What was the difference between the Sherman and Sherman Firefly?
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What was the difference between the Sherman and Sherman Firefly?
The Sherman Firefly was a tank used by the United Kingdom and some other Allied armoured formations in the Second World War. It was based on the US M4 Sherman, but was fitted with the more powerful 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre British 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon.
Did the US use the Sherman Firefly?
The Sherman Firefly, was a Sherman variation, used by, and only by the British. The US Ordnance Department refused having their Shermans fitted with the British gun (17 pounder). As to follow up with this idea, I would say that the Americans would probably refuse to use the Firefly altogether, a British tank.
Was the fury tank a Sherman Firefly?
The 2014 film ‘FURY’ portrayed a US Sherman Firefly tank crew in Nazi Germany during the final days of World War II. Interestingly, there was a ‘real’ M4 medium tank named ‘Fury’ of Fox Coy 66th Armd Regt US Army in Normandy, seen below at the start of Op Cobra July 1944!
Can Sherman Firefly destroy a King Tiger?
Specifically designed by the British to combat the Tiger, the Sherman Firefly was based on the standard American M4A4 Sherman medium tank, but was fitted with a powerful 17-pounder gun which made it a deadly opponent for the Tiger.
Was the Panzer better than the Sherman?
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Sherman wasn’t the best tank, but thanks to efficient American production methods it would be the most prolific. American tanks in World War II were generally inferior to their German counterparts. German tanks boasted better armor protection and more firepower.
Were Sherman tanks used in Vietnam?
One of America’s most successful early postwar tanks, the M48 distinguished itself as the workhorse U.S. tank of the Vietnam War. In the years following the Second World War, the U.S. military was left with three main tanks: the M26 heavy tank, M4 Sherman medium tank, and M24 light tank.
