Heng long Sherman

[RichJohnson]

Realistically the howitzer mantle, that holds the barrel, would never fit a longer barrel.
the 75mm Sherman has a barrel that is narrower but longer than the 105 howitzer but it has a different mantlet as well.
I suspect people are just tired of only having the howitzer turret on henglong tanks.
you could fit a different manufacturers turret for an accurate 75mm if you want to do some bashing but the only long barrel that was in a round turret was the Britts Firefly barrel. You could convert your tank to a firefly with some work.

[DavidN]

It is quite obvious when putting the two next to each other to see differences in turrets, barrels, and muzzle breaks. I take the muzzle break out at this time to make it looks a little non-German :-)

[DavidN]

I see that the more I learn, the more it shows that I know too little :-) Thank you Rich!

[RichJohnson]

Dave, a Fella makes 76mm barrels but remember the turret on the henglong is a howitzer turret. It has the wrong mantlet entirely for a longer barrel. You could make a better swap out to a firefly barrel. The mantlet the Britts used was different but looked closer to the howitzer one on the heng long. I hate that vendors advertise that pantiger barrel as Fury just to sell them.
Heck it would look better if you just cut the german muzzle brake off the end.

[DavidN]

The panther barrel stuck in a howitzer Sherman makes my soul shudder.
But it’s your tank…

And Toucan Hobbies tricked me by stating that it was the Fury barrel. I guess I have to search for the correct 76mm barrel to replace it :-(

[SoCalBobS]

Mine needled you a bit at the field, eh? Lol.

[RichJohnson]

The panther barrel stuck in a howitzer Sherman makes my soul shudder.
But it’s your tank…

[DavidN]

You sure can. I did :-) It recoils too.

[Cameron Schaeffer]

Can I add a long barrel to my 1/16 Heng long Sherman?