Bradley Fighting Vehicle

What could have caused the damage to the left side of the Bradley pictued below, which belonged to the AFU 47th Separate Mech. Bde? A kamikaze FPV drone?

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Something must have hit and detonated the ERA block and likely caused damage to the neighboring ones. I don't see any clear indication that the armor was penetrated though, can't be sure.
 

FW-MAG Future Warfare Magazine - '670', a mysterious new missile for the Bradley IFV

'670', a mysterious new missile for the Bradley IFV
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Back in 2022, however, an RFI had been released calling for input for a new Close Combat Missile System-Heavy (CCMS-H) which would “initially augment existing stockpiles of the TOW Family of Missiles,” with the new weapon required to be compatible with existing TOW platforms and launchers.

CCMS-H was required to defeat 'Tier 1' armoured targets equipped with soft and hard-kill defences, dual-command guidance and the ability to incorporate reprogrammable target prioritization, to enable semi-simultaneous engagements of multiple threats at distances of minimum 65 meters and direct, 4500 meters and beyond. With a cooperative engagement with cross-cueing between different platforms, the missile should be lethal out to 8000 meters, with its parabolic trajectory keeping below 3000 feet of altitude.

Also in 2022, experimental launches were observed of 'Ground Launch Effects', or GLE, a large drone-missile, fired from TOW launchers, optically-tracked, wire-guided which could loiter, providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, before striking. The GLE, a large tubular drone with prominent fold-out wings, was made by Raytheon.

'670' is very possibly a continuation, more or less direct, of those efforts.
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So, this is not CCMS-H? I have to assume that incorporating those loitering, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities decrease the lethality of the warhead. Even if it is top attack a substantial warhead is still needed for dealing with targets up and including MBTs.
 
Colonial-Marine said:
So, this is not CCMS-H? I have to assume that incorporating those loitering, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities decrease the lethality of the warhead. Even if it is top attack a substantial warhead is still needed for dealing with targets up and including MBTs.
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It definitely is not.
 
A (now) Russian M2 Bradley IFV conducting trials alongside a BMP-3

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I think by now it's one of 30-40 captured/recovered in various conditions. This one is in fully functional condition and IIRC has been used for ballistic trials with it's main armament.
 
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Has someone seen reports about how the Russians view the Bradley? I've heard everything from thinking it's obsolete cold war tech, to praising it's fire control systems and ergonomics. Would be cool if someone has links to provide them. As I think it would be interesting to hear/read these accounts, as by now they should be quite familiar with these vehicles from the receiving end but also from testing them themselves.
 
EmoBirb said:
Has someone seen reports about how the Russians view the Bradley? I've heard everything from thinking it's obsolete cold war tech, to praising it's fire control systems and ergonomics. Would be cool if someone has links to provide them. As I think it would be interesting to hear/read these accounts, as by now they should be quite familiar with these vehicles from the receiving end but also from testing them themselves.
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AFAIK they praised the survivability of the Bradley but they didn’t like the 25mm Bushmaster, saying it "lacks firepower" and is "less accurate" compared to the 30mm 2A72. I think they didn’t like the weapon system as a whole, much preferring the many armaments in the BMP.
 

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