The Sherman Firefly was a medium tank used by the United Kingdom and some armoured formations of other Allies in the Second World War. It was based on the US M4 Sherman but was fitted with the more powerful British 76.2 mm (3.00 in) …

Armed with the powerful 76 mm Ordnance QF 17-pounder tank gun, this stopgap combination (before the introduction of the new generation of Allied tanks) was one of the most lethal tanks of its day, adding weight to the Allied battle to gain victory.

These tanks are the “long hull” Shermans with the wide gaps between the bogie assemblies, and it has the distinctive bulges to the engine deck and lower hull. These hull features, with a firefly turret and gun, is more than enough to identify it as Vc. This Firefly type was powered by the mighty A57 multibank.

2022年12月31日 · This is Sherman VC Firefly, T-212632, named “SPITFIRE”, of A Squadron, 1st East Riding Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade. A Sherman Firefly of 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division comes ashore from a Landing Ship …

The Sherman VC Firefly was a medium tank developed from the original Sherman tank. It primary design purpose was to be able to penetrate the frontal armor of the Tiger and Panther tanks at medium to long range.

谢尔曼vc后视图 萤火虫VC基于M4A4，是长车体谢尔曼，在转向架之间有很大的间隙，并且发动机盖和腹部都有独特的凸起。 这种萤火虫由强大的A57多联发动机提供动力。

The M4A4 Sherman VC Firefly is a heavily up-gunned modification of the fifth variant of the early-generation Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) family. The M4A4 Sherman VC Firefly was one of the few Allied tanks that the Germans learned to fear during World War II, from the hedgerows of Normandy, France, to the hills of Italy and the plains of the ...

Sherman Vc Firefly: The Version Powered By The A57 Motor, and Also the Most Common Firefly, But The Motor Makes It The Coolest. Another shot of the restored VC, note how far apart the bogies are. a very nicely restored, running, M4A4 5C firefly.

The Sherman VC and IC variants are easily distinguished by their lower hulls; the VC having a lengthened hull, and a larger gap between the suspension units. They employed the three-piece bolted transmission housing. The Sherman IC usually sported the cast transmission housing.

A very successful modification of the M4 Sherman, the Sherman Vc Firefly was used mainly by British forces from 1944 through the end of WWII. The main upgrade was the tank’s 17-pdr main gun, which proved more effective against advanced Axis armor toward the end of the war.