M18 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage
GENERAL DATA |
Super Hellcat |
Tank Destroyer |
SCR610 |
Buick Motor Car
Division of General Motors Corp. |
5
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- 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
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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)
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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 |
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