Sherman in the Snow

[Allan Richards]

I just spent the afternoon in sub zero temperatures giving the Sherman a run in the snow. It performed impecably and ploughed through everything, even the deepest snow. Compared to the Tiger its much better in the snow. The Tiger's tracks quickly get filled with snow which then binds up and starts to jam things, whilst this does not happen with the more open Sherman suspension. I wonder if this is an indication of how the full size vehicles performed because I had read that the Tiger crews removed the first road wheels behind the sprocket to prevent mud and snow clogging the wheels. The Tiger has better traction than the Sherman on slippery hard ground and mine appears ok in soft mud, but the snow turns to ice in the wheels causing the jam.

[leesellars]

Hello Alan

Looks fantastic in the snow. Good job on the conversion to FireFly.

Lee

[Antony Rowley]

Hi Allan,

Great photo's Your Firefly looks superb with it's lights on in the snow. It's great fun driving these in the snow. Glad to hear it performed fine just like my Panther.

Thanks for sharing

Antony

[Jeffrey Goff]

Hi Allan, it good to see you enjoying the Firefly, it looks well in the snow
regards
Jeff

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Allan,
Good pics, poor bugger in the turret looks suitably frozen to scale, brrr!
Better fit some spuds/grousers ready for the thaw..
cheers, Fabrice

[Robert E Morey]

Allan, Great looking "fly" in the snow. The lights are really cool. Thats interesting the sherm is better in snow than Tiger. My sherm isn't very good in wet slippery dirt and mud, the Panther will outclimb it in most any conditions.

[duncanallender]

Looks great, can't wait for next winter, or I'll have to move to Norway.
Regards
Duncan
Nord West Kampfgruppe