| M6: General | |||
| Date of first acceptance | November 1997 | Total acceptances | 99 |
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Crew | 4 men |
| M6: Dimensions | |||
| Combat weight | 64,000lbs 29,000kg |
Height | 102" 260cm |
| Length | 256" 650cm |
Gun overhang forward | 0" |
| Width | 142" 360cm |
Tread | 96" 240cm |
| Turret ring diameter | 60" 150cm |
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| M6: Armament | ||||||
| Type | Mount | Ammunition | Traverse | Elevation | ||
| 25mm Chain Gun M242 Bushmaster | Turret | 600 rounds (300 ready) |
360° (manual and electric) |
+59° to -9° (manual and electric) |
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| 7.62mm M240C MG | Coaxial to 25mm gun | 3,600 rounds | 360° (manual and electric) |
+59° to -9° (manual and electric) |
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| Quadruple Stinger missile launcher | Turret | 6 Stinger missiles + 4 in launcher | 360° (manual and electric) |
N/A | ||
| Aiming equipment | ||||||
| Integrated sight unit and backup sight for gunner and commander | Rangefinder | |||||
| Laser | ||||||
| Stabilizer | ||||||
| Azimuth and elevation | ||||||
| Night vision | ||||||
| Thermal | ||||||
| M6: Armor | ||
| Assembly | ||
| Welding | ||
| Hull | ||
| Steel, 5083 aluminum, and 7039 aluminum armor | ||
| Turret | ||
| Steel and 5083 aluminum armor |
| M6: Automotive | |||||
| Engine | Cummins VTA-903T; 8 cylinder, 4 cycle, vee, turbosupercharged diesel | ||||
| Horsepower | Gross: 600@2,600 rpm | Torque | Gross: 1,225 ft-lb@2,350rpm | Fuel capacity | 175gal 662L |
| Transmission | General Electric HMPT-500-3 or HMPT-500-3EC hydromechanical, automatic range selection | ||||
| Steering | Hydrostatic, steering yoke | ||||
| Brakes | Multiple plate, oil cooled | ||||
| M6: Suspension | ||
| Type | Road wheels | Track return rollers |
| Torsion bar | 6 individually sprung dual/track | 1 dual/track, 2 single/track |
| Drive sprockets | Idlers | Shock absorbers | 11-tooth front drive | Dual adjustable at rear of track | On first 3 and last road wheels/track |
| M6: Track | |||||||
| Center guide, single pin, steel with detachable rubber pad | |||||||
| Width | 21" 53cm |
Pitch | 6" 15cm |
Shoes/track | Left side: 84 Right side: 82 |
Ground contact length | 154" 391cm |
| M6: Performance | |||
| Max level road speed | 37mph 60kph |
Max water speed | 4.0mph 6.5kph |
| Max trench | 100" 250cm |
Max grade | 60% |
| Max vertical obstacle | 36" 91cm |
Min turning diameter | Pivot |
| Max fording depth | Floats | Cruising range | ~280mi, roads ~450km, roads |
The M6 Bradley Linebacker was a short-range air defense vehicle based on the M2A2ODS Bradley. The twin-tube TOW missile launcher was replaced by a standard vehicle mounted launcher holding four Stinger surface-to-air missiles, and a further six missiles were stowed in the passenger compartment. The M6 was provided with a digital compass that allowed the turret to automatically traverse onto a target that had been acquired by the AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel acquisition radar. The M6 could engage targets at speeds of up to 40kph (25mph). All M6s were converted into other Bradley variants by 2006.
The infrared-guided fire-and-forget Stinger missiles used included the FIM-92D and Block I FIM-92E. The missiles were 70mm (2.8") in diameter and 150cm (59") long with a 3kg (6.6lb) high explosive-fragmentation warhead. Performance data included a maximum speed of Mach 2.2, engagement range of 200-4500m (220-4900yd), and a maximum altitude of 3800m (4200yd).
