Russian T-80 tank is destroyed by a "TOW" ATGM missile fired from an M2 "Bradley" IFV. (streamable.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Bradley infantry fighting vehicle against the Russian T-80 tank!

Fighters of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed enemy equipment using a TOW anti-tank missile. Credit to the Discovery crew of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion.

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[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Give 'em more Bradleys.

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 months ago

There were an undisclosed number of them in the last aid package.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Also seen near the Polish Ukrainian border on trucks I think last week. I still agree with him though. The US has a ridiculous amount of them, soonish to be replaced too, and we know good IFVs make an actual difference.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

This is very sad.

They should have destroyed more.

[-] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago

Daaamn, TOW blew the whole top off' that poor thing. Didn't know they were that badass.

I'll smile extra for you. I hope you can find something here that will lift your spirits. Maybe a whole-ass ammo depot becoming a crater or something? :3

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 6 months ago

They're the reason why the Bradley has such a high kill count on those Soviet tanks in the middle East.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 6 months ago

There's also a reason why the US Army had to be forced by Congress into buying more tanks instead of replacing the Abrams with IFVs. The next generation will be reintroducing the idea of light tanks regardless.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 6 months ago

I'm for now just curious whether Rheinmetall actually has a real chance in the competition with its Lynx variant, or if they're going to keep it in house with General Dynamics. Either way, Ukraine is a good opportunity to just get rid of a lot of their old gear and not having to go through the process of dismantling it themselves, which is typically costly too.