Sherman Firefly Most Underrated Tank Of The War

[Wolfkin]

Hello!

I have been researching WWII for almost 13 years now. Most sources always mention how good the German Tiger and Panther tanks were, how good the Soviet T34 was and so on. Very few sources mention the Sherman Firefly.

It is my opinion that the Sherman Firefly could very well be the most underrated tank of the war. It had the 17 pounder gun which was just as good as the Tiger's and Panther's gun. It had the mechanical reliability of the Sherman tank, something the German tanks did not have. The T34 did have good reliability but the Sherman was just as good.

So, I wonder why this vehicle is not mentioned too much? Is it because it was only used by Canadian, British and Polish forces? Is it because, in the same way that the Canadian Forces are largely unrecognized in some respects, that vehicles used by the Canadians could very well recieve the same lack of attention?

Looking for any comments, feedback and such!

Cheers,

Wolfkin

AKA

Jon Fitzgerald
Calgary,AB,Canada