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Originally Posted by Mobhack
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.
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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
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.
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...and Jagdpanzer 38 wasn't named Hetzer?
Regards
Michal