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this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:45 pm
by AAMC4
this video proves the USMC use M2 bradley if they are need of them... the bradley should not be deleted from USMC faction... this is fallujah irak 2004 ... and you can see some M2 bradley tansporting USMC units...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8IqgWVwhyo
Re: this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:37 pm
by I_am_a_Spoon
You mean at 12:55?
http://youtu.be/J8IqgWVwhyo?t=12m55sThey explained that the assaulting force consisted of both Army and Marine units. I'm almost 100% positive that the USMC only employ LAVs and AAVs...
Re: this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:47 am
by RSOHIO365
Spoon is right. Fallujah was a joint assault consisting of units from Marine and Army units, the Bradley belonged to the Army contingent and was likely used to transport Marines although I didn't plan on sitting through the whole video.
Re: this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:40 pm
by AAMC4
I_am_a_Spoon wrote:You mean at 12:55?
http://youtu.be/J8IqgWVwhyo?t=12m55sThey explained that the assaulting force consisted of both Army and Marine units. I'm almost 100% positive that the USMC only employ LAVs and AAVs...
minut 13 you see the bradley... minut 13:29 you see them walking next to the bradley...
the only reason because the USMC does not have this vehicle is because the bradley is not amphibian...
Re: this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:59 pm
by AAMC4
RSOHIO365 wrote:Spoon is right. Fallujah was a joint assault consisting of units from Marine and Army units, the Bradley belonged to the Army contingent and was likely used to transport Marines although I didn't plan on sitting through the whole video.
the point is the USMC can use the M2 bradley if they want...
the battle rules say they can no be inside the vehicle inside cities...because vehicles are really easy to ambush in a city and a lucky shot of any RPG can destroy the vehicle with the passengers inside....
the marines need clear every building, house and street before put a IFV or APC inside the city... the objetive of APC and IFV is transport soldiers to the front line and evacuation...
including in this video is really weird see a M1A1 inside the city...
Re: this is the prove of USMC can use the M2 bradley
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:18 pm
by RSOHIO365
Actually it was encouraged to stay mounted in Iraq to avoid getting bogged down in an ambush situation. Humvees would actually ram through civilian vehicles in what is referred to as kill zones to avoid getting caught. Also during the battle of Fallujah Marines went as far as using bulldozers to run over insurgent strong points so an Abrams being used like an assault gun isn't that improbable.But the problem with the M2 is it just doesn't fit the doctrine, It'd be like giving the Army the LAV-25 because they don't have a Stryker with a bushmaster yet they function fine without it.