tony001 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I've got a question on the Sherman Firefly engines . Did they both have the Chrysler A57 multibank and GM 6046 diesel engines in them or just one of those types ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I think because of fuel supply worries only multibank and radial petrol engines were used in the Firefly. Diesel engined Shermans I think mainly were supplied to Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony001 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 I know that the 2 Sherman tanks in Canada that survived WW2 from D Day to the end of May 1945 were Sherman M4A2s with the GM 6046 engine in them .They were both restored and now sit as monuments .One was called Holy Roller from The 1st Hussars and the other called Bomb from The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment . I thought most of the Shermans used by the British and Canadians were The Sherman M4A4 . There's one at Base Borden that's an M4A2 sitting as a monument . Make's me wonder now which regiment had what engine in the Sherman . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adrian Barrell Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Fireflys were only converted from Sherman I (M4) and Sherman V (M4A4). This was mainly due to the ammunition stowage requirements not suiting the Sherman III (M4A2) as the generators and clutch housings on the 6046 protrude into the fighting compartment slightly. British and Commonwealth armies used large numbers of Sherman II, 5041 being delivered compared to only 1990 to the Soviets. The later M4A2 (76) was different, the Soviets receiving 2073 whereas the British Army only got 5. Sherman V was our most common model, 7167 being delivered, almost the whole production run (7499). Sherman III was used in dedicated units but when Firefly was introduced, this did lead to having two fuel types in use in each troop. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony001 Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 OK , thanks for straightening that out for me Adrian . That 17 pounder’s breach sure took up room in the turret of the Sherman . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 It certainly did, the 17 pdr is twice the size of the 75mm and fitting it into the Sherman turret was quite an achievement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony001 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 This one is at Base Borden in Ontario Canada . It's a Grizzly with the 17 pounder .From what I know they used it for trials or practicing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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