Sherman IIC

[Horncastle]

Why does the Sherman IIC have a light green bit on the end of its gun? What was it used for?

Cheers

[Peachy]

Id say it was camouflage to stop the Germans realising that it was a firefly - they used to target Fireflies because they were dangerous to their heavy tanks (and were often troop leaders tanks) - I am only guessing but it makes sense that they would try and disguise the barrel length in order to prevent this targetting

[gaffertape]

Correct. On Sherman IICs and Fireflies one often sees this done to give an impression of a shorter barrel. I've seen some Canadian fireflies with a large can of some sort mounted halfway down the barrel as well to simulate a muzzle brake. Camo netting was also used on the front portion of the 17 pounder to break up its shape.

[retarded_keydet]

Is this all simulated when troops are trying to spot these tanks?

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