Russians avoiding “head-on” battles with Ukraine’s Bradleys: Commander

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1. Well that’s hardly surprising.

   If I was an infantryman and somebody asked me to go after an armoured vehicle that rapidly fires high explosive air bursting rounds from an autocannon, while also being impervious to the anti tank weapons that I was issued with then I think it would be fairly safe to say that anybody with a functioning brain would rather avoid them.

2. Personal Bradley for each ukr infantry man might change things. How many Bradley’s would that be?

3. After the Bradley took on that Russian tank and won it’s not surprising that the Russians are scared and are trying to avoid them.

   That video epitomised the difference in quality between American and Russian engineering and manufacturing.

4. It’s just too bad nobody has 2000 of these things just sitting in storage … oh … wait … 

   [The United States as of 2022 had 2000 M2 Bradley IFV and 800 M3 Bradley CFV in storage](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/ua-m2.htm)

5. Send more.

6. I remember when the Bradley vehicle came up all the basement generals would crow on and on about how useless the Bradley was. Too heavy, too tall, not maneuverable, doesn’t carry enough soldiers. Endless clips of the “Pentagon Wars”. Turns out all the actual experts where right and the internet clowns where wrong.

7. I mean you should always avoid head-on battles. Particularly against things with big guns pointed forward lol

8. I thought Russian tankers avoid fights with Bradleys and other lend lease vehicles was made up? People said the same thing about Challnger 2s “Russian tankers won’t engage because they don’t want to risk footage of their tanks which are (totally) invulnerable to NATO rounds, be destroyed by NATO rounds’ lot of people called them idiots and said that’s just BS. Guess it was true?

9. If only there were more Bradleys that could be sent to Ukraine quickly.