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Old October 19th, 2011, 11:41 AM

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Default Re: Belgium OOB error report

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Originally Posted by Mobhack View Post
Technically, it should be "Sherman IC" and "Sherman VC"- the firefly designator was as I recall an overall "project" designation for 17-pdr armed tanks.
So, maybe they should be named just Sherman IC and VC - unless someone can prove, that "Firefly" was their Belgian name?...

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Originally Posted by Mobhack View Post
The name was not really much used in the field, rather the "C" designation (for a 17pdr armed version). Much the same as "Achilles" was never really used by the actual troops for the M10, 17pdr.
...and Jagdpanzer 38 wasn't named Hetzer?

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Michal
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