Canadian Sherman Firefly Mk Ic (Hybrid) questions......

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Originally Posted by Chris Preston

These are exactly what I needed. Would you happen to know if the leaf springs and towing pintle were kept on the vehicle or usually removed by the crew, in service?

I suspect the crews would not have carried useless weight. The tanks had a short life expectancy, but the recovery and refit units were close behind the lines. There has been discussion of just how effective the Canadians were at getting their broken or damaged tanks back to the line units.

The other factor I suspect is the staff recognized the Fireflies were hunters, not draft animals. Therefore, why put a tow fitting on a tank that needed to move quickly to get its gun into position? There were plenty of other tanks in the units that could be used for towing.