Anyone looking for a Bradley diorama idea?...



No worries - no casualties here. It was an accident during training in Germany (update: actually it was not in Germany, but in Bosnia - see my second post somewhere below). Vehicle caugth fire for unknown reason. All crew and dismounts were evacuated, they managed to take most ammo with them, so there was no big boom.

Rgds,
Pawel

We had a similar accident in Bosina...though they left the ammo inside!

Eh......guys?

I have no personel experience with this, but if there was no big boom, why does it look the way it does? And what does that say about the quality of this vehicle?

Regards, Hut

.............I wonder if Blast Models makes a conversion for this? Hmmmm, let's see...Kit #OMG-cinder, 'conversion add-on set for US Bradley kit to show how it burns like it's made of cardboard' $32.95


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HUT,
These babies are made of different stuuf than your average tank. So don't expect the same damage!

It says to me they used Aluminum as the main constuction material!!! The new Burke class destroyers are all steel for that reason. Aluminum seems to burn at about 1500 Degrees F which well below the temp of a fully developed fire (2000-2500 F) so it a reason to go with steel. (Darn!!! Sometime my job as a Naval Fire Fighter is annoying!!!) If I can I'll find Pic of the Belknap (an Adam Class DDG) After a fire destroyed her aluminum superstructur after a collision at sea. Good pics but scary at the same time!!! STUG

One more photo of this vehicle. SEDimmick - I was wrong about the location of this accident - actually it also took place in Bosnia (Camp Bedrock)! This vehicle is supposedly from Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Vilseck, Germany and photos were taken on 27 May 1997.



Rgds,
Pawel

The weathering on the last photo by the spare road wheel is over done.

Is this what they refer to with "live fire exercise" ?

Great replies Rob & Jan... what we need is a way to portray a drum rim shot for those great replies!

On a more serious note...Aluminum does have some scary tendencies in a BIG fire situation. A naval vessel is a bit scarier because there is no way out. An armored vehicle provides a way out if the crew survives the initial hit.

Also its' interesting to see what parts of the vehicle appear virtually intact...wierd.

.......................why, Rob. You're funnier than you let on.

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