M6 Linebacker

Local Air Defenses

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Basic Information

Name

M6 Linebacker

Designation

M6 Linebacker

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Local Air Defenses

Manufacturer

United Defense

Date of Introduction

1995

Description

The M6 Linebacker has been designed to provide short range air defense capability to armored front-line units. It is a derivative of the combat proven M2 Bradley. The turret mounted TOW missiles launcher has been replaced by a 4 Stinger missiles launcher. The sentinel radar target acquisition system has been provided to the M6 Linebacker. The M6 Linebacker retains the Bushmaster 25mm gun and the 7.62mm machine gun associated with the M2 Bradley. The 4-man crew can conduct an surface-to-air engagement under armor and on the move. As of 2018 the M6 air defense vehicle was retired from service with the US Army with the possibility of a new short range air defense (SHORAD) system being developed on the basis of the A4 platform.

Ground Specifications

Crew 4

Mobility Type Tracked

Main Weapon Bushmaster 25mm gun (25mm)

Max Speed 62.0 km/h

Range 482.0 km

Overview (Deagel)

Group Local Air Defenses

Status Retired - No Longer Operational

Origin United States of America

Contractor United Defense

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1995

Total Production ?

Specifications (Deagel)

Crew 4

Rolling Rubber Wheels 6

Dimensions — Height 3.0 meter

Dimensions — Length 6.5 meter

Dimensions — Main Gun Caliber 25 millimeter

Dimensions — Width 3.2 meter

Mass — Combat Weight 27,216 kilogram

Performance — Max Range 482 kilometer

Power — Power 600 shp

Speed — Top Speed 62 kph

Gear (Deagel)

Item 1 Medium Caliber Cannons: M242 Bushmaster (1)

Item 2 Optronic Systems: IBAS (1)

Item 3 Riffles & Machine Guns: M240 (1)

Item 4 Surface-to-Air Missiles: FIM-92 Stinger (4)

Item 5 Surface-to-Air Missiles: Stinger Block 1 (4)

Variants

Variant 1 M2A2 Bradley

Variant 2 M3A2 Bradley

Variant 3 M6 Linebacker

Variant 4 M7 BFIST

Variant 5 AMEV

Variant 6 AMTV

Variant 7 M2A3 Bradley

Variant 8 M3A3 Bradley

Variant 9 M7A4 BFIST

Variant 10 M2A4 Bradley

Variant 11 M2A5 Bradley

Details

Country of Origin United States

Category Air Defense

Land > Air Defense

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000545

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

6.5 m

Width

3.2 m

Height

3 m

Weight

27216 kg

Operators (1)

United States

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