America's tawv M2 / M3 Bradley Mini-Tank yog zoo meej rau Ukraine

A ceeb toom los ntawm Bloomberg qhia tias Tsoomfwv Meskas tau "xav txog xa Bradley Sib Ntaus Tsheb mus rau Ukraine" hauv pob nyiaj pab tub rog yav tom ntej.

Thaum tsis muaj dab tsi txiav txim siab, cov laus plaub caug xyoo M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Sib ntaus sib tua tshebs yog unprovocative battlefield support tsheb, tab sis lawv muaj nyob rau hauv loj tus xov tooj, ua hauj lwm los ntawm Ukraine forcers, thiab yog nyuaj-ntaus txaus los cheb Russia lub ragtag armor tawm ntawm lub teb. Lawv tuaj yeem yog qhov kev daws teeb meem zoo tshaj plaws rau qhov teeb meem nyuaj.

Bradley mini-tanks yog hom "inoffensive" thiab cov cuab yeej tsis-escalatory NATO tab tom nrhiav los pab ua kom tau raws li Ukraine qhov kev xav tau rau cov cuab yeej niaj hnub no. Raws li ib tug amphibious troop carrier, clocking nyob rau hauv ib nrab ntawm qhov hnyav ntawm Abrams tank, lub Bradley muab Ukraine ib tug tiv thaiv, txawm hais tias muaj zog, armored muaj. Tsis suav hais tias yog riam phom rau kev ua txhaum, Bradley tseem muaj peev xwm xa tawm yuav luag txhua lub tsheb Lavxias ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua.

Ceev ceev thiab nrog ntau yam ntev tshaj li qhov tseem ceeb sib ntaus sib tua tso tsheb hlau luam, nws yog zoo meej rau armored break-outs Ukraine tau ua hauj lwm los yeej rov qab.

Thiab thaum lub tsheb sib ntaus sib tua tseem tsis tau suav tias yog qhov muaj nyiaj txaus, US Army yog qhov xav tau los txhim kho txoj hauv kev uas lawv qhov kev hloov pauv Bradley tsis sib haum yuav tau pib nrog cov peev nyiaj hauv Congressional. Los ntawm kev ua kom haum thiab xa raws li yuav ntxiv Bradley sib ntaus sib tua tsheb tawm mus ua tsov rog li sai tau, US Army ob leeg tuaj yeem siv cov kev kawm-kawm ntawm Ukraine kev sib ntaus sib tua thiab ua ib rooj plaub muaj zog rau kev pab nyiaj hloov.

Lub gambit tsuas yog tuaj yeem ua haujlwm. Amelikas cov khoom loj ntawm yuav luag 6,000 M2 / M3 Bradley sib ntaus sib tua tsheb tuaj yeem muab rau Ukraine tsuas yog kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm armored, kev txhawb nqa, thiab "inoffensive" tawm tsam tawm tsam Lavxias teb sab invaders.

M2 / M3 Bradley yog dab tsi thiab Vim Li Cas Nws Ua Haujlwm rau Ukraine?

Ukraine yog thaj chaw zoo tshaj plaws rau Asmeskas lub tank mini. Lub M2 / M3 Bradley, thaum nws nkag mus rau hauv kev pabcuam hauv xyoo 1983, tau tsim los ua haujlwm rau Russia lub sijhawm tshiab ntawm cov tsheb thauj neeg mob infantry. Raws li kev hloov kho sai dua, kev tiv thaiv zoo dua rau M113 cov neeg ua haujlwm armored, Bradley tau ua haujlwm tandem nrog qhov loj dua Abrams Main Battle Tank.

Nws tsis yog lub tsheb nrov. Raws li kev tsis txaus siab tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm lub tank uas muaj kev tiv thaiv zoo heev thiab lub tsheb sib tsoo me me, lub platform tau tarred raws li qhov tsis zoo rau feem ntau cov haujlwm sib ntaus sib tua. Thaum cov kev tsis txaus siab no tau kov yeej, nrog Asmeskas tsim yuav luag 7,000 lub tsheb, Bradley yeej ib txwm ua haujlwm hauv keeb kwm yav dhau, cuam tshuam los ntawm ntau lub tank zoo nkauj M-1 Abrams, lossis tawm tsam los ntawm kev tawm tsam kev tawm tsam.

Niaj hnub no, Bradley los txog ob qho yooj yim flavors, M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle thiab M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle. Tab sis qhov sib txawv tiag tiag yog tias M3 sib pauv tawm qhov chaw infantry rau cov mos txwv loj dua. Ob leeg yog "mini-tanks," nyob ib ncig ntawm lub turret-mounted 25mm M243 Bushmaster thiab coaxial 7.62 mm tshuab rab phom. Kev tua phom tshwj xeeb tungsten armor-piercing mos txwv, Bradley tuaj yeem siv cov phom loj loj xa tawm T-72 tso tsheb hlau luam. Tab sis qhov ntawd yuav tsis tsim nyog, txij li ob qho tib si Bradley variants nqa Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles, muaj peev xwm rhuav tshem txhua lub tank tam sim no hauv Lavxias.

Kev sib ntaus sib tua ob zaug, qhov zoo thiab kev txwv ntawm Bradley hauv thaj teb yog, los ntawm tam sim no, nkag siab zoo. Nyob rau hauv 1992, lub GAO tau tshaj tawm tsab ntawv ceeb toom ntawm lub platform siv hluav taws xob thaum Cua daj cua dub, tshaj tawm tias yuav luag 90% ntawm Bradley Fighting Vehicle fleet tuaj yeem txav mus los, tua, thiab sib txuas lus thaum lub sijhawm sib ntaus sib tua. Thaum cov neeg ua haujlwm tuaj nrog ntau cov lus qhia me me thiab kev txhim kho, lawv tau tshaj tawm tua cov tub rog Soviet tsim nrog rab phom loj thiab siv TOW missile los rhuav tshem cov tso tsheb hlau luam mus txog 3,700 meters deb.

Logisticically, lub Bradley yog ib tug zoo haum rau Ukraine tshaj yuav luag txhua yam loj NATO lub ntsiab sib ntaus sib tua tank. Cua thauj tau, C-17s tuaj yeem tau txais tsheb sai sai rau thaj tsam Ukraine. Hauv av, lawv sib npaug sib npaug. Hauv thawj Tsov Rog Gulf, cov neeg ua haujlwm Bradley tau tshaj tawm tias lawv tuaj yeem ua tiav lawv cov kev xa tawm mus txog 120 mais-kev ua haujlwm uas tau tshwm sim hauv 82 teev-ntawm ib lub tank roj. Hauv qhov sib piv, Abrams tso tsheb hlau luam xav tau refueling txhua ob peb teev.

Dillard Johnson, nyob rau hauv nws Bradley-tsav memoir Carnivore: Ib Memoir ntawm Cavalry Scout ntawm Tsov Rog, piav qhia yuav ua li cas lub rugged mini-tank tuaj yeem tiv taus ze ntawm kev ntaus los ntawm Soviet-era artillery thiab txuas ntxiv kev sib ntaus sib tua. Nws kuj tau hais txog qhov sib txawv ntawm kev txav mus los ntawm nws cov neeg ua haujlwm armored thiab Amelikas qhov kev sib ntaus sib tua loj loj, piav qhia, thaum lub sijhawm Asmeskas kev tawm tsam thib ob ntawm Iraq, yuav ua li cas Abrams 'qhov dav thiab qhov hnyav tau yuam lub tank kom nyob hauv ntau txoj hauv kev, thaum Bradley muaj peev xwm zoo dua. los tswj kev ua haujlwm off-road.

Johnson muaj lub ntsiab lus. Feem ntau, Lavxias teb sab tso tsheb hlau luam nyob nruab nrab ntawm 37 thiab 46 tons. Niaj hnub nimno Abrams variant hnyav tshaj 65 tons, ntau tshaj ob npaug ntawm qhov hnyav ntawm Bradley. Txawm tias Amelikas lub tiam dhau los M-60 tso tsheb hlau luam - muaj peev xwm "tiv thaiv tank” kev xaiv rau Ukraine - hnyav dua li Bradley. Ukraine lub infrastructure tej zaum yuav tsis mus txog rau lub luag hauj lwm ntawm tuav hnyav NATO tso tsheb hlau luam, thiab Ukraine's improvised tank rov qab pab pawg tej zaum yuav tsis mus txog rau lub luag haujlwm ntawm kev txav cov neeg xiam oob qhab hnyav NATO tso tsheb hlau luam ib yam nkaus.

Ib ntsia ntawm lub cov khoom siv tub rog tau muab rau hnub tim qhia tias Ukrainian rog twb tau txais qee qhov kev paub nrog ntau yam ntawm Bradley sib ntaus sib tua tsheb. Tebchaws Asmeskas tau muab rau Ukraine qee qhov 1,500 TOW missiles, thiab ntau lub tebchaws tau pub M270 ntau lub foob pob hluav taws. Lub launcher taug qab-overshadowed los ntawm lub log HIMARS-yog raws li Bradley Sib ntaus sib tua tsheb chassis, sib koom qhov chaw. Muab hais tias Ukraine tau siv M270 zoo, thiab, los ntawm tag nrho cov lus ceeb toom, tau ua haujlwm TOWs zoo, Ukraine tuaj yeem tuaj yeem ua rau Bradley sai dua li cov neeg soj ntsuam feem ntau xav tau.

Thaum Risky, Precedent Muaj:

Muab Ukraine nrog rau lub luag haujlwm ua haujlwm ua tub rog cov neeg ua haujlwm yuav ua rau muaj kev txhawj xeeb. Detractors ntawm Ukrainian pab yuav sai sai coj mus rau lawv fainting couches tshaj lub zeem muag ntawm stripping hnyav iav los ntawm active-lub luag hauj lwm cov tub rog US, fretting tias cov nyiaj pub dawb yuav ua rau muaj kev pheej hmoo rau America lub teb chaws kev ruaj ntseg.

Cov kev txhawj xeeb no dhau lawm. Lub Bradley tej zaum yuav yog ib lub tank me me, tab sis feem ntau nws yog lub tsheb txhawb nqa. Peb tau ua tej yam zoo sib xws ua ntej. Txhawm rau txhawb nqa cov phooj ywg, Asmeskas tau muab peb cov phooj ywg niaj hnub armored tsheb nyob rau hauv qhov xwm txheej hnyav dua.

Thaum ntxov ntawm Kev Tsov Rog Thoob Ntiaj Teb thib 4, lub dav hlau MXNUMX Sherman tsis ntev los no tau nkag mus rau tag nrho cov khoom siv, thiab cov tub rog Asmeskas, npaj mus txeeb Fabkis Morocco thiab Algeria, tab tom pib cob qhia nrog lub tank tshiab lawv tus kheej.

Tab sis, tom qab kev thov rov hais dua los ntawm UK Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Winston Churchill, Thawj Tswj Hwm Franklin Roosevelt, tsis lees paub cov tub rog qhov kev txhawj xeeb txog kev npaj, yanked cov tso tsheb hlau luam tshiab los ntawm US units, sai sai xa qee 318 Shermans thiab 104 tus kheej-tsav phom 105mm tshiab rau cov tub rog Askiv nyuaj hauv. Teb chaws Africa. Ntxiv rau cov tub rog kev txhawj xeeb, ntau dua 10% ntawm cov tso tsheb hlau luam tshiab tau poob rau hauv kev thauj mus los, yuam US xa 52 ntxiv.

Tab sis cov British muab tso tsheb hlau luam ua haujlwm tam sim ntawd. Ib lub hlis xwb tom qab cov tso tsheb hlau luam tshiab tuaj txog hauv teb chaws Africa, 252 lub tsheb ua haujlwm Sherman tau nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej kab, pab cov neeg Askiv tig qhov dej nyab ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua epic ntawm El Alamein. Cov neeg German yeej tsis tau rov qab los ntawm qhov kev poob ntawd, thiab, tsis ntev tom qab Asmeskas cov tub rog tau tsaws hauv Africa, cov German invaders raug ntiab tawm ntawm African av.

Cov no yog cov lus qhia qub, tab sis lawv tsim nyog nco qab hnub no raws li Asmeskas tau xa cov neeg coob ntawm lawv cov neeg laus Bradley Sib Ntaus Tsheb mus rau Ukraine, los tawm tsam hom kev ua tsov rog no mini-tank tau tsim los yeej.