M2/M3 Bradley In Action
SS12056
(Softcover)

By David Doyle
Named for U.S. General Omar Bradley, the armored M2/M3 Bradley
Fighting Vehicle was designed to transport infantry or scouts and
was possessed of sufficient firepower to suppress enemy troops
and armored 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. The vehicle’s
three-man crew (commander, gunner, driver) was augmented by the
ability to carry an infantry team of seven soldiers in the rear
compartment protected by aluminum-alloy armored skin. Powered by
a Cummins Diesel V-8 engine, the Bradley had tremendous
automotive performance as well. The M2 Bradley – the original
version of the vehicle – was the basis for the M3, also known as
a Bradley, a scout vehicle designed for the Cavalry that has the
same three-man crew of the M2, but carries only two scouts in the
rear compartment. Improvements and armament used on the
Bradley’s such as the TOW and TOW2 are also covered in the
volume, whose 80 pages are packed with over 130 photos.
ISBN = 978-0-89747-771-0