Military

How long is a Bradley fighting vehicle?

A Bradley fighting vehicle is about 6.55 m (21 ft) long.

What is measured: US infantry fighting vehicle, hull length

Bradley Fighting Vehicle (6.55 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Bradley Fighting Vehicle (6.55 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 55% of the length of a city bus
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 7 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 3.3× the height of a doorway

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Facts about Bradley Fighting Vehicle

The Bradley carries both a 25mm autocannon and TOW anti-tank missiles.

Source: US Army, 'M2 Bradley Fact Sheet'

Military

NameSizeCompared with Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Tomahawk Cruise Missile5.56 m (18 ft)0.85×
MIM-104 Patriot Missile5.8 m (19 ft)0.89×
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)0.97×
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)this page
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)1×
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)1.1×
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)1.1×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)1.1×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)1.2×
Tiger I Tank8.45 m (28 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Bradley Fighting Vehicle or Tiger I Tank?

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