Please where I find good pics from Desert Storm or Desert Sabre M2(old type).
Today still M2 in U.S.Army?
Thaks.
Miloslav

Miloslav,
My division still has M2A0+, but we are getting rid of them soon. As a matter of fact, I have one out in the motor pool that i get to play with every day. I sent a buch of pictures to Don over on Primportal. It is painted in the NATO 3 color camo, but is stil the same as in ODS just paint it tan.

As for units still using the older Bradley, no active duty units are using, but like i said, very few, and I mean very few National Guard units still have them.

Most units transitioned to the M2A2 by the time the ground war began (Feb '91). The 24th ID still fought with M2A0s and M2A1s though. They were overall sand. Some 4-4 CAV Squadron, 24ID M2s were in a sand and green or a sand and brown camo since they were the Division's OpFor (enemy force for wargames).

Here are some pics of them.






Squadron's M2/M3 Bradley book has one of the 4-4 CAV Bradley's on the cover.


As Pete said above, most Active Duty units replaced their M2A0s and M2A1s for M2A2s in the early '90s. A few NG and Reserve units had them longer, and still have a few around for training and maintenance practice on them. They haven't been used by Active Duty units since the early '90s though.

Hi Pete and Gino,
Thanks for help, I have very good Walk Around for M2A2 (i send this for Don),
and more Photos From USAREUR but not from Desert War.
Miloslav

Yes, it was used in Europe up through the early '90s as well.

Early overall Forest Green in 3ID, Germany


'80s MERDC camo





NATO Camo (Pete's Pics at Prime Portal)




Few others in NATO Camo (actually an M3A0 CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)

If you can hit it then go to www.dod.mil and then go to Imagery and search on Bradley. About 10-11 pages in you will find some pictures like this:
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/1991/Army/DA-ST-91-04814.JPG

Paul

Its amazing to look at pics of the M2A0, and see how much has changed over the years. My ODS M3A2 when I think about it, has alot of simularities, then at the same time has changed so much.

Ric

Hi all,
thank you very much on your help and pics.
Gino super photo - thanks.
I have still one question. Why some Bradley or Abrams have orange scrap , i think is for identification but Some is have or some is not have, please explain me.
Miloslav

You mean the orange blanket type thingie? It's used for aerial recognition, as i think, to prevent fratricide

These panels are "air recognition panels" . I think their use depends on the situation on the battlefield and whether aircraft are involved or not...
A previous thread about them on Armorama :
Air recognition panels

Talking about M2 Bradleys in Desert Storm, there are some nice pics in Verlinden's "Warmachines No.8 : a Gulf War Eyewitness Report " :


HTH
Frenchy

Hello, thanks here is very good info.
Miloslav