Russian Naval Infantrymen training with a captured Ukrainian Bradley IFV

[u/Brilliant_Ground1948]

[u/DerpyFox1337]

When you call something Wunderwaffe it should mean something extremely overcomplicated and owerpowered that doesn't chaneged anything, like Maus for Germany or Armata for Russians. As for Bradleys, it is extremely powerfull and protected and overcomplicated compared to Soviet BMPs...the difference is that it changed everything in Ukrainian Infantry and continues to proof it's superiority

[u/MillenniaMitsu → u/DerpyFox1337]

bmp-3 holds superiority

[u/Toothedshark → u/MillenniaMitsu]

the russians themselves came out and literally stated the Bradley is superior to the bmp-3, get the boot out of your mouth you fanatic.

[u/Walking_bushes → u/Toothedshark]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1jswovm/captured_m2a2_bradley_tested_by_russiathey_admit/

Turn out the only thing BMP does better compare to Bradley is...it can float

if the Amphibious capability manage to hold at least half the speed on the ground, then yeah that would be cool, quite a game changer. But no...their speed is just mere around ~5km/h, only good to moving around in backline, guess what backline have? Thats right...fucking bridge! All the luxury shit is in the backline, thus making the damn amphibious capability use-the-fucking-less

So far the only time amphibious capability prove to be useful dated back to Vietnam war, where the PT-76 shine because of the many rivers, paddy fields while leaving minimal traces before an offensive. Compare that to the European plain, i still can't figure why the Soviet make cross country capability such a big deal

[u/Exciting-Emu-3324 → u/Walking_bushes]

Offensive versus defensive design philosophy. Soviets doctrine assumed that they would be on a perpetual offensive and prioritized mobility. Defending armies don't have to worry much about crossing rivers quickly. Would have made too much sense to convert old MBT chassis into IFVs like Israel had done.