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M18 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage

GENERAL DATA
Super Hellcat
Tank Destroyer
SCR610
Buick Motor Car Division of General Motors Corp.

5

  • Commander: Turret - Rear-right corner
  • Gunner: Turret - Front-right corner
  • Loader: Turret - Rear-left corner
  • Driver: Hull - Front-right corner
  • Assistant driver: Hull - Front-left corner
Prototypes only
1945

 

DIMENSIONS
about 19000-20000 kg
0.? kg/cm²
5.28 m
? m
? m
2.57 m
2.87 m
0.363 m
? m
1.80 m

 

ARMAMENT
90mm Gun M3 on M4 mount (1)
?
360° (manual or hydraulic)
+20° to -10° (manual with stabilizer)
15 secondes
?
1 x .50 caliber MG HB M2 (12.7 mm) (2)
800
5 x .30cal Carabines M1 (3)
450
grenades (4)
12
smoke pots (5)
4
1: turret - 2: turret roof - 3: turret inside - 4: turret inside - 5: turret inside

 

ARMOR
Welding & Cast
13 mm / 37° (lower)
13 mm / 66° (upper)
13 mm / 90°
13 mm / 55°
5 mm / 0°
13 mm / 52° (lower)
13 mm / 26° (upper)
13 mm / 67°
13 mm / 77°
8 mm / 0°
-
32 mm / 85°
44-127 mm / 90°
10 mm / 0° & open
76 mm / 45° & round
-
-
-

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Continental R-975-C4
R9, 15.9 liters
460 hp at 2400 rpm
? hp / ton
900T Torqmatic: 3 forward, 1 reverse
Controlled differential & Steering levers
Mechanical, external contracting
643 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Torsion bar
5 individually sprung dual/track
4 dual/track
31-tooth front drive
Dual adjustable at rear of track
On first 2 and last 2 road wheels/track
T69, Center guide, single pin, rubber bushed, steel, parallel grouser
300 mm
(365.13 mm including track pins)
129 mm
83
2.959 m

 

PERFORMANCES
inferior to 80 km/h on road
? km on road
? L/100 km on road
31° (from horizontal)
1.86 m
0.91 m
1.22 m
20.01 m

 

Sources
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Drawings

 

File

 

M18 90 mm GMC Super Hellcat 1/35

 

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