This is the first list I’ve “seen” which I strongly disagreed with. “Big” is not exactly an indication of quality. If the TOG had ever been deployed it would have been massacred by German 75mm and 88mm anti-tank guns – it didn’t have enough armour to protect itself from those, and its slow speed would have made it an even easier target.
The Churchill Gun Carrier was retired from service something like a year before the Firefly, and I think six months before they had successfully mounted the 17-pounder in the Sherman.
This is the first list I’ve “seen” which I strongly disagreed with. “Big” is not exactly an indication of quality. If the TOG had ever been deployed it would have been massacred by German 75mm and 88mm anti-tank guns – it didn’t have enough armour to protect itself from those, and its slow speed would have made it an even easier target.
The Churchill Gun Carrier was retired from service something like a year before the Firefly, and I think six months before they had successfully mounted the 17-pounder in the Sherman.