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Figurę 1-2.

Distribution of Armored Vehicles in an Armored Combat Brigade

(Number of vehicles)

Abrams

Tanks

(58)

Other Bradley Vehicles^b (57)

Other Vehicles Artillery (31) Vehicles (32)

M113-Based

Vehicles

(107)

Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles ^ (61)

The Ground Combat Vehicle will replace 161 of the 346 total armored ve hicie s in an armored combat brigade

Source: Congressional Budget Office based on Colonel William Sheehy, "HBCT Industry Day Brief,” October 10, 2011.

Notę: An armored combat brigade is a unit of about 3,800 soldiers, equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks, armored infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled howitzers.

a.    Includes recovery and armored Knight vehicles.

b.    Includes cavalry, engineer, and fire support vehicles.