In September 1944, German Panther units surged into Lorraine expecting to crush American armor. Instead, they ran straight into U.S. M18 Hellcats operating in thick fog and broken terrain. Using speed ...
Built for speed instead of heavy armor, the M18 Hellcat redefined what a tank destroyer could be. Capable of racing around the battlefield at 55 miles per hour, it struck German armor where it wasn’t ...