There was a “documentary” on the Discovery Channel some time ago, in which they were comparing the Sherman to the Tiger. In it they mentioned the Firefly and gave some details about it, but then dismissed it as being unimportant because the Americans did not use it.
From the American point of view in Normandy, the Tiger was not important. They never encountered any. The Americans did not lose a single tank or man to Tigers in Normandy. Come to think of it, the Americans did not fight very many German tanks in Normandy.
It was the British, Canadians and Poles who engaged and defeated the bulk of the German Armour in Normandy. Fortunately they were the best equipped to deal with it..
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