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Firefly Vc rear panel question
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 05:21 AM UTC
Guys
can anyone tell me please what these 2 boxes (?) in the rear of the Firefly Vc are for?

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TIA
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 05:28 AM UTC
Peter,
Those are smoke candles. They are operated from the interior of the tank by way of a cable release system.When the cable release is engaged the arm moves upwards and the front panel swings open releasing the smoke candles. I hope that makes sense to you.
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Bryan
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 05:35 AM UTC
Bryan
now I know what they're for they make sense indeed, thank you. I was having a Lil bet with myself to see who'd be first to reply.
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 05:59 AM UTC
Did you win :-)
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 06:02 AM UTC
Sure did Bryan :-). Were those boxes a feature of all Brit shermans or just certain marques?

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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 06:06 AM UTC
Peter,
I have only seen them on Sherman V's and VC's. But thats not to say they werent used on anything else either. So perhaps someone else has a pic of them on a Cromwell or something.
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Bryan
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 06:13 AM UTC
So they're ok on a Sherman Tulip converted from the DML Firefly Vc hull with a Tamiya M4 turret?

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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 08:31 AM UTC
Smoke Candles. Is that for laying smoke screens?
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