2024-01-20 00:42:00
The M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle provided by the United States to Ukraine fires its autocannon, destroying Russia’s main tank, the T-90. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Twitter @DefenceU
It is reported that the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle provided by the United States to Ukraine fired its autocannon and destroyed the T-90, Russia’s main battle tank.
On the 18th (local time), the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released a video through
In the video, Bradley fires his machine gun repeatedly as soon as he spots an enemy tank. Bradley is reported to have fired approximately 150 cannon rounds. The Russian tank bursts into flames and eventually explodes.
According to the British Telegraph, immediately following the explosion, three Russian soldiers tried to escape from the tank, but two were killed and one was taken prisoner.
The Telegraph compared this battle to a ‘fight between David and Goliath.’ The combat weight of the T-90 is 46.5 tons and the Bradley is 27.2 tons, which is a large difference in weight class.
The T-90 is known to be armed with cutting-edge technology, including a 125mm main gun, thermal imaging aiming equipment, automatic loading device, and self-defense system. It is also equipped with reactive armor that detonates in advance when subjected to an external attack, weakening the penetrating power of the attacking missile.
The Bradley, which has light tank-level combat capabilities, is equipped with the M242 Bushmaster 25mm cannon and TOW anti-tank missiles and is called a ‘tank killer’. It is mainly used for infantry transport.
Rob Lee, a senior researcher at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), said, “This battle showed that infantry fighting vehicles can successfully engage modern main battle tanks and inflict serious damage.”
Regarding the protection of the T-90, the Telegraph said, “It clearly showed greater resilience than other Russian tanks whose turrets were blown off by internal shell explosions following being destroyed by the Ukrainian army,” and that it was superior to previous main battle tanks such as the T-72 and T-80. It was evaluated as having protective power.
The United States provided 190 Bradleys to Ukraine following Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the war began.
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