Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Sherman VC “Firefly' part 1

The new episode of Inside the Chieftain's Hatch is dedicated to the Sherman VC "Firefly" tank. In the first part, Nicholas Moran will examine the tank's exterior and talk about how the designers managed to combine the small turret of the Sherman with the 17-pounder gun.

[JonManProductions]

...I can already sense the coming disgruntlement and unhappiness that he's going to experience inside the turret in Part 2.

[samuelkeller]

Chieftain, your videos just keep getting better and better, not that the old ones aren't already great!

[shinybaldy]

wow those bogies sure have taken a beating!

Thanks for another great video!

[politenessman]

The 17 pounder in a Sherman sized turret was solved by the Charles Ruwolt company in Australia (with a recoil system that reduced gun extension on firing), for the AC3 sentinel, a British Liason officer (Col Watson) took drawings and photographs of the method to England. Claude Gibb DG R&D AFVs (later DG AFVs) was insistent that the 17 pounder would fit in a Sherman turret and when opposed, his answer was that it had been done by the Australians. summarised from "Armed and Ready" by A.T Ross

[DBlockBuster]

Ah, Nicholas what a gift! Thank you for finding a Firefly. I can't hardly wait for part II!

P.S. Any chance you might do a review of the tank you served on? That is also a very interesting tank. Thanks for a very interesting reviews! Keep 'em coming.

[Anlushac]

Might this be the same Firefly we see in the post war video where a Panther, a Churchill, a Firefly, and a Strv.M38 are being tested? Cant wait to see interior and find out just how crowded it really was. Thanks Chieftain for another video.

[AdamMannD]

Love this. I have son of the Sherman but haven't started trying to Leeann about Sherman yet, so this is great for me.

[alanhelton]

love this series. keeps this vet happy happy happy.

[TheYelwing]

Spent the day welding up worn out halftrack return rollers. Now it’s time to binge watch these

[vitor]

Can't wait to see him complaining about the cramped turret

[kangeegold]

Whenever I play my Firefly in WoT, I paste this into the chat at the start:
"Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion... Because you're pretty."

[jsma]

Can't Wait for part 2. Sweden I never thought it

[GeneralJackRipper]

JUST WHEN I WAS GETTING BORED, YOU GO AND DO THIS??
I LOVE YOU, IN A BRO TYPE OF WAY.

[moksq]

hell yeah!!! finally my all time favourite tank...

[lavrentivs]

Nice to see that you finally found a Firefly to crawl into =)

[danndank]

1. Saw the new video;
2. Hit Like;
3. Started watching.

[MadnerKami]

+TheChieftainWoT Thank you! Very much looking forward for Pt 2 :)

[THESocialJusticeWarrior]

OH NOES!!! I have to wait for part 2! )cry(

[crewchiefmodels]

jesus what happened to that road wheel!?

[sasquatchishere]

Thanks for the informative look. Keep up the great work!