Bradley IFV Block 3 concepts

[scrubhead]

This probably doesn't fit here but I couldn't find any other suitable thread in the army projects forum, please remove if its too out of topic. Four months ago on Reddit I posted some FMC block 3 Bradley concept art and couldn't find a source. Lo and Behold I found it again alongside other interesting stuff. Early epic Block 3 Bradley art from FMC and a Block 3 Bradley essay from 1988 about equipping Bradley with a 40mm BOFORS and cool drawings of such concept.

GEORGE SCHECTER PAPERS; BOX 24, ANTI-ARMOR PROJECTS, NUMBER 1:

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This has stuff relating to anti-armor projects, Bradley Block 3 and other cool stuff. Like a 46 and 22 slide presentation regarding a 40mm BOFORS for naval purposes (Sea Trinity), Trinity 40mm ammunition stuff, Bofors 40mm CV90 w/ 3P Projectile modeling and analysis, the most unreadable handwriting I have ever seen and more! This is where I found all of the sources posted here. Look through there if you want.

[DIAGRAM REGARDING TANK WITH ATTACHMENTS]: The epic FMC Bradley Block 3 concept art, 9 slides total. Only 3 are the cool concept art

https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/993445/20184248MN000469.pdf

[ESSAY] BRADLEY AFV BLOCK III PI ALTERNATIVES: 4 pages draft report, this talks about equipping the bradley with a 40mm Bofors to counter future threats. Background/ why, Requirements and alternatives, downsides/ problems of going with the BOFORs option, and the approach and tasks to be completed for selection.

https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/993443/20184248MN000467.pdf

The Greater Report and other reports can be found here. Though mostly unrelated its still very cool:
GEORGE SCHECTER PAPERS; BOX 24, FOLDER 4, COMPETITIVE ANTI-ARMOR SYSTEMS, [PART 4 OF 5], CIRCA 1988 - 1991

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[DRAWING] 40MM ARMOR PIERCING FIN STABILIZED DISCARDING SABOT-TRACER [WITH ATTACHMENTS] The 5 drawings of the Bradley equipped with 40mm bofors

https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/993501/20184248MN000527.pdf

P.S: If you want to read about shaped charges, in this guys box was a full History of The Shaped Charge Effect: The First 100 years book recorded in the best quality. It's far, far better than DTICS version ( you can actually make out what the pictures are )!
[REPORT] HISTORY OF THE SHAPED CHARGE EFFECT
https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/993538/20184248MN000576.pdf 134 pages

P.S.S And also:
From Dreamworld to Realworld: ElectroMagnetic Guns by Terry L. Metzgar from Aerospace and Defense Science Nov/Dec 1990 4 page article, fun read.
[NEWSPRINT ARTICLE] "ELECTROMAGNETIC GUNS" [WITH ATTACHMENT]

https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/993537/20184248MN000574.pdf

 

[jsport]

This probably doesn't fit here but I couldn't find any other suitable thread in the army projects forum, please remove if its too out of topic. Four months ago on Reddit I posted some FMC block 3 Bradley concept art and couldn't find a source. Lo and Behold I found it again alongside other interesting stuff. Early epic Block 3 Bradley art from FMC and a Block 3 Bradley essay from 1988 about equipping Bradley with a 40mm BOFORS and cool drawings of such concept.

thank you Scrubhead .. IMHO more argument for gun/turret upgrade, hybrid drive, applique systems, rubber tracks et al rather than a new expensive vehicle that doesnt add radically more capability.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

The post deserves its own topic.

 

[TomS]

The post deserves its own topic.

Most definitely. Interesting to see a full remote turret proposed in ~1988.

The two-man external gun turret looks a lot like the GDD-AOE 35mm turret demonstrated on the MOWAG Tornado around the same timeframe.