Sherman Firefly - Tank Design & Development - Lost Aussie Connection

A look at the development of the Sherman Firefly. As well as cover an essential Australian connection to this tank that has been forgotten.

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Topics:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - A30 Challenger Mk1 - 17pdr Cruiser Tank
1:13 - M4A1 Shermans - 75mm Gun Medium Tank
2:09 - Recoil Test Rig - Lulworth 1943
2:34 - Raymond Briggs and Claude Gibb
3:08 - Barnes Wallis and William Kilbourn
4:07 - A13 Cruiser Mk III - Abandoned at Dunkirk
4:35 - A12 Matilda - In Australian Service
5:05 - Major William Watson and Alan Chamberlain
5:52 - AC1 Sentinel - Australian Cruiser Tank
7:20 - AC1B Turret - First 25Pdr Configuration
7:45 - AC1B Turret - 2nd 25Pdr Configuration
8:06 - AC1 Test Bed - Twin 25Pdr guns
8:33 - 17Pdr Testbed - Fitted to AC Mantlet
9:00 - Sentinel 17Pdr - Mounted on E1 Hull
10:20 - HMA No. 1 "MAYFLY"

You can find out more information in our blog article: https://armouredarchives.com/blog/sherman-firefly-lost-aussie-connection

Sources:
Thanks to Thomas Anderson - From Australia for his assistance and research on the topic;
and Captain Nemo for extensive document research.

Correspondance between Ministry of Munitions and W.D.Watson 1945.
Bovington Tank Museum - Archives
Visual Inspection by Ed Francis (Armoured Archives team)

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