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Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:02 am
by c.rainford73
Came across this nice short video of these two tanks running and revving up thier engines. Figured if someone hasn't seen this yet it was worth a look.
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/oEUlNDmTIdo
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:07 am
by PainlessWolf
Carl!
Thanks my Friend. That Sherman sounds very familiar. ;o)
regards,
Painless
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:10 am
by c.rainford73
PainlessWolf wrote:Carl!
Thanks my Friend. That Sherman sounds very familiar. ;o)
regards,
Painless
Yes indeed. Have all your bits arrived via the mail to finish your TD? Uncanny how the masters of the soundfiles on the forum can reproduce these tank sounds
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:17 am
by PainlessWolf
Carl!
Tomorrow is Friday so I should hear that they have been separated from the US shipment and mailed to me by Saturday ( hopefully ) Tonight, I am working on the antenna and building stowage items.
regards,
Painless
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:02 am
by tomhugill
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Cool, thanks for that Carl.
The Firefly doesn't have small hatches? Thought they all had to have them?
Mick.
It does have small hatches.
Did someone say firefly and Cromwell?!
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:07 am
by tomhugill
You are correct about the small hatch feature. But if you look at the video the firefly has those features. If doesn't look like it has the extra armour plates however which make them less obvious
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:46 am
by HERMAN BIX
I had a double take at your pic Mr Hugill..............I thought for a second "what the hell have you done to your barrel? dropped it on the floor?"
As it was along side the Cromwell, all I spotted on the first glance was the short position of the dummy muzzle brake.
Shows that idea works eh
Re: Sherman Firefly and Cromwell tanks
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:57 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
HERMAN BIX wrote:I had a double take at your pic Mr Hugill..............I thought for a second "what the hell have you done to your barrel? dropped it on the floor?"
As it was along side the Cromwell, all I spotted on the first glance was the short position of the dummy muzzle brake.
Shows that idea works eh
Here's a diagram of a planned second (dummy) barrel for the Firefly. The tank would travel with the stumpy fake barrel forwards, with the disguised 17-pounder monster lurking behind. I don't know whether it was implemented, but it certainly would have confused any WW2 tank spotters..
- Firefly- dummy second gun
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It would definitely be a feature to make a Firefly model fairly unique
