Factual error: One scene has Sgt. Collier having a conversation with Norman as they are riding on the turret of "Fury" without their tank intercom throat mikes and headphones. The noise of the moving tank alone would cause any conversation to be a shouting match between the two soldiers. Further, they are in column with three other noisy tanks, which would make a casual conversation even more difficult without utilizing their tank intercom system. (01:14:20)
Scott215
28th Oct 2014
Fury (2014)
11th Apr 2015
Fury (2014)
Corrected entry: They make reference to taking a TicTac. TicTacs were not invented until the late 60's.
Correction: In what scene was a TicTac referenced? I have seen this movie over and over with and without subtitles and nowhere was mentioned a TicTac. The closest thing to hearing "TicTac" was when Gordo is telling a German lady he will take care of her and asks, "Wanna see da tank?", but says it quickly, so it may have sounded like he was saying "TicTac."
21st Jun 2015
Fury (2014)
Corrected entry: When the tank crew is in camp private Ellison calls War Daddy first Sgt Collier. He is wearing Master Sgt stripes. (00:12:00)
Correction: Collier's arm sleeve rank shows three stripes and one rocker, the insignia of a Staff Sergeant (pay grade E-6), not a Master Sergeant (three stripes and three rockers, Pay Grade E-8). Also, due to the high casualty rate of the tank company, it would not be wrong for Staff Sergeant Collier to be addressed as "First Sergeant (three stripes and three rockers with a diamond in the field between them) " by a new soldier, especially if the "Master Sergeant with the clipboard" referred Norman to report to "First Sergeant" Collier. Since Collier was (presumably) the senior NCO according to time in grade and service, plus the high casualty rates among the tank company NCO's and officers, then Collier would be the "Acting" First Sergeant, despite what his arm sleeve insignia indicates.
28th Oct 2014
Fury (2014)
Corrected entry: Fury is an M4 Sherman Firefly armed with a powerful 17 pounder gun. Unlike the standard Sherman, the gun carried by the Firefly could and did penetrate the armour of the heaviest German tanks, including the Tiger, at long ranges. In one celebrated encounter a Sherman Firefly destroyed three Tigers during a brief battle which saw the death of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Fury's rounds would not have bounced off a Tiger at the short ranges shown in the tank on tank battle scene.
Correction: The Sherman tank "Fury" is an American M4A3E8 model with a 76mm main gun, not a British Firefly with a 17-pounder main gun. Unlike the 17-pounder gun, the 76mm would have difficulty penetrating a German Tiger tank's armor unless the Tiger was at close range or exposed its vulnerable side or rear flanks.
The 76mm gun would penetrate a Tiger from the front at distances far exceeding those given in the film. http://i.imgur.com/TQr6d1z.jpg.
Look it up. Tiger tanks were famous for having indents where Shermans hit them head on. No penetration. There's a story of a tiger tank taking 5 direct hits from a Sherman and surviving.
Suggested correction: You can talk on a moving tank. It's not a 747.
Yes, unknown poster, you can talk on a moving tank, as I have done it many times. But on the old WW2 Shermans, talking at a conversation decibel level would be difficult without throat mikes and intercoms. They were not quiet like my old M1 Abrams tank.
Scott215