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M18 Hellcat
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M18 Hellcat

USAUSA·Tank DestroyerTank Destroyer·ATSPG sniper

Development started in 1942. In April 1943 the General Motors company produced the first prototypes. One of a few American tank destroyers manufactured on its original chassis, not on a tank chassis. The tank destroyer became the fastest armored vehicle, of this type, of World War II. A total of 2,507 vehicles were produced from July 1943 through October 1944.

Configuration
Health
650
DPM
1,694
View range
370m
Speed
72km/h
Camo
92Excellent
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,782
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,406
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
952
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
4.8mm
127mm

Hull

All 7 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 8 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,694
Damage
240
Penetration
160 mm
… at 500m
135 mm
Reload time
8.50 s
Rate of fire
7.06/min
Aim time
1.70 s
Dispersion
0.350 m
… moving
0.360
… tank traverse
0.360
… turret traverse
0.200
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
122
Caliber
90.0 mm
Shell velocity
853 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
30
Potential damage
7,200
Shell cost
255 cr
Mobility
Top speed
72 km/h
Reverse speed
12 km/h
Power/weight
24.69 hp/t
Tank traverse
37.0 °/s
Turret traverse
16.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
72.0 km/h
… medium
70.5 km/h
… soft
42.9 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
37.0 °/s
… medium
29.1 °/s
… soft
17.7 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.10
… medium
1.40
… soft
2.30
Everything Else
Hull armor
13 / 13 / 13
Turret armor
76 / 32 / 127
Health
650
Engine health
205
… repaired
103
Track health
145
… repaired
109
… repair time
6.62 s
Ammo rack health
180
… repaired
120
Fuel tank health
175
… repaired
70
Total weight
20,250 kg
Stationary camo
18.50 / 10.27%
Moving camo
11.10 / 6.16%
View range
370 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
950,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
V
Stock
76 mm AT Gun M1A2/18
VI
14,000
90 mm AT Gun M3/18
Turrets
V
Stock
M18 Hellcat
VI
4,600
M18/M36
Radios
X
Stock
SCR 619
Engines
V
Stock
Wright Continental R-975C1/18
VI
1,500
Wright Continental R-975C4/18
Tracks
V
Stock
T70
VI
5,100
M18
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1255
Good
Avg WNX
1216
good
Win rate
49.6%
Below Average
DPG
764
Frags
0.75
Spots
0.75
Survival
27.6%
Dmg taken
540
Hit rate
62.7%
Spot assist
176
Track assist
26
Defense
0.36
Avg XP
513

Aggregated from 3,822 tracked NA players · 36,357 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%952
85%1,406
95%1,782

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the M18 Hellcat on NA

  1. #1__The_Bananero_ak47_142 battles1,916
  2. #2MACHETE__2,627 battles1,711
  3. #3Cloudlikerrrr104 battles1,678
  4. #4puu1,364 battles1,655
  5. #5LETSKO1,696 battles1,654
  6. #6EL_ISSUEZ100 battles1,649
  7. #7Precache233 battles1,635
  8. #8TheCaptainNapalm105 battles1,613
  9. #9babyrun_run174 battles1,611
  10. #10_Vossen_114 battles1,604
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • Vehicle durability610620
    • Vehicle durability640650
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