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Originally posted by chromeboomerang:
Perhaps it was Wittmans 1st encounter with a Firefly. I doubt after all that experience he had he would be full of himself or suffereing of Superman complex.
The Firefly was an upgraded version of the normal Sherman fitted with a powerful 76mm gun - the only one that could penetrate the thick armour of a Tiger.
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The Firefly had the British 17pdr, the 76mm was the 3" Gun and used by US Tankers in their Shermans.
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