T18 HMC
Tier III Artillery USA

T18 HMC

Tank ID 18465

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A proposed 75 mm howitzer on the chassis of the M3 light tank. Developed by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in the fall of 1941. Two prototypes were ordered after the project was approved. The first vehicle was produced in May and underwent trials in June 1942 on the Aberdeen Proving Ground. The project was discontinued in favor of more promising designs.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

195

Weight

13.6 t

Forward speed

48 km/h

Reverse speed

6 km/h

View range

250 m

Signal range

265 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 51 32 25
Turret

Engine: Guiberson T-1020-4 · 245 hp

Radio: SCR 200

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

75 mm Howitzer M1A1

Calibre 75 mm
Reload time 7.0 s
Aiming time 4.8 s
Dispersion 0.68
Rate of fire 8.57 /min
Ammo capacity 75

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 131 / 175 / 219

Penetration 14 / 19 / 24 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
468
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
680
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
879

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 283
Avg. spotted 0.11
Avg. kills 0.88
Avg. defence 1.45
Exp. win rate 53.08 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.93 %

Avg. WN8

944

Battles

649

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 33 of 64 at Tier III

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 skill4ltu eu 2,242 65 63.08 %
2 kvintonr1 eu 1,186 184 47.83 %

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