Today we're going to dive into the famous tanks from the movie "FURY".
Part 1 will be about the Star of the movie the M4A3E8 "Sherman" tank known as "Fury'. Part 2 will be about the German Tiger 1 tank.
Both of the featured tanks that were in the movie were loaned from the Bovington Tank Museum in England.
SPOILER ALERT! The M4A3E8 in the movie is not an M4A3E8. The tank playing the part is actually an M4A2E8 the British cousin through the "Lend Lease" program during the war.
A2 indicates that the vehicle is fitted with the General Motors 6046 12-cylinder twin in-line engine. E8 means it is fitted with the Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension, abbreviated as HVSS and nicknamed the ‘Easy Eight’ suspension. Armed with a long 76mm gun and fitted with ‘wet’ ammunition stowage. The main armament ammunition was stored in ammunition boxes with a fluid jacket to prevent ammunition fires.
The inside scenes that were shot during the movie, filmed inside of a metal framed fiberglass replica of the actual tank's interior. This was made so that the walls of the set could be removed and shot from any angle. The set was placed on a moving gimble so that the crew would actually be bounced around and not have to fake it.
Having been a tanker, I enjoyed this movie and the fact that they captured how close the brotherhood of a tank crew actually is. "Best job I ever had" - Fury and it's the truth.


A scene from the movie "FURY".

The movie tank on display at the Bovington Tank Museum.