Squadron SS27029 M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer

Squadron SS27029 - M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer

Squadron reference work dedicated to the M18 Hellcat, American tank destroyer of World War II. Despite relatively light armor, the Buick-built M18 Hellcat could reach 55 MPH, making it the fastest armored fighting vehicle fielded during World War II.

Tank Destroyer crews who operated these vehicles used this speed and the Hellcat's 76mm high-velocity cannon to destroy German tanks by firing at vulnerable areas of the enemy, then racing away before coming under fire themselves.

• Softcover binding
• 80 pages
• 230 color photographs
• 5 additional color photographs
• 5 line drawings
• 4 illustrated profiles
• Documentation of three principal variants: preproduction T70, early M18, and late M18
• Detailed examination of engine and drive train, driver's compartment, weapons and sighting systems, interior and exterior stowage