Can the U.S. Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle Take down Enemy Tanks? The U.S. Army’s Bradleys have likely seen even more use in combat than the more famous M1 Abrams main battle tank. Here's What You Need to Know: The Army wants its Bradleys to be more survivable. The M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is nominally used to carry infantry into battle, but is frequently misidentified by journalists as a tank. This is understandable, as the tracked vehicle currently tips the scales at thirty-three tons from all the add-on armor it has received, and bristles with both a twenty-five-millimeter Bushmaster automatic cannon and a TOW antitank missile launcher.