SD:Firefly (UK)

 is a British Tank unit. Sporting the powerful 17-pdr gun, the sherman firefly is arguably one of the most powerful tanks fielded by the Allies in the game. It is the most armoured tank to be armed with a 17-pdr, compared to the Challenger or the Achilles, making it a survivable vehicle which is reasonably capable of duking it out with enemy tanks in phase C.

Overview
Firefly were placed one in each Armored Troop serving along side Sherman V (UK) in Guards Armoured and serving with Cromwells in 7th Armoured.

Strategy
The Firefly gives the British divisions much-needed firepower in phase C. Whereas the 17-pdr field gun fulfills a more defensive role, the Sherman Firefly gives the player much more mobility and the ability to actively react. It provides a huge firepower upgrade over the 75mm-armed Sherman, but otherwise it's as armoured as a normal Sherman. Still, it is a much-needed addition to Allied divisions in the late game.

While the 11 frontal armour gives it much more survivability than the Achilles, it is still not enough to withstand prolonged return fire from the more potent German tanks. However, German tanks themselves are now at risk of being blown up. The Firefly possess a reasonably accurate gun with a considerable reload time, but come in packs of two unexperienced units or one pack of a one-star unit. Players should only engage with Fireflies if they are confident that they will emerge victorious out of the conflict.