The "unusually large" door serves as an access point for reloading the TOW launcher. The gunner will manipulate the turret to make the back end of the launcher reachable from this door. The door also offers rear protection, allowing the crew to reload the TOW while shielded from potential threats. As depicted in the illustration, this process eliminates the need for the crew to expose themselves during the reloading process.
You can open the hatch to the "tow load" position which gives the loader good protection and also up in the turret you have the indicator that let's you know when you've got it angled off center enough. Also on the ISU integrated sight unit on top of the turret on the gunners side the doors flip up not to the sides. Also you've the gunner has a circular wheel to traverse the turret manually and another one to manually elevate the gun with a trigger at the end. This allows you to still fire the gun if you lose power or the hydraulics are list. I was a gunner on a Bradley.
there are 6 seats and a space you can squeeze a 7th into. the 6 seats are 2 bench seats along the sides of the troop compartment looking towards the centerline of the vehicle. the 7th dismount spot is shown correctly as it is behind the driver. m2 bradleys still carry extra reloads for the tow launcher by keeping them essentially as back rests for the 6 troops on bench seating but its only single layer deep so it decreases load capacity when compared to m3 CFVs.
Great video with excellent animation. However, whoever made this video has never been on a Bradley. Having spent years on the BFV, I feel the need to point out the errors. The pic to the left was taken by me on an M2 ODS. 3:35: Commander's and Gunner's sights are labelled backwards. The video does correct this though 4:32: The trigger fires whatever weapon has been selected; not just the COAX. 4:46: The COAX does not move independently from the main gun. Again, I was on the ODS and not the A3 or A4, but, due to how the weapon trunnion is designed, it just isn't possible. 5:14: That button is not "obviously" the trigger; it's the fast turret switch. The trigger is in the front. 5:20: Again, the trigger fires whatever weapon is selected. not just the main gun. 5:53: The Bradley is NOT a tank! Call it one to a staff sergeant and see what happens. 6:47: The TOW front plate drops due to the lower linkage as can be seen in the illustration/animation, not due to gravity. 7:16: The TOW loading is incorrect. The purpose of the crew hatch is primarily to reload the TOW. The gunner has an azimuth gauge in the turret and traverses to a certain azimuth labelled in the turret. He then elevates to a certain angle and the crew loads from the rear dismount compartment. 8:30: Luggage? Are you kidding me? Why not just bring equipment in through the rear with the ramp down? Luggage? "Private Smith!" "Yes Sergeant?" "Have you loaded the luggage for the mission tomorrow morning?" That's a new one... 9:03: Those are side skirts, not armor. They protect the tracks from bushes and such, and will stop small arms, but they are not armor-plate steel. They are designed to be removed by the crew; armor-plate steel would be WAY too heavy. 10:04: The driver's intercom button is not to speak to the commander. The BFV's communication system allows the crew and squad leader continuous communication. If the driver wants to speak to the TC (Track Commander), he just speaks. The button allows the driver to transmit messages over the radio to other listening stations. It is rare for the driver to transmit over the radio though...
The video looked good, but so much was inaccurate or misinterpreted. They'd do better to run the videos by someone who has some basic experience with it, because they can tell them "hey, that's not right, it's this instead". Like the idea the coax can be used independently of the main gun. The BC can fire it, but it's always moving with the turret itself.
I’ve been on a brad for a few years now and to this day have never seen the button on the driver steering yoke used, still don’t know what it’s for. Only thing I’ve been told is that it’s a last ditch effort button for the driver to override the gun and operate it, never heard it being used to transmit over the radio though, I just used the transmit button on the cvc for that (yes I was allowed to transmit over the radio as a driver, I was a very overqualified driver)
Lol, the tow front plate has a fixed point visible in the graphic. It never moves, the launcher erects from behind it. Bet it would shock them to know you can manually raise the launcher, but it ain't fun
@@Channel-23s The TOW 2 series are both Wired and wireless (laser guided) if the enemy has laser Dazzler, the wire would still allow it to be controlled, it can be wireless if the wire is somehow snapped (one of the problem for early wired ATGMs)
7:14 the infantry doesn’t have to exit the vehicle to reload the TOW, the turret can swung slightly left and the infantry can reload it by poking out of the large hatch with a new missile. This can be demonstrated by the Bradley IFV’s promotional film from the 1980s
does the tranny still try to bayonet the driver? i know a couple drivers from the 90s who complained about that! they said when an axle broke it was likely to come back into the drivers compartment!
@@PHOBOS1708 The Russians destroyed the Bradley IFV a long time ago and captured the Bradley IFV lol. Trophy "Bradley BMP" in Victory Park (Moscow). Are you a Banderaite?
Make videos of: Bradley floating w its water barrier up, & of AAV floating, w its water jets on! I did swim /tested both, in '83-'89, at San Jose Cal's FMC, & it'll bring back good memories! 🤗
The Tow 2B is not a fragmentation warhead, its an EFP warhead. It has several EFPs that are angled downward. When they explode, they send several penetrators all angled at the same spot that are enough to penetrate the thin top armor. The use of multiple penetrators is to break through any ERA bricks that might be on the top of the tank.
Actually they disabled the turret it shows it in the video. The Bradley was also unable to use the armor piercing rounds for whatever reason, can’t remember. Regardless the Bradley spanked that t90. Also videos of a Bradley taking out another t90 with a tow missile. Russian tanks have weak armor for today’s standards.
@@andreww1225 not really the Bradley commander himself said that he was using sabot rounds and he couldn't damage the t-90 so he tried to damage the optics on the turret Also there is no evidence or report of a Bradley destroying another t-90 using tows idk maybe you're talking about that one case of a t-80 which was also a rear incident Btw how are russian tanks have weak armor there are several videos in telegram of russian tanks surviving rpg and drone attacks if you're judging based on them getting destroyed in a modern battlefield then don't forget that western armor didn't fare much better either
@@right584 western tanks are much more safe than any Russian tank that’s a fact buddy. You should watch that video again he was unable to continue using armor piercing rounds that’s why it shows him mostly using anti personnel rounds. Russian tanks are coffins, seriously what idiot designed a tank that the crew has to sit on the ammunition. No tank blows up as nicely as a Russian tank.
So what is the other term of disable aside from being limited? t90 maybe thick but slow in both speed and firing. Bradly has the advantage first it is capable of armour penetration and have speed.
As a cav soldier trained on the Bradley.... so many things wrong here. From the crew arrangement, to having to remove the TOW missles... and Tube launched, Optically tracked, WIRE guided Missile.... it is in the name.
Nice animation and thanks for taking a look at the Tornado IDS. It‘s my favorite airkraft and I would like to see an animation about it. Big thanks to you guys.
Also the 25mm gun has armor piecing and fragmentation rounds, the latter can be set to a fix distance to neutralize infantry targets in trenches or behind cover. The ammunition type can be switched by the controls as the gun has a double feed system. Hopefully with some upgrades this IFV can be modified to target drones.
I wonder if someday people made an IFV as small as BMPs but with capsule hotel like arrangement. Which can be jettisoned in case of catastrophic damage. Or launched like a VLS system 😂. Nah, jettisoned. By laying the first row to the ground as the vehicle moves forward, lowering the upper rows, then do the same. Each capsule can be opened just like a capsule hotel like to be, and by opening the top lid of the capsule. For a rapid deployment. The bottom side of the capsule have some small struts to absorb the jettisoning impact. And retractable castor wheel to carry the injured. Each capsule has its own bed, and ofc sound proofing. Also doubles as a brig if you want to capture someone. Since it is a bed, technically can also be used as an ambulance. To make some room each capsule can be dismantled. Maybe for an SAM suite, cargo, or bridging. I think it could carry 4 people inside the all the capsules. Maybe 6 if you think soldiers don't have claustrophobia. The capsule itself is unarmored. But the bed carrying them is. It has one driver and one gunner at the front side. Which enters the vehicle like a truck, so, from the side. The vehicle has no top hatch at all. So you don't need an additional roof for an occasional rain of hand grenade.
Col. Robert Laurel Smith : But it's a troop carrier, not a tank. Jones : Do you want me to put a sign on it in fifty languages, "I am a troop carrier, not a tank, please don't shoot at me"? Quotes from the movie "The Pentagon Wars."
Close but no cookie. Lot of information here is wrong especially about the gunner and missle information. Still interesting and fun. Luggage loaded through the loading door. 😂😂😂
Not to knit pick but...when reloading the TOW the crewmember doesn't have to climb out on the hull. The turret is oriented to the 10 o'clock and the crew can then reload the TOW from the open hatch.
I just wanted to say I think you might be wrong on the part where you said the Bradley disabled the T-90M, pretty sure it just disabled the turret and the crew escaped. Not a full disable
Okay, I heard from another military RU-vid/ History channel that the T-90 is a modern version of the T-62 or was it the T-72. Could the upgraded bushmaster auto-cannon of a Bradley engage and disable T-62 tanks without relying heavily on the Tow missile?
Hey guys, so lets discuss about which IFV is the best? In terms of: Technology Capabillities Armor Price In my opinion the Puma and The Namer share the first place Let me know your opinion
Ok first off the rocket doesn't explode like that. It flies above but when sensing the target is flies downwards to be closer to the top as the top is the least armored. Second, the smoke serves primarily to misguide IR rockets.
I think the Bradley IFV is the best of the bunch. Its size is perfect. I would also tow a M777 155mm howitzer to increase firepower. I just realized it's now "double tow". You have TOW missiles to the left side of the gun turret. And, you tow a 155mm howitzer or whatever artillery piece available in the rear of the vehicle. Awesome firepower!
@@Aitelly - I am aware it's not like buying a car - there is no window sticker. However, my point is,... the last time a AMX-10P or Warrior rolled off an assembly line was 3 decades ago. There is no such thing as current pricing under any circumstances.
How it works: 1) start a project by drawing a plan 2) modify the plan too many times 3) made out of aluminium 4) make it a pass of production with promotions, decades of delays, and snafu the truthful reports 5) get a new lieutenant colonel for the project 6) repeat 1 to 4 7) aluminium plan failed because of the new lieutenant colonel 8) try to get the lieutenant colonel fired for frauds and snafu 9) test soldiers make sure working aluminium softer than paper 10) shit 11) car tank taxi made of strong steel and no cut costs 12) 18 years for a box on wheels to use as a taxi 13) get a movie for it Shortest summary possible
It is a common myth that the Bradly is a m113 with a turret, that is wrong. There was a m113 ifv, but it has little to do with the design of the Bradly
the M3A2 Bradley IFV could do with a turretless variant . . . a turretless M3A2 Bradley will sport a heightened (raised) hull, that'll provide some much needed room inside the joint crew/troop compartment . . . a 5.5 in. coil spring suspension lift that'll complement the torsion bar setup of the M3A2 resulting in enhanced off-roadability . . . the heightened hull will feature 2 full size roof hatches for observation & gunner . . . either of the roof hatches can be armed with a 30 MM GAU-8/A six-barrel rotary cannon slaved to a 360° deg rotating remote weapons station . . .
the TOW missile has a shaped charge HEAT warhead not a fragmentation warhead! personally i prefer the BMP the bigger 100mm gun gives more ammo options!
This video is 50% "Joe accurate", 50% technically correct, 50% inaccurate animations, and 50% completely made up, or lazily researched Wikipedia. Yes, you read that correctly, 100% click bait video! It's the ManBearPig for tank videos! For the rest of the class, can anyone tell me what a turret basket is, or what a "turret shield door" on a Bradley is, and why is it important?
I was a Bradley Commander for 4 years... You need to learn A LOT more before posting these videos.There are many things wrong with your video: 1:21 that is NOT how they sit in the vehicle. They sit 4 on one side (including one behind the driver) and three on the other. Also, you have the sights wrong in the turret. The gunner sits on the left and the commander on the right. The external camera started on the Bradley M2A3 variants. The controls for the gun are wrong too... You select the coaxial gun on the control panel between the gunner and commander. The commander can fire the 25 mm or coaxial gun from one trigger on his controller. The coaxial gun CANNOT move independent to the 25mm. The two red buttons are the operate the laser rangefinder to enable the gun to adjust for distance. The guns are fired by the front trigger on the cadillac. There is a separate button on the front of the black handles to act as a safety. There is no need for a sensing round. Once you use the rangefinder on the target, the barrel adjusts for the distance automatically. You use the laser rangefinder the target, pull the trigger and shoot a three round burst. Only one variant of the TOW missile is top attack, BGM-71F. The rest are direct contact with the target and various size warheads. The door at the rear of the turret is also to reload the TOW missile without completely exposing the troops. Get your facts straight BEFORE making an ass of yourself.
how fun it is to fantasize with computer graphics)) a formidable barn with cardboard armor) essentially a disposable cardboard box with firecrackers for delivering consumables
Sprockets drive the track's connected pads, & not the wheels! No track= sprocket mere spins freely, & if one track side's off, the BFV's other side spins in a circle! Wheels keep the moving track pads aligned straight.. 🤔😥
Its funny how you completely skips the most numerous and most modern and in the future most numerous IFVs there are 4641 M2s , 2950(+) ZBD04 , 1750 AMX10p,789 Warrior, 760 (+) BMP3, 350 Pumas, you never mention BMP2 (20000+, BMP1(20000+), Marder(1700), or fx cv90 which is going to be the 4th or 5th most numerous IFV ever with 1400 already built and 1700 on order for BAE systems , all of the last 4 are in use in Russia invasion in Ukraine, and Warrior is about to be faced out so is irrelevant for price comparison, just like AMX 10P so to compare prices you should compare the price of Puma, the new xm30 (same price as Puma more or less) , CV90 Mk 4, ZBD 04 , BMP 3) not old vehicles from the 60/70/80/90/00 , also the price of the Puma includes all the fancy infantry com links that make PUMA in a class of itself where crew and infantry share data seem less which none of the other can in the same way or extent.
@@Aitelly on Abrams and Booker, the gunner is always on the right side in front and below the commander, this way it is easier for the loader to pick up rounds and reload. In IFVs or auto-loading tanks like the Bradley, T-90M, Type 90, the gunner sit on the left for more intuitive aiming as reloads are not done by a human loader and the gunner can help the commander if anything is wrong with the autoloader or manually load specialty rounds like ATGMs that is not in the autoloader.
