This footage, provided by a Ukrainian observation drone operator, shows two Russian Armored Personnel Carriers, laden with troops, that are intercepted by a US-donated Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The Bradley’s vaunted 25-millimeter Bushmaster cannon makes short work of the Cold War vintage APCs, leaving the infantry stranded in the open.

The Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle scarcely needs an introduction at this point, if it ever needed one. In the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the Bradley and its Bushmaster have consistently sawed through older and poorly armored APCs that Russia insists on fielding (link NSFW), but also, famously, punched above its weight class against Russian T-90 MBTs.

This is one of the seemingly ever-present situations when it just sucks to be Russian infantry. When a Bradley goes through your ride like a hot knife through butter, with a better-than-even chance of doing the same thing to anything that comes to pick you up, what do you do in the middle of a flat field?

 

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Cole Simms is an Air Guardsman, NASA enthusiast, police officer, and security contractor with particular experience in austere environments. Outside of work, he volunteers as a Stop The Bleed instructor for area schools. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and blends his knowledge and experience to write analysis for Funker530.

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