Which Bradley kit for a Ukraine Bradley

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That is the front cover for the swim barrier. If you look at Tamiya and Academy’s M2 and M2A2 hulls, there is a small roll that goes completely around the outer lip of the top hull. This contained the swim barrier that was erected before attempting to cross a body of water. It was black rubber and usually not painted or the paint had chipped/rubbed off the rubber.

It was removed with the M2A2 ODS upgrades, probably why you don’t see it often.

More info here:

M2/M3 Bradley Reference

Here is some info on the swim barrier fitted on the M2 through M2A2. The pics were originally posted by another member, razorblade1975 in this thread: M2A0 Bradley Swim Barrier Reference . The swim barrier was a rubberized canvas surround that was erected around the upper hull to give the vehicle more sideboard and allow it to swim across very calm areas of water. It was stored in the black, rubber tubing that is present along the upper hull of the Bradley. It was not very effective and a p…