Footage recorded on a handheld tape recorded from the inside of a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle conducting combat operations in Sadr City in 2004 shows what happens when a group of armed insurgents come up against a heavily armed IFV.

These were the funny days of the GWoT, where the insurgent groups didn't realize that the Americans could see them at night. It reminds me of that old video where the Taliban attacked a U.S. base, and the whole time they can't figure out why the 240 gunner is dialed in directly on their position while the camera man frantically waves around the IR light on his camcorder.

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Josh Brooks

Josh is an American writer and former USMC machine gunner with eight years of experience in ground combat arms throughout the GWOT. He is currently based in Texas and specializes in combat footage analysis and digital marketing.Follow Josh at OfficialJoshBrooks.com