SS27029 M18 HELLCAT TANK DESTROYER (Paperback)

By David Doyle
Though relatively lightly armored, Buick's M18 Hellcat could top
55 MPH, making it the fastest armored fighting vehicle fielded
during World War II. The Tank Destroyer men who crewed these
vehicles used this speed and the Hellcat's 76mm high-velocity
cannon to destroy German tanks; firing at the vulnerable areas of
the enemy, and then racing away before coming under fire
themselves. This volume examines the three principal variants of
the Hellcat - the preproduction T70, early M18, and late M18,
using ample visual reference to document these vehicles - and
their differences - inside and out. Engine and drive train,
driver's compartment, weapons and sighting systems, and stowage -
both interior and exterior - are all carefully presented.
Illustrated with 230 color photographs, 5 color photographs, 5
line drawings, and 4 profiles; 80 pages. ISBN = 978-0-89747-698-0