They just need to learn how to destroy their assets properly.
They can carry a few thermite grenades to simulate they slagged sensitive materials and the engine and whatever is vital.
No.
Let's all take a short moment to read a quote from the actual BFV Commander's patrol report, which has been confirmed as true by the Task Force Commander in charge that evening, so we actually get a better picture of the situation.
The Bradley was abandoned IVO (030,123) after rolling the Bradley, causing the right track to be raised from the ground, and the tree pinned between the turret and body of the Bradley. The Task Force Commander requested the engineers to salvage the Bradley post-operation. The crewmen proceeded on foot, attaching themselves to the dismount team for the rest of the Operation.
Ignoring the obvious irony for the time being, let's look at another couple of glaring circumstances.
Let's first go into the part CPL Rigger pointed out in his post. The vehicle was near enough to a friendly airfield to easily send a patrol to recover information ON FOOT, and be back in time for lunch.
Shall we for the sake of argument also ignore the fact that Spartan 1, again as CPL Rigger, among others have mentioned, was dug in and essentially in over watch on the valley said BFV had rolled in?
I would also like to take a moment to mention that the Task Forces have only been static for a mere 6 hours. A lot can have happened in 6 hours - but a full on recovery effort by a rebel militia force of a 30 ton Infantry Fighting Vehicle, that the full force of the US Army couldn't pull off, even only 300m from the friendly airbase and base of operations? Seems rather improbable to me.
For the sake of argument, I will accept the "loss of sensitive items" from the vehicle including a BFT, and radio equipment. I am also willing to accept that this should prove in future for Brawler a cautionary tale. Not about the hazards of the terrain, not about vehicle physics we cannot control, and only partly about ensuring the destruction of important and potentially sensitive equipment. But it will also prove a cautionary tale in relying on other assets to do a job the Vehicle Commander was told they would perform while on a combat patrol.
Do not take this as me shirking responsibility. Brawler will own fully the loss of sensitive equipment. But Brawler will not be crucified by those will little to no actual information about the situation at hand, or those spreading misinformation for what I can only assume is for no other reason that pure malice.
