Stripped of nearly all armor to save weight, the Hellcat could reach 55mph, making it the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle of the war, and used that speed to dart into ambush positions faster than any German tank could react.
This is a privately-owned M18 Hellcat, in reasonable operating condition. I took this photograph at the Museum of the American GI 2007 open house/reenactment.Benzene at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · sourceFIGHTING IN BERLIN SECTOR - An APC moves up to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines to pick up casualties during an attack against Boulder City in Korea. NARA FILE #: 127-GK-234D-A173808Sgt. Cholakis. · Public domain · source · Public domain · source
