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Code: SV-SCWT02

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Salvat World of Tanks SCWT02
Diecast Model
Normandy, France, D-Day, June 6th 1944, Firefly vs Tiger 2-Piece Set

Limited Edition

1:72 Scale     Length     Width
M4 Sherman Firefly     4.25"     1.5"
Henschel Sd.Kfz.181 Tiger     4.75"     2"

This two-piece set features a Sherman Firely Mk.Vc, "Belvedere," of the British Army Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade pitted against a Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger Tank of the German Army during the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

M4 Sherman Firefly

The pilot model of the M4 was completed in September 1941, and the Sherman became the most widely produced tank of the war. The M4 Sherman defeated heavier tanks with superior numbers, and by using outflanking tactics to strike thinner enemy flank armor. Shermans also achieved success with progressively upgunned models and by working with tank destroyers. The Sherman tank--named by the British--was fast, maneuverable, mechanically reliable, easy to manufacture, and effective in its infantry support role. It served with the US Army and Marines during World War II, and the US transferred large numbers to the United Kingdom and allied forces of many countries.

Henschel Sd.Kfz.181 Tiger

Production of the Tiger began in August 1942, and by August 1944 1,355 of these tanks had been built. The 88mm main gun was the most powerful anti-tank gun in use by any army. The superior mobility of Allied tanks allowed them to attack from behind or from the side in the hope of taking a Tiger down. The influence of Tiger tanks on allied morale grew to almost mythical proportions, and was known as "Tigerphobia." Tigers destroyed tremendous amounts of enemy equipment and often just the sight of a Tiger would induce the Russian tankers to withdraw.