The United States will transfer four Bradley fire support vehicles to Ukraine. This is stated in the list of Pentagon assistance announced on February 20.
The official designation of this combat vehicle is the M7 Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST). It is based on the M2A2 Bradley ODS.
Military writes that the M7 BFIST instead of the TOW ATGM has equipment for determining the target. This machine can detect targets up to 20 km away.
The armor protection of the vehicle allows it to be safe for the crew to carry out reconnaissance and target designation, and the M7 also carries special portable surveillance equipment.
The M7 has an integrated GPS combat management system and an inertial navigation system. This system determines the location of the vehicle on the map, as well as the coordinates of the targets.
M7 BFIST transmits information to nearby artillery units through a digital control system.
The vehicle can fire at the target with standard 155 mm artillery shells. In the case of guided munitions, the target is illuminated by a laser beam, allowing the laser-guided munitions to locate and engage the target. In addition, this armored vehicle can correct artillery fire while moving.
The crew of the M7 BFIST is four people, including the commander, gunner, driver and observer.
The vehicle has a 25 mm Bushmaster cannon, which can engage targets with high-explosive fragmentation and armor-piercing projectiles. There is also a 7.62 mm machine gun. The front armor of the M7 Bradley can withstand 30mm AP rounds. The hull is protected from heavy machine gun fire of 14.5 mm caliber.
Also, additional dynamic protection can be installed on the machine. The M7 has the same mobility, survivability and battlefield performance as the M2A2 Bradley IFV.
Source: Racurs
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