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Bradley: A History of American Fighting and Suport Vehicles

By R. P. Hunnicutt

Book information

Publisher
Presido
Year
1999
ISBN
0-89141-694-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
275 MB (288158330 bytes)
Pages
464\464
Time added
2017-10-16 20:16:42

Description

This entry in R. P. Hunnicutts unrivaled 10-volume history of American armored fighting vehicles focuses on the spectrum of armored personnel carriers with a focus on the Bradley fighting vehicle (BFV). Operations in WWII indicated a need for an armored vehicle with improved protection and reliable mobility for transporting soldiers in and out of battle. To address this need, development began on full-tracked armored personnel carriers with overhead protection before WWII came to a close. Development continued into the postwar period. One result of this program was the M59 armored infantry vehicle, which was pioneered as a low-production-cost vehicle and had the added benefit of being amphibious, a quality that became required in all armored personnel carriers that succeeded it.

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