Bradley and RDFLT armor might be the wrong aluminum grade

I was doing some reading. In game the front armor of the Bradley is 5083 instead of 7039. 7039 is a better alloy. That got me thinking about the RDFLT. The RDFLT actually uses the armor similar to the Bradley so there is a possibility of a buff. Wondering if any of the more technical guys can make a bug report. Thanks

Source:https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA347208.pdf PAGE 17

You can read on the right column that the RDFLT is equivalent in armor protection to the M-2

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Unfotunately that is probably a mistake, all other sources says 5083. 7039 is used on the sloped side plates and the turret armor:



However the XM723 MICV did use 7039 armor on the front and I think somebody accidentially copied the spec sheet from that instead of the BFV, you can see that the drawing is not actually showing a BFV body but MICV body:
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But the Bradley is in need of a armor buff that I got accepted long ago now M3 Bradley’s Armor is historically incorrect // Gaijin.net // Issues

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