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Offline nub001

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m18 hellcat
« on: August 22, 2009, 10:19:08 AM »
Got to have this tank in here. It may have terrible armor but better than m8, but we need this since we dont have a american tank since firefly doesn't count.
Primary
armament    1× 76 mm (76.2 mm) M1A1 gun
45 rounds
Secondary
armament    1× .50 cal M2HB machine gun
800 rounds
Engine    Continental R-975-C4, 9-cylinder, radial piston gasoline engine
340 hp (253 kW)
Power/weight    18.9 hp/tonne
Suspension    Torsion bar
Weight    17.7 tonnes (39,000 lb)
Length    6.68 m (21.9 ft) (with gun)
5.28 m (17.3 ft) (without gun)
Width    2.87 m (9.4 ft)
Height    2.57 m (8.4 ft) Speed 55mph.The M18 continued in production until October 1944, when the war was nearing its end. 2,507 had been produced by that time.For additional information on the m18 go to website. http://www.onwar.com/tanks/usa/ftdm18.htm

Offline Ruler2

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2009, 12:32:13 PM »
We could really do some damage with this thing

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2009, 12:34:05 PM »
We could really do some damage with this thing

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[/quoteTHANK YOU We really need this thing so when ppl are spawn camping u can get out of there really fast and shoot while moving they wouldnt no whats happening.

Offline Eagleclaw

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2009, 11:30:45 PM »
Why doesn't the Firefly count?
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Offline Dan216TH

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2009, 12:04:10 AM »
it would be alot of work for nothing, i doubt people would use it since you'd get blown up with one shot from a 37mm

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 12:08:55 AM »
Why doesn't the Firefly count?
Its british not american

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2009, 12:11:58 AM »
it would be alot of work for nothing, i doubt people would use it since you'd get blown up with one shot from a 37mm
No it would not be its slanted armor is like 1 inch  it acts as 2 inches though. besides the fact m8 wont be able to pierce from long ranges because its slanted rear and side and turret yes front no only up close.Be sides we could use a American tank.

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2009, 02:42:34 AM »
The main purpose of a Tank Destroyer is it is lightly armored but fast. You ambush, kill and run. The M10 and M18 destroyers are not tanks. They are much more manuverable then a tank and with there lighter weight they can are 2 times as fast as a tank. Its a good tool that if used right would be a benefit to any Army.
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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 03:37:05 AM »
The main purpose of a Tank Destroyer is it is lightly armored but fast. You ambush, kill and run. The M10 and M18 destroyers are not tanks. They are much more manuverable then a tank and with there lighter weight they can are 2 times as fast as a tank. Its a good tool that if used right would be a benefit to any Army.
so u want this tank in the game? like alot of others?

Offline Eagleclaw

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 09:26:31 AM »
Its british not american

This is new to me... Where'd you get your info? Not saying you are wrong but just wondering.
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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2009, 09:42:05 AM »
The M18 Hellcat would offer high speed (48mph?), med to high anti-armor fireower (very low HE ability, since HE shells were not issued but in low numbers to a *tank destroyer*), armor slightly better than the M8, but sloped, and an open turret.

It would be a fruit cake on teh defensive, but a real force to be concerned with on teh offensive due to its ability to hit-n-run vs gv's and the strength of its gun.
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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 12:01:46 PM »

It would be a fruit cake on teh defensive, but a real force to be concerned with on teh offensive due to its ability to hit-n-run vs gv's and the strength of its gun.


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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 12:50:25 PM »
This is new to me... Where'd you get your info? Not saying you are wrong but just wondering.
Eagleclaw...the Firefly was a British modified Sherman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Firefly
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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 02:05:35 PM »
The M18 Hellcat would offer high speed (48mph?), med to high anti-armor fireower (very low HE ability, since HE shells were not issued but in low numbers to a *tank destroyer*), armor slightly better than the M8, but sloped, and an open turret.

It would be a fruit cake on teh defensive, but a real force to be concerned with on teh offensive due to its ability to hit-n-run vs gv's and the strength of its gun.

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Re: m18 hellcat
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2009, 07:27:11 AM »
60 mph :devil
+1 to M-18!!! :aok
60 mph on road 55 max on dirt now on road u for the hell of it drive into a convoy you will be flying they need to fix that if convoys hit u they should wreck not flip you 50 feet or more in air.they need to fix trains as well. trains probably will kill u and destroy them selves. If they hit u on the tracks tank driver probably will die due to impact of the train.Now any ways m18 hellkitty needs to be in here!!!!!!!!!
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