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17pdr Sherman Firefly
I found this in Wikipedia about the Sherman Firefly and wonder if anyone has any sources to back nay of this up?
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The Germans soon realized the potency of the new Sherman tank, and crews were instructed to eliminate them first before dealing with the regular M4 tanks. In an attempt to prevent the Fireflies from being identified, some had the front half of the gun barrel painted white on the bottom and dark green or the original olive drab on the top to give the illusion of a shorter gun barrel; the actual effectiveness of this tactic is questionable. A proposed alternative was to point the gun over the rear of the tank where it could be concealed under camouflage. A shorter wooden dummy gun would be mounted on the rear of the turret and point forward; however, this tactic does not appear to have been used in combat. [1]. However, due to tactics employed by the British in the Battle of Normandy, Sherman Firefly tanks had a statistically lower chance of being knocked out than regular M4 Shermans.
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Sherman Firefly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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