M6 Linebacker

[Thatz 635]

M6 Linebacker

The M6 Linebacker is a M2A2 ODS Bradley with the TOW launcher removed and replaced with a 2x2 Stinger launch system. The linebacker was acquired to replace the need of a stinger team to have the leave their armoured vehicle to be able to fire on helicopters, low flying aircraft and UAVs.

 

Development of the M6 linebacker started in March 1995 when Boeing won the US Army Missile Command for the creation of a stinger missile launch system for the US Army’s Bradley IFV. The program for developing the M6 linebacker cost 20.1$ Million USD as of 1996 (unsure about how much it cost by the end of the program)
The M6 Linebacker uses the same system and hardware as the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger.

 

Boeing first delivered the Linebacker to the US Army in 1997 . The first 9 linebackers were delivered to the 1-44 Air Defense Artillery, Fort Hood Texas and were used in the US Task Force XXI Advanced Warfare Experiment in March of 1997. Where it was used to develop new tactics and procedures. Where it was observed the benefits of removing the need of a stinger team needing to leave the crew compartment to be able to fire their missiles. During the experiments it was called the BSFV-E (Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle-Enchanced) 

 

Some of the enhancements that the M6 provided where:

 

• Forward Area Air Defense (F AAD) Command, Control, and Intelligence (C²I) target display capability
• Azimuth and elevation cues to the gunner
• Slew-to-cue capability
• Target acquisition-on-the-move and shoot-on-the-move capabilities.

The US Army ordered 99 M6 Linebackers that were used by the Third Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. 

In 2006 all of the M6 Linebackers were to be retired as SHORAD’s and had their stringer launch systems removed and were converted back to M2A2 ODS.

 

Specs:
Base Specifications:
Crew: 4
Engine: Cummins VTA-903T turbo supercharged V-8 diesel
Horsepower: 600@2600 rpm
Speed: 60 Km/h (37 mph) [speeds can be different depending on the source]

Armament:
Main armament: 25mm M242 Bushmaster (300 in gun) (600 in vehicle)
Secondary armaments:
Coaxial: M240C 7.62mm 3600 rounds
Stringer launch system: quadruple FIM-92 Stinger launcher (4 in launcher) (6 in vehicle)

Other Specs:
Laser Range finder
FLIR Sights
Stabilizer
IFF system
Add-on Armour Package
 

 

 

 

 

M6 Linebacker with Armour package

Sources:

http://www.military-today.com/missiles/m6_linebacker.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle

https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/land/m6.htm

https://www.army-technology.com/projects/linebacker/

http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m6linebacker.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20130901052352/http://www.army-technology.com/projects/linebacker/

https://www.armyrecognition.com/united_states_american_army_light_armoured_vehicle/bradley_m2a2_ods_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications_pictures.html

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m6.htm

https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/land/docs/bnD046AA.htm

http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product2889.html

Case analysis of the U.S. Army Warfighting Rapid Aquistion Program: Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle – Enhanced Weapon System (Walter Jones, June 1996)

 

Edited October 13, 2022 by Thatz

[kleinerPanzer 647]

Open for discussion 

[KilianL 865]

Pretty sure I +1'd it before : so back at it again 

 

Would love to see it in game even if its not the most effective of AA.

 

Edit Nov 2022 : With the addition of the tracking to the M3A3 this must be available to that one too. I really hope we could see it added sooner than later.

Edited November 2, 2022 by KilianL

[DMYEugen 688]

+1 For the vehicle with one of the most American sounding names.

[Bigboi_SaiGon 20]

+1 need this thing before Gaijin decides to add IM SHORAD.

 

[Thatz 635]

6 hours ago, KilianL said:

Pretty sure I +1'd it before : so back at it again 

 

Would love to see it in game even if its not the most effective of AA.

You probably did it was tossed during the clean up and I waited until now because I wanted to see if anybody wanted to look through the list and make a new suggestion for it. Because there was over 2000 suggestions removed a few months back.

Reminder to anybody reading this that most of the things listed in this post: 

can be remade as long as the suggestion is following our current rules

[Milocat 4,848]

+1, would be a very exciting addition to the game.

[JamesPond1200@psn 299]

Does the 25mm get any sort of special HE-VT shell? Would certainly be neat if it did, though I support this regardless! +1

[EL337GH0ST 195]

+1 for 9.0 or 9.3 as Type 93/Ozelot counterpart, it's slower than both and has no radar unlike Ozelot, but makes up for that with actual armor and a gun to defend itself, I think it should get M919 as well.

 

Most interesting part is that if this can fire on the move, why couldn't the normal Bradley as well? It's been bug reported, but I wonder if they'll actually do anything about it

[Thatz 635]

18 hours ago, JamesPond1200@psn said:

Does the 25mm get any sort of special HE-VT shell? Would certainly be neat if it did, though I support this regardless! +1

From what I find its mainly used HE but its a Bradley M2A2 ODS so it might be possible it had the other rounds for the bushmaster but I could not confirm anything other rounds that were used by the linebacker except for the HE.

[JamesPond1200@psn 299]

48 minutes ago, Thatz said:

From what I find its mainly used HE but its a Bradley M2A2 ODS so it might be possible it had the other rounds for the bushmaster but I could not confirm anything other rounds that were used by the linebacker except for the HE.

Makes sense. I'm not sure a proximity fuse shell even existed for the 25mm caliber.

[Yontzee 1,673]

3 hours ago, JamesPond1200@psn said:

Makes sense. I'm not sure a proximity fuse shell even existed for the 25mm caliber.

No proxy, just:

-M919 APFSDS-T

-M791 APDS-T

-M910 TAPDS-T

-M792 HEI-T

-M793 TP-T

 

I think there was talks on producing a 25mm PAB (Programmable Airburst) or something but the military opted to switch to 30mm/50mm guns.

Edited October 6, 2022 by Yontzee

[JamesPond1200@psn 299]

1 hour ago, Yontzee said:

No proxy, just:

-M919 APFSDS-T

-M791 APDS-T

-M910 TAPDS-T

-M792 HEI-T

-M793 TP-T

 

I think there was talks on producing a 25mm PAB (Programmable Airburst) or something but the military opted to switch to 30mm/50mm guns.

Too bad the M6 didn't get a specialized HE-VT round. Would have improved its capabilities immensely IMO.

[NitrateStrategy 29]

On 06/10/2022 at 17:17, Yontzee said:

No proxy, just:

-M919 APFSDS-T

-M791 APDS-T

-M910 TAPDS-T

-M792 HEI-T

-M793 TP-T

 

I think there was talks on producing a 25mm PAB (Programmable Airburst) or something but the military opted to switch to 30mm/50mm guns.

The APFSDS-t is an argued point, it could have used it (as they both say operational service at the same time) but there are no reports of Linebacker's ever loading the round. Since they were never meant to see another tank.

[Yontzee 1,673]

14 minutes ago, NitrateStrategy said:

The APFSDS-t is an argued point, it could have used it (as they both say operational service at the same time) but there are no reports of Linebacker's ever loading the round. Since they were never meant to see another tank.

I just posted it as the general ammo used by the M242. 

[hienapunk 1,064]

Really surprising this isn't already added.

[Hartsy1 32]

Yes please, more spaa options the better, close up those BR gaps 

[_N4MELESS_ 2,972]

Battlefield 2 vibe.

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