Fury ...

[Mike Cecil]

There is probably as thread about this somewhere on here already, but I haven't located it.

There is an excellent analysis/critique of 'Fury' by Frank Jardim (retired Director, Patton Museum of Armor, Ft Knox KY) in the latest issue of the MVPA's Supply Line magazine. I think Frank has picked up on several point that jarred with me when I saw the movie, but despite the obvious flaws, I still found the film enormously entertaining (in a Hollywood sort of way...).

One thing that I haven't chased down, but may get a quick answer from here, is the mounting of both a flex 50 and a 30 on the turret roof of a Sherman: was that configuration based on fact or .... ? Seems to me the operator/loader should be more concerned with loading the main armament and keeping the 30 co-ax fed and firing than having his head out of the turret fighting his own private war with an exposed 30cal flex gun. Comments?

Mike