M18 Hellcat tech tree branch
M18 Hellcat characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 240hp
- Penetration
- 160mm
- DPM
- 1,694
- Reload
- 8.50s
- Rate of fire
- 7.06/min
- Aim time
- 1.70s
- Accuracy
- 0.350m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.360
- Shell velocity
- 853m/s
- Caliber
- 90mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 72km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12km/h
- Engine power
- 500hp
- Power/weight
- 24.7hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 37.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 16.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.10
- Medium terrain
- 1.40
- Soft terrain
- 2.30
Survivability
- Hit points
- 520hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 13mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 76mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 180hp
- Track HP
- 145hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 370m
- Signal range
- 750m
- Camo (still)
- 0.4%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.2%
- Weight
- 20.3t
M18 Hellcat historical reference
Development started in 1942. In April 1943 the General Motors company produced the first prototypes. One of a few American tank destroyers manufactured on its original chassis, not on a tank chassis. The tank destroyer became the fastest armored vehicle, of this type, of World War II. A total of 2,507 vehicles were produced from July 1943 through October 1944.