Hellcat in the snow

[spideytank]

Great editing.

[sirkieranis]

oh man with that radial engine it'd be cold in there

[DonMeaker]

@netlogboy hellcat wasn't a tank. US tanks like Sherman had machineguns on the front and stabilized guns for shooting on the move. Hellcat was a tank destroyer, its armor was thin, it was specialized for occupying fire positions, and shooting enemy tanks in the flank, "for it is quite the usual thing to face the way you run, and if you shoot him in the flank he will not see your gun". US then used asymmetric doctrine: TDs vs. tanks, and tanks vs. artillery/logistics, artillery vs. infantry

[ThePippinderGrenze]

Doesn't matter in the land to be mobilized, their manufacture is always green :D

[TheHashomer]

Love the ol' M18 Hellcat ..... shoot & scoot!

[DonMeaker]

@TheHashomer Grab 'em by the nose and kick 'em in the the pants.

[Chezrene1]

Look at hose foos behind the tank

[TRASUPO]

Look at the size of that STAR..! ready ,,,to,,,Rock-N-Roll...

[Staratino]

Pause the video at exactly 1:10

Now, any chance you could get me a picture of that? Would look great on my wall.

5*

[Grendelrex]

It's not a tank!! It's a GMC, tank destroyer in other words.:)

[nomadnametab]

Great video. These guys make it look like Belgium in the winter of 44. Could be the view an uncle of mine had of the time. Thank you very much. Keep history alive!

[torinotom71]

do the guns still work on all these ww2 tanks or do they disable them ,, i would love to hear the guns shoot

[xLinton71x]

if i could have one tank, just one..

[petrwarry]

nice 5 *****

[jawehawk]

btw what are the history of this specific tank? was it used doing WW2? or has it been build recently?

[Dundrodkeith]

Hi the tank was built in 1944, its not my tank, it belongs to a guy called Mark Alport. It was in service in Europe with one of the smaller countries not sure which, until the 1980s. The next time I see Mark I will get some info and post it here.

[jawehawk]

thanks a lot.

[eqhraed]

@jawehawk M18 Hellcat 1943-1997

[izvarzone]

@jawehawk hellcat is not tank, it's AT gun on tank chassis.

[Genmax222222]

@jawehawk Its a tank destroyer. Created by the americans after the M10 tank destroyer proved to be uncapable of handling the heavy german armor. The hellcat was alot faster than the M10 and could outflank german tanks. But despite the speed, it was no match for the Panthers

[jawehawk]

@Genmax222222 I know what it is, and what the purpose of it was. I was just curious of this specific tank's history. And before you say, "it's not a tank, it's a tank destroyer!!!" DON'T! While tank destroyer is the official designation, it is still in basic functions, a tank.

[Genmax222222]

@jawehawk Okay okay. I was just trying to help. ='(

[jawehawk]

@Genmax222222 That's ok. Wasn't trying to assault you ^^. Sorry if it came out that way.

[jawehawk]

You guys are so incredible lucky to get to use such a fantastic machine. btw what kind of main gun does the M18 have? I know it's a 76mm gun, but I thought it was the same one as mounted on the

M10. However the muzzle looks different.

[Oscha12]

Looked very good (except the bayonet lug on the carbine). A little black and white photography would be even better! Thanks for posting it.

[Dundrodkeith]

Hi Thanks for the comment, i did concider Black and White however over here in Northern Ireland we dont get much snow or nice blue skys so i left it colour.

[conanmalone]

VERY COOL sorry i missed it, looked like alot of fun well done

[privatebuttercup]

Looks like you had a brilliant time

[gavster2679]

Sweet Keith, Sweet!

[Dundrodkeith]

Thanks Mate check out the Half-Track video

[TheLoneRangersHome]

looks great