The M18 Hellcat, the fastest tracked armored vehicle of World War II, was built for speed—designed to outrun and outmaneuver its enemies with an incredible top speed of 50 miles per hour. This ...

In September 1944, the M18 Hellcat finally faced the kind of battle it had been built for. As German panzer brigades struck ...

Three military museums have created the Northeast Military Museum Alliance to coordinate programs, educational initiatives and marketing strategies that will allow the group to strengthen their ...

As a result, half of the battalions converted to towed, 76-millimeter M5 guns similar in effectiveness to the M10’s own gun. These supplemented the companies of lighter 57-millimeter guns integrated ...

Steve Preston, 51, owner of Sergeants Towing in Portland, Oregon, on his 1944 Buick “Hellcat” M18 tank destroyer, as told to A.J. Baime. Once you’re a collector, you’re always a collector. But your ...

BEND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the two men who died during an explosion in a World War II-era tank owned the vehicle and was an enthusiastic collector of military equipment. Friends of 51-year-old Steven ...

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