Its "punch" will be the same as the M4/76mm (same exact ammo) and its speed will be just a wee bit more than the M3, however the armor will be hardly different than the M8. I bet it wont have much of a perk cost assigned, it is too fragile and speed it really all it can rely on. Once it stops it is as good as dead if another tank gets a round off on it.
EDIT: Just an FYI: the M18 has 13mm of armor all the way around the hull (front, sides, top, rear), and the turret has 25mm all the way around with another 19mm up front on the mantlet. The M8 has 19mm/16mm on the front hull, and 9mm all the way around the rest of the vehicle. So it isnt going to be difficult to knock this thing out with accurate MG fire from above. Oh, and did I mention the open turret? Same fixed 5X main gun sight as the M4/76mm. Anyone know what the turret traverse rate was?
you guys are saying this like i dont know. but im sorry to say but that punch does not involve the 76mm M1A1 cannon alone but the 60mph top speed also. usually a heavy tank can turn to kill an M4/76mm fast before it hits the flank. The M-18 is fast enough to get to that position so the M1A1 will be much more lethal bud. Punch does not involve cannon alone but the overall effectiveness to deal the most damage <S>
Also smokin, you GV alot? because ive been in MANY GV fights that have no aircraft at all in sight
Not that it is a big deal, but it was the ammo was the same, not the cannons. The M18 has a different 76mm cannon. Think of it as firing as the difference between firing a .30-06 out of a Remington rifle vs a Winchster rifle.
I'm not sure which cannon had a faster reload rate, I dont have any info on the that. ANyone?
youre incorrect on the cannon difference. both are the 76.2mm M1A1 cannon. Neither the M-18 nor the M4/76mm use the older M-10's M7 3" (76.2mm) cannon. (these are the only two 76mm cannons used by the US in WWII). The only difference between the M7 and M1A1 is that the M1A1 was lighter. All its actions and ammunition are equivalent in firepower and accuracy <S>
Reload rate was based on space to move fast and the crew itself. seeing as how we do not model tank crews' veterancy in AH i have a feeling the open turret will allow a faster paced reload but that is speculation.