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Classic Conflict - Tiger 1 vs Sherman Firefly

By: Airfix

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: WWII Model Kits (1/72) (Airfix)

2 figures

MSRP old price: $32.99


Product Info

Title
Classic Conflict - Tiger 1 vs Sherman Firefly
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2020
Dimensions
14x7.25x2.75"
NKG Part #
2147964683
MFG. Part #
AFXA50186
Type
Scale Model

Description

The Sherman Medium Tank evolved several times to try to keep up with the technology they were fighting against during WWII, continually upgrading the guns as well as the armor to fight off the German anti-tank guns and armored vehicles, including the Tiger I. The Tiger I was a heavy duty armored tank that could demolish almost everything in its path, but was one of the most expensive to produce.

Sheer numbers alone, the Sherman Tank outnumbered the Tiger I significantly with only 1,347 of the Tiger I being produced and over 49,000 of Sherman variants. The guns couldn't penetrate the thick armor of the Tiger I leaving them mostly unbothered, until the British upgraded the Sherman with a QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun early in 1944, to create the Firefly. The Sherman was praised for its reliability in the field while the Tiger I, although one of the most aggressive weapons used by the Germans and impenetrable by the enemy, succumbed mostly to its own mechanical failures.

Models & Model Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled unless otherwise noted.