1/72 Firefly Vc

Based on the extensive research and development program initiated for the 1/35 scale kit, this smaller companion carries all the detail and accuracy of its bigger brother. Slide mold technology has been used to give maximum detail and parts separation. This kit reproduces the Vc version of the Sherman, which was the conversion based on the M4A4 Sherman hull. This Firefly Vc is spot on, with correct details like the hull machine gun position plated over. Get ready to strengthen your British tank fleet with this exciting new kit.

Features

new turret produced by slide molds
slide-molded one-piece 17pdr gun barrel with hollow muzzle brake
new rotor shield is reproduced accurately
hollow MG muzzle thanks to slide molds
radio box and storage bin are accurately reproduced
upper hull is a new tooling with crisp details
on-vehicles tools recreated in exquisite details
lower hull is new with full hull bottom details
new rear stowage box
newly tooled rear panel with crisp detail
new DS track
photo-etched parts upgrading details
Cartograf decal offer various markings

About the Firefly Vc:
In WWII the USA relied heavily on the Sherman tank, but importantly the U.S.-manufactured tank also filled out the ranks of British armored units. While it was a reliable armored vehicle, it had shortcomings in the areas of armor protection and in its main armament. The British therefore undertook a major development by arming the tank with its more powerful homegrown 17pdr gun in a version that came to be known as the Firefly. By February 1944, the Firefly program was given full priority so that there would be sufficient vehicles available for the D-Day invasion. The Firefly was really the only Allied tank in Normandy that could hope to take on Germany’s heavy Panthers and Tigers.

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