Can Sherman Firefly destroy a tiger?

As a result, the Sherman Firefly was perhaps the most valued tank by British and Commonwealth commanders, as it was the only tank in the British Army able to reliably penetrate the frontal armour of Panthers and Tigers at the standard combat ranges in Normandy.

What can penetrate a Tiger tank?

The IS-2’s 122 mm gun could penetrate the Tiger’s front armour from between 1,500 and 2,500 m (0.93 and 1.55 mi), depending on the impact angle. However, according to Steven Zaloga, the IS-2 and Tiger I could each knock the other out in normal combat distances below 1,000 m.

What could penetrate the Tiger 2?

document of February 1945 estimated that the British (76.2 mm) QF 17-pounder gun, using armour-piercing discarding sabot shot was theoretically capable of penetrating the front of the Tiger II’s turret and nose (lower front hull) at 1,100 and 1,200 yd (1,000 and 1,100 m) respectively although, given the lack of a …

Is the Sherman Firefly a tank destroyer?

On May 31, 342 modified Sherman tanks were delivered to General Montgomery’s 21st Army Group. This tank destroyer, nicknamed “Firefly” or “Mayfly”, also equips the Canadian army as of the Battle of Normandy.

How far can a Sherman penetrate a Tiger’s armor?

Despite the years that have passed, such simple questions as “at what range can a Sherman penetrate the Tiger’s armour” can get results ranging from “point blank” to “not at all”. Many contemporary sources had much more optimistic evaluations, for instance the Americans estimated this range to be over 1000 yards (914 meters).

What happened to Gorman’s Firefly?

Gorman commandeered the Firefly back up the ridge. To his surprise, the enemy were still there. The tank took out the Tiger II first – also hitting their old Sherman as it was still stuck to the former. The Germans fired back, so Gorman gathered his surviving crew and retreated.

Could the Tiger rifle really pen armor?

Not too much doubt that th gun could pen the armor. The problem faced was that the Sherman had to get that close to penetrate, while the Tiger could get a catastrophic kill at a thousand and pen at 2k. ReplyDelete Replies Unknown3 June 2015 at 21:07 Research indicates that the average engagement range was only several hundred meters.

How far did the Sherman’s 75mm gun penetrate?

These also show a much more conservative estimate: 700 yards (640 meters), close to the Soviet figure. British penetration data agrees with this table, the Sherman’s 75 mm gun (muzzle velocity of 2050 feet per second) drops below 82 mm of penetration required at around 750 yards (685 meters).