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Originally posted by Dana Nield
-Assuming that the turret is facing forward, there is evidence of a square loaders hatch showing. If this is a loaders hatch and not half of the semi-circular commanders hatch, we're looking at a Sherman Firefly.... Maybe.....
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Dana, you're right: it is a Sherman VC Firefly. The turret has a loader's hatch and there is a gun travelling lock on the left-hand rear corner of the hull (Fireflies travelled with their guns to the rear). The "armoured shield on the back" is the engine hatch propped open - see attached pic.