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By Lt Col Stuart Crawford Inevitably the non-expert media has lumped all of these under the heading of “tanks”, a classic example of lazy journalism, because if they’d bothered to ask anyone with a modicum of military knowledge they’d have been told that they’re not; they’re IFVs, a different kettle of fish altogether. The Americans are going to send fifty Bradley vehicles, so we’re told. These come in both cavalry (reconnaissance) and IFV versions, and I think it’s the latter that Ukraine is getting. With a three man crew and up to six “dismounts” in the back, they offer a better way to deliv…