In WWII the USA relied heavily on the Sherman tank, but importantly the U.S.-manufactured tank also filled out the ranks of British armored units. While it was a reliable armored vehicle, it had shortcomings in the areas of armor protection and in its main armament. The British therefore undertook a major development by arming the tank with its more powerful homegrown 17pdr gun in a version that came to be known as the Firefly. By February 1944, the Firefly program was given full priority so that there would be sufficient vehicles available for the D-Day invasion. The Firefly was really the only Allied tank in Normandy that could hope to take on Germany’s heavy Panthers and Tigers.
Features:
- new turret produced by slide molds
- slide-molded one-piece 17pdr gun barrel with hollow muzzle brake
- new rotor shield is reproduced accurately
- hollow MG muzzle thanks to slide molds
- radio box and storage bin are accurately reproduced
- upper hull is a new tooling with crisp details
- on-vehicles tools recreated in exquisite details
- lower hull is new with full hull bottom details
- new rear stowage box
- newly tooled rear panel with crisp detail
- new DS track
- photo-etched parts upgrading details
- Cartograf decal offer various markings
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