Sherman VC Firefly

Sherman VC Firefly stats at a glance

The Sherman VC Firefly has 672 hit points , 50.8mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40.2 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 150 damage per shot with 171mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2000.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Firefly VC can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Firefly VC can theoretically output up to 2000 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Firefly VC compares to its peers

There are 39 tier 6 medium tanks in WoT, including the Firefly VC. Its 672 HP places it in the top 79% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 699). Frontal hull armor of 50.8mm ranks in the top 82% for the class (peer average: 64mm). Top forward speed of 40.2 km/h is faster than 8% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 150 damage per shot, higher than 61% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 171mm puts it in the top 5% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Firefly VC vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• Firefly VC vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• Firefly VC vs E8 Sherman — tier 6 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 6 medium tank tier list — all 39 vehicles ranked

Related tier 6 medium tanks

• 40TP Habicha — Poland
• A-43 — USSR
• AC 4 Experimental — UK, premium
• Bretagne Panther — France, premium
• B.U.G.I. — Poland
• Type 4 Chi-To — Japan
• Cromwell B — UK, premium
• Cromwell — UK
• All UK tanks · Tier 6 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

The British Sherman VC Firefly (A Squadron of the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry) was named after the Soviet town of Velikiye Luki. On August 8, 1944, the British organized an ambush at the edge of the wood near Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil and Sento. Joe Ekins, the Sherman gunner, laid fire on moving Tigers and destroyed all three German vehicles within 12 minutes. As it turned out, one of the tanks under No. 007 was commanded by the most successful German tank ace, Michael Wittmann, also known as "The Black Baron". However, it still remains unclear who destroyed Wittmann's tank as several Britis...

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