Sherman Firefly

[hegchog]

Does anyone have any advice on how to use the sherman firefly? I find that it is entirely useless. It's too slow to be maneuverable and if one shot doesent kill all your crew members it will catch fire. It's only advantage is the gun however I don't think it's powerful enough to make up for the tanks disadvantages.

I have been trying to use it like I would a tank destroyer by staying at a distance and sniping however I find that the gun is not powerful enough to achieve a kill in several shots against tanks of the same tier, resulting in me bursting into flames the moment they spot me and fire. Am I just using it wrong or is it the tanks fault?

[AppuMa]

Best thing is let others go first and use your team mates as meatshields.

[Blamite Delight]

it pretty much has the gun of the panther but a very weak body. make sure you've got all the modifications for the guns accuracy as well asd APCBC shell unlocked and equiped AS WELL as crew stats for targeting and rangefinding. It performs very well if you treat it like a panther.

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by ^3Maus!:

it pretty much has the gun of the panther but a very weak body. make sure you've got all the modifications for the guns accuracy as well asd APCBC shell unlocked and equiped AS WELL as crew stats for targeting and rangefinding. It performs very well if you treat it like a panther.

I would say most of this, but they and get over it as fast as you can and get to the Comet. It's very similar to a panther, but it lacks the armor. Has the size and firepower, but almost anything you face and frontally penetrate you with relative ease, usually breaking the breech, or killing the gunner or driver first meaning you MUST play it from a distance, be slow to advance, and use your eyes and binocs ALL THE TIME to scan for targets.

[Illusionyary]

Originally posted by garynev67:

as per usual , it's nothing like the real thing. same as standard sherman really quick tank in real life, here gaijin have dumbed it down. Don't exspect gaijin to get anything accurate all they won't is to give russian junk the advantage, i' suggest look up documentaries on various tank on utube to get a more accurate feed back!

It's not "dumbed down". It doesn't live up to it's IRL standards because it fires AP, which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ useless in this game. It does little fragmentation/spalling damage as in real life a tank crew would bail as soon as the tank was penetrated, which meant it didn't need explosive filler.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Best thing you can do with it is drive it off the cliff.

I hate this thing, paper armor (extra armor plates wont do a thing) combined with gun that only kills when it feels like it at that BR.
Gun works good on Achilles at lower BR but at Firefly BR it just plain sucks.

[Blamite Delight]

Originally posted by Шогк наяdег Комгдdе☭:

Originally posted by ^3Maus!:

it pretty much has the gun of the panther but a very weak body. make sure you've got all the modifications for the guns accuracy as well asd APCBC shell unlocked and equiped AS WELL as crew stats for targeting and rangefinding. It performs very well if you treat it like a panther.

I would say most of this, but they and get over it as fast as you can and get to the Comet. It's very similar to a panther, but it lacks the armor. Has the size and firepower, but almost anything you face and frontally penetrate you with relative ease, usually breaking the breech, or killing the gunner or driver first meaning you MUST play it from a distance, be slow to advance, and use your eyes and binocs ALL THE TIME to scan for targets.

once again, I play arcade ONLY, so using binocs doesn't really apply.

[kiro the avenger!]

Originally posted by ^3Maus!:

Originally posted by Шогк наяdег Комгдdе☭:

I would say most of this, but they and get over it as fast as you can and get to the Comet. It's very similar to a panther, but it lacks the armor. Has the size and firepower, but almost anything you face and frontally penetrate you with relative ease, usually breaking the breech, or killing the gunner or driver first meaning you MUST play it from a distance, be slow to advance, and use your eyes and binocs ALL THE TIME to scan for targets.

once again, I play arcade ONLY, so using binocs doesn't really apply.

well all of the other advice still applies just fine, and that advice applies to anyone else
also shermans werent even that fast, sure they were faster than the german heavies bu theres a reason the shermans werent used as recon

the main issue with the firefly is that you have poor armour and low internal damage, if you fail to kill the gunner/breach you have a high chance of gettng killed

[Deutschland]

just shurman 76w

[Katokevin]

Originally posted by ^3Maus!:

Originally posted by Шогк наяdег Комгдdе☭:

I would say most of this, but they and get over it as fast as you can and get to the Comet. It's very similar to a panther, but it lacks the armor. Has the size and firepower, but almost anything you face and frontally penetrate you with relative ease, usually breaking the breech, or killing the gunner or driver first meaning you MUST play it from a distance, be slow to advance, and use your eyes and binocs ALL THE TIME to scan for targets.

once again, I play arcade ONLY, so using binocs doesn't really apply.

Ok, but I was giving advice to OP, I was just including (and agreeing) with what you posted.

[ToTeMKallo [FIN]]

I guess Russian Bias will be boosted even more...

[sparehobos]

no advice though i feel bad for killing them

[Gunsofglory]

Get the best round for it as quickly as you can (APCBC), just try going for tank weakspots as best you can and keep trying to snipe with it, flank if possible. From experience, tigers are generally easier targets than panthers, aim for the front hull on the tiger and the turret face on the panther. Against a T34, go for the turret neck. Overall, it's an alright tank but try to get the comet and the APDS round with it, as it is much better than the firefly.

[JtDarth]

Originally posted by garynev67:

as per usual , it's nothing like the real thing. same as standard sherman really quick tank in real life, here gaijin have dumbed it down. Don't exspect gaijin to get anything accurate all they won't is to give russian junk the advantage, i' suggest look up documentaries on various tank on utube to get a more accurate feed back!

The shermans weren't actually that quick compared to other mediums, or even really compared to the Tiger, for that matter, as far as power to weight ratio goes.
This is especially true of the early war versions, let alone something like the firefly, which had a heavier gun than what the platform was designed for.

The panther, for example, was found to be better than the shermans, and the tiger was found to be comparable by the American military testing using a captured panther and from battlefield observations. This is likely because of the wider tracks reducing ground pressure when not on paved roads.