[Goose]

The advantage of all 3 is their firepower, great cross-country mobility, low maintenance, easy repair, & small logistics trail.

None are tanks, which many will still scream about.  But they will allow Ukraine's emerging combined arms teams to conduct high tempo maneuver.

BC

The "small logistics trail" comment is accurate only when compared to the logistics requirement of a tank. It is much bigger than than that of light infantry. They require 25 mm ammunition which nothing else in Ukraine does, AFAIK. The can use a lot of it relatively quickly, especially with gunners who aren't real experienced. Ukraine already uses TOW missiles, but they will need more of them if they are going to engage tanks and fortifications with Bradleys. I don't know how much 50 Cal Ukraine uses. Russian 12.5 mm won't work as I understand it, but is pretty easy to confuse with the "correct" ammunition. The French 105 mm gun fires 105×527R proprietary ammunition which is like nothing else in NATO or Ukraine. Sole source. The Marder uses 20 mm gun ammunition. This isn't a walk in the park.

[Goose]

The advantage of all 3 is their firepower, great cross-country mobility, low maintenance, easy repair, & small logistics trail.

None are tanks, which many will still scream about.  But they will allow Ukraine's emerging combined arms teams to conduct high tempo maneuver.

BC

The "small logistics trail" comment is accurate only when compared to the logistics requirement of a tank. It is much bigger than than that of light infantry. They require 25 mm ammunition which nothing else in Ukraine does, AFAIK. The can use a lot of it relatively quickly, especially with gunners who aren't real experienced. Ukraine already uses TOW missiles, but they will need more of them if they are going to engage tanks and fortifications with Bradleys. I don't know how much 50 Cal Ukraine uses. Russian 12.5 mm won't work as I understand it, but is pretty easy to confuse with the "correct" ammunition. The French 105 mm gun fires 105×527R proprietary ammunition which is like nothing else in NATO or Ukraine. Sole source. The Marder uses 20 mm gun ammunition. This isn't a walk in the park.