Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/M2A4 Bradley

"Bradley at your service!"

-Bradley leaving the Motor pool

The M2A4 Bradley is the primary Infantry fighting vehicle used by the Federation of Aquila's Armed Forces for many years since 1981 V.C. This unit is set to be voiced by Xander Mobus

Overview
The M2A4 'Bradley' Infantry Fighting Vehicle is Aquila's universal combat vehicle named after Aquilan General, Omar Bradley. Cheap to produce, it remains the best choice for Aquilan forces despite its aging. Designed to fight alongside the Griffin, Crusader, Abrams and Paladin, it's held in the same high regards among Aquilan troops.

Armed with 25mm autocannon and two TOW ATGM launchers, the Bradley can engage both enemy infantry and tanks with great effectiveness. It's not to be underestimated. It can also transport troops to the frontline in mass with utmost speed.

History
One of the early issues that drove the development of the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was the need to have a vehicle that could serve in a high-intensity conflict in Aquila and Hawke if the war happend again, which was feared might include the use of nuclear, biological or chemical (NBC) type weapons. To work in such an environment, an IFV would have to have a life-support system that protected from outside contaminants while allowing the soldiers to fight from inside the vehicle. The earliest specification, from 1958 V.C. in the last years of the Voshkod-Aquilan War, called for a vehicle of no more than 8 tons, mounting a turret with a 20 mm autocannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun, with sealed firing ports for five infantry gunners.

The Bradley IFV was developed largely in response to the amphibious Voshkod BMP family of infantry fighting vehicles, and to serve as both an armored personnel carrier (APC), and a tank-killer. Design began in 1963 V.C. and entered production in 1981 V.C. One specific design requirement was that it should be as fast as the new M1 Abrams main battle tank so that they could maintain formations while moving, something which the older M113 armored personnel carrier could not do, as it had been designed to complement the older M60 Patton and current Crusader tanks.

Trivia

 * The appearance of the Bradley is based on the Generals Zero Hour Enhanced one

Bradley-deriatives

 * M3 Bradley
 * LOSAT Bradley
 * M6 Linebacker

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * M2A4 Bradley (Aquila)
 * Fenrir IFV (Alliance)
 * Wasp IFV (ADI)
 * Type 89 IFV (Protectorate)
 * Puma IFV (Andora)
 * Bionix II (Community)
 * ZBD-04 "Tie Qi (Empire)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * BMP-3 "Mauler" (Voshkod)
 * Vextra (Brotherhood)
 * BMD-1 (Horde)
 * BMD-1 "Krait" (MLA)
 * BMP-1 "Scrounger" (Collective)
 * Pincer ICV (Encantadia)
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * FV510 Warrior (Coalition)
 * Razorback (Astarte Legion)
 * Chaos Bradley (Heralds)
 * ... (Order)
 * ... (Survivors)
 * Bellona IFV (Syndicate)
 * Marder 2 (Conglomerate)
 * Chimera (Legion)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * Waverider (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * BMP-1 (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * Marder 1 (Pirates)
 * BMP-1 (Elona)
 * BWP-1 (Ascalia)
 * VCTP (Confederation)
 * CV90 (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Patria IFV (Security)
 * Lang HS.30 (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * BMP-1 Gnoblar Fighting Vehicle (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ACV-15 (Raiders)
 * Schneider CA1 (Theocracy)
 * FV-720 Mora (ASA)
 * Badger Combat APC (Insurgents)
 * Dardo (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Thunder Mauler (Ecumene)
 * Sabre IFV (Concordat)
 * 2T Stalker (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ASCOD (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * XM701 (Commune)
 * Hyborian Mauler (Clique)
 * Ho-Ha (Guild)
 * Stink ICB (Threat)
 * ... (Traders)