantry, provide fire cover, and suppress enemy armour the Bradley has proved remarkably adaptable for other uses: it is amphibious, and has been used to transport and launch missiles in combat, as well as it s designed task: to close in on and attack enemy troops, either solo or as infantry and cavalry support. Recent upgrades include thermal imaging, eye-safe laser rangefinders, digital compass systems for missile countermeasures, dual target tracking, and both smoke bombs and chaff bombs in addition to it s primary armament, the 25mm TOW Chain Gun anti tank missile, and the Rytheon TOW BGM -71 anti-tank missile system, plus a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, all adding to a high degree of battlefield survivability to this soldier s favourite. With pictures, diagrams, details of weaponry, and accounts of action this book gives readers a real sense of how much these hardworking tanks have contributed to success in the military arena in recent years. The military hardware star of Operation Desert Storm Includes production history, fighting record, technical specifications Full colour photographs showing the Bradley in action and at rest A favourite vehicle of soldier s in combat Reviews in Trade press