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The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) M18 was an American tank destroyer of World War II. The manufacturer, Buick, gave it the nickname "Hellcat" and it was the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle during the war with a top speed up to 60 mphAs a new design, the M18 incorporated several innovative maintenance features. The Wright R-975 engine was mounted on steel rollers, which permitted it to be disconnected from the transmission, rolled out onto the lowered engine rear cover, serviced and then reconnected to the vehicle. Similarly, the transmission could be removed and rolled out onto a front deck plate to allow repairs and inspection.
The T70 prototype for the M18 first saw combat at Anzio, Italy, and production versions of the M18 were used in North-West Europe and Italy from the summer of 1944 onwards.
In contrast to the M10 tank destroyer, which used the chassis of the M4 Sherman, the M18 Hellcat was designed from the start to be a fast tank destroyer. As a result it was smaller, lighter and significantly faster, but carried the same gun as the Sherman 76 mm models. The M18 carried a five-man crew as well as 45 rounds of main gun ammunition and an M2 Browning machine gun on a flexible ring mount.
isnt there a HellRat=P?
Maybe one of the German tanks was a hellrat name by the crews of this tank^_^.
nah, but there is a panzer MAUS (=mouse).
But i gues this cat wont even try to cath the maus
yeah that GIGANTIC maus. You know why the hellcat dont want to catch the MAUS. Because its much bigger than it and much useless.
Imagine fitting this tank with a modern day engine.
It would be faster and stronger than normal!!!!
Over 120 miles I would bet! =D
Yeah the fastest tank in the world!!!:D
and thinnest armor woot!!