Tier VI Tank Destroyer USA

M18 Hellcat

Hellcat

Tank ID 11553

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

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.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

620

Weight

17.6 t

Forward speed

72 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

370 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	13	13	13
Turret	25	13	13

Engine: Wright Continental R-975C1/18 · 450 hp

Radio: SCR 619

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

76 mm AT Gun M1A2/18

Calibre 76 mm

Reload time 3.7 s

Aiming time 1.7 s

Dispersion 0.35

Rate of fire 16.22 /min

Ammo capacity 55

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 101 / 135 / 169

Penetration 110 / 146 / 183 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 101 / 135 / 169

Penetration 141 / 188 / 235 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 150 / 200 / 250

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,298

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,888

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

2,439

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 787

Avg. spotted 1.23

Avg. kills 1.02

Avg. defence 1.19

Exp. win rate 53.27 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

55.78 %

Avg. WN8

1,855

Battles

153,804

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 20 of 91 at Tier VI

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	BigPrank eu	5,462	416	72.36 %
2	m00h eu	5,336	1,517	69.81 %
3	marty_vole eu	4,527	253	74.31 %
4	Yzne eu	4,423	217	72.81 %
5	Rasierer32 eu	4,218	92	64.13 %
6	Paul_Black_xXx eu	4,183	3,566	64.89 %
7	WhiteScar eu	4,172	1,101	67.39 %
8	Vale__ eu	4,133	298	71.48 %
9	Xilense eu	4,064	1,299	74.44 %
10	_PicklesWartooth_ eu	3,941	611	70.54 %