TYPE: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
ARMAMENT
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25 mm M242 chain gun
-Ammunition stowage: 900x rounds
-Mass: 119 kilograms
-Length: 2,672 mm
-Barrel length: 2,175 mm
-Width: 318 mm
-Height: 373 mm
-Shell: 25 × 137 mm
-Barrels: Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist)
-Action: Externally powered, chain driven, open bolt
-Rate of fire: Cyclic: 200 rpm with 1 hp or 500 rpm with 8 hp
-Muzzle velocity: 1,100 metres per second
-Effective firing range: 3,000 metres
-Maximum firing range: 6,800 metres -
2× 152mm TOW anti-tank missile launchers
-Ammunition stowage: 7x missiles -
7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun
-Ammunition stowage: 2,200 rounds -
2x4 smoke grenade launchers
-Placement: Hull and tower
TECHNICAL DATA
Mass: 30,519 kg
Length: 6.55 m
Width: 3.60 m
Height: 2.98 m
Crew: 3 (commander, gunner, driver) + 6 infantry
Engine: Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel 600 hp
Power/weight: 16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)
Maximum speed: 64 km on road, 40 km/h off-road
ARMOR
Spaced laminate armor rear hull
Spaced laminate track skirts on the lower hull
Semicircular shield on turret rear to add more stowage space (Acted as spaced armor)
Kevlar spall liners in critical areas
Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum
HISTORY
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their age in the late 1980’s and already then Norway started to search for an vehicle to replace these with, as it were important to have vehicles up to date and the NM135 would in a short time become obsolete. After Norway had sorted out an selection of contenders, those vehicles were prepared for a large Trial in Norway wich were to be held in two rounds, the first in 1991-1992 wich mostly were to train the Norwegian crew and testing at Trandum Camp in Norway, and the vehicles used here were the German Puma/Marder prototype, the British FV501 Warrior, the Swedish CV90 and the Spanish ASCOD. This first part of the trial lasted a couple months.
The second and more important trial took place in 1992-1993, and because the crew’s were trained on the vehicles, the proper trials could begin. This time at Hjerkinn shooting range. As Norway’s climate can be quite harsh at times, and with small roads and difficult and steep terrain, often with several meters of snow, the mobility of the vehicles, especially their ability to drive in and trough snow, most of the testing were done in the snowy terrain of Hjerkinn Shooting Rnage in mid-Norway. They also had to be able to handle the very cold temperatures they would face here. The criteria of the trials were as follow;
-Crossing 80 Meters of swamp
-Firing (Accuracy)
-Firing at -15,+15,+30,+45 degrees celsius
-Driving in Deep Snow round 1
-Driving in Deep snow round 2
-Slalom - This is a skiing style, basically means zigzag
-Circuit, 1.5 m snow, round 1
-Circuit, 1.5 m snow, round 2
-Circuit, 6-7 km long, medium terrain
-Circuit, 4 km long, rough terrain
-Slope, 1 m snow, round 1
-Slope, 1 m snow, round 2
-Slope, 1 m snow, round 3
-0.8 m Step
-15% Slope, ice
-17.5% Slope, ice
-Fording River, 1 m deep, 10m wide
-Fording River, 1.7 m deep, 10m wide
-Cold start, -20 degrees Celsius
-370 km drive
-Track change
The clear winner of this trial, were the Swedish cv90 with the German Schützenpanzer ACV Schützenpanzer ACV Puma prototype in the 2nd place, those had the best performance overall, with the cv90 almost being supreme, as it could both handle cold temperatures really well and being light enough to have very good mobility. For example the cv90 could drive in circles around the M2A2 Bradley, wich got stuck in the snow as you can see in the video i attached below.
This specific suggestion is focusing on the Bradley M2A2, witch participated in this trial. The M2 Bradley is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle that was manufactured by BAE Systems and entered service for the first time in the beginning of the 1980’s in the united states. This vehicle are intended as an recognizance vehicle with the ability to transport infantry. its armed with a 25mm bushmaster cannon and two ATGM Tow launchers, (among the contenders in the trial, it had the absolute best ability to fight enemy armor).
The M2A2 were firstly introduced in 1988, and received an better eigne wich yielded 600 horse powers and HMPT-500-3 Hydromechanical transmission, the protection and armor of the vehicle was also improved, wich should protect the vehicle against both RPG fire and 30mm apdfs rounds. These upgrades removed its amphibious ability. After a lot of amor upgrades on the entire vehicle, the vehicles weight went up to 30,519 kg. The vehicle seems to have recieved a green/white winter camouflage for the trials.
IN GAME
This could be an amazing event, squadron or battlepass vehicle for Norway in Warthunder. Te M2A2 Variant would of course have to be implemented to USA firstly, thats self saying. due to poor acess of images and very detailed infomration, i am not too sure if there were made any changes to the vehicle for the trial, like with the CV9030N, but i believe the camouflage could be a little different.
VIDEO
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VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsR7m1wXM0
-In this video you will clearly see the stuggle the M2A2 Bradley had in the snow!
SOURCES
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Book: Motoriserte Militærkjøretøy i Norge
Copyright 2005 by Forsvarsmuseet/HMK All rights reserved
Billedbehandling/Grafisk produksjon: Mikro Marketing, Asker
Press: Gan Grafisk, Oslo
Motoriserte Militærkjøretøy i Norge Bind 1
ISBN 82-91218-43-9
The book is printed in 3,000 copies, 100 of which are leatherbound
front cover/back cover: The wheel rider squadron at Trandum 1953
Defense publications No. 3 Oslo 2005
Stormpanservogn CV9030N (CV90 in Norwegian Service) - Tank Encyclopedia
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M2 Bradley - Wikipedia
VIDEO - Rare footage of the trial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsR7m1wXM0
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