Forces of Valor 1:32 British M4 Sherman Firefly Medium Tank - 1944, #UNI80064

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Double your traffic. Forces of Valor 1:32 British M4 Sherman Firefly Medium Tank - 1944, #UNI80064 Album Album Album Album "The only way you can win a war is to attack and keep on attacking, and after you have done that, keep attacking some more." - General George S. Patton Jr., January 1945 Create your own battlefield in miniature with this spectacular 1:32 scale diecast replica of a British Sherman Firefly medium tank from Unimax' Forces of Valor. The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Originally conceived as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service, the Sherman Firefly became the most common vehicle with the 17 pounder in World War II. Though the British expected to have their own new tank models developed soon, British Major George Brighty championed the already-rejected idea of mounting the 17 pounder in the existing Sherman. With the help of Lieutenant Colonel Witheridge and despite official disapproval, he managed to get the concept accepted. This proved fortuitous, as both the Challenger and Cromwell tank designs experienced difficulties and delays. After the problem of getting the gun to fit in the Sherman's turret was solved, the Firefly was put into production in early read more