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

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M18 Hell-Cat: 76 MM Gun Motor Carriage in World War II - Doyle, David
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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 increase its armament or adapt it to other uses, such as the M39 armored ...

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M18 Hell-Cat: 76 MM Gun Motor Carriage in World War II 2020, Schiffer Publishing

ISBN-13: 9780764359576

Hardcover