Anadolu
- Ukraine’s success with Bradley vehicles has led to a new “legend” around it, a warfare expert said.
- He said its wins are partly down to Ukraine having enough of them, while other gear is drip-fed.
- Experts criticize Western delays and drip-feeding of aid, saying it makes Ukraine less effective.
The success Ukraine has seen using old American Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles against Russia shows what Ukraine can do when it is given enough of the weapons it needs, a warfare expert told Business Insider.
The US has given Ukraine before its crew abandoned the tank. A drone appeared to finish it off.
De Bretton-Gordon said that Ukraine has exploited the weaknesses that exist in many Russian tanks. On these tanks, the places where the turret meets the hull “are very vulnerable because there’s virtually no armor there.”
Hence, even if Bradleys have small rounds compared to what a tank can fire, “if you fire enough of those at the right place, it can take out a tank.”
And, again, having more Bradleys to use means Ukraine can be extra effective.
“And, of course, if you’ve got two or three Bradleys firing at one T-90 — and the Russians haven’t been very clever the way they’ve used their tanks — that overwhelming firepower means that they’re taking these T-90s out and the Bradley is sort of becoming a bit of a mythological beast.”