M18 Hell-Cat: 76 MM Gun Motor Carriage in World War II

by David Doyle

The M18 was developed in an era when the United States fought tanks not with other tanks, but with specialized tank destroyers. With a powerful aircraft-style radial engine pushing it at up to 50 miles per hour, and mounting a potent 76 mm cannon, the Buick-built M18 Hellcat, or "Hell-Cat" as Buick's publicists named it, provided US troops with a powerful shoot-and-scoot answer to heavily armored German tanks. Further experiments were conducted to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764359576
• ISBN13: 9780764359576
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 9.3"