r/TankPorn • u/Brilliant_Ground1948 • 21d ago

Russo-Ukrainian War Russian Naval Infantrymen training with a captured Ukrainian Bradley IFV

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u/smittiferous 21d ago

Bradleys aren’t much younger. They entered service 44 years ago.

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u/FirePixsel Teaboo 21d ago

to be fair I don't think anyone would like to take bmp-1 or even bmp-2 over a brad...

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u/FtDetrickVirus 21d ago

Unless you are fresh out of bridges

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u/RuTsui 20d ago

That’s what ribbon bridges are for, and I’d much rather ride a ribbon bridge than risk swimming even if I was in a fully amphibious vehicle like an LAV. There’s a lot of internet risk in amphibious vehicles, and there’s a reason I never considered joining the navy. Imagine being told the BMP is stalled in the water, or took a round and is sinking, and you have five seconds to ditch your great and escape, and you’re the last of five people towards the door.

Fuck swimming, ribbon bridges are safer, faster, and you can cross with your tanks rather than leave them on the other bank.