Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark #1)

by David Weber

the M3A3 cavalry variant of the Bradley,

My usual mount for the first 8 years of my US Army career.

Definitely not the kind of gun someone wanted to schlep around in the field on any kind of regular basis.

Some us had to hump that weapon thanks to an enlistment in the US Army, and doing something that my Sergeant told me never to do - I volunteered.