Bolt Action British Firefly printed tank painted with extra stowage 1/56 scale

Description

Offered for sale is a Bolt Action British Firefly printed tank painted with extra stowage in true 1/56 scale. Condition is "Used"in that I just finished it.
The
Sherman Firefly
was a
tank
used by the United Kingdom and some
Commonwealth
and
Allied
armoured formations in the
Second World War
. It was based on the US
M4 Sherman
, but fitted with the more powerful 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre British
17-pounder
anti-tank gun
as its main weapon. Originally conceived as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service, the Sherman Firefly became the most common vehicle mounting the 17-pounder in the war.
During the war, the
British Army
made extensive use of Sherman tanks. Though they expected to have their own tank models developed soon, the previously rejected idea of mounting the 17-pounder in the Sherman was eventually accepted, despite initial government resistance. This proved fortunate, as both the
Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
and
Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell
tank designs experienced difficulties and delays.
After the difficult problem of getting such a large gun to fit in the Sherman's turret was solved, the Firefly was put into production in early 1944, in time to equip Field Marshal
Bernard Montgomery
's
21st Army Group
for the
Normandy landings
. It soon became highly valued, as its gun could almost always penetrate the armour of the
Panther
and
Tiger tanks
it faced in Normandy,something no other British Army tank could reliably do at that time. In recognition of this, German tank and anti-tank gun crews were instructed to attack Fireflies first.
Because the Firefly had a visibly longer barrel, crews tried to
camouflage
it so the tank would look like a normal 75 mm-gun Sherman from a distance. Between 2,100 and 2,200 were manufactured before production wound down in 1945.
the house and troop are for scale only...the decals are sealed